Voting
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The propaganda drums are beating over the filibuster issue in the US Senate, and time is running short for a decision. The Democrats are desperately trying to twist the argument around into a matter of principle — but the wrong principle. This is not a matter of issues, it is simply a matter of voting. In the USA we have a Republic in which we the citizens vote for representatives who cast votes in the House and Senate. These people may go to Washington DC with lots of credentials, degrees, money, experience, friends, supporters and connections; but in the last analysis, all they take with them is one vote. In the Senate, one vote out of 100. We may not always agree with how they cast that vote, but they vote — on the record. And that is as it should be .
But now, the system has been bastardized. The Democrats are saying to the 100 person Senate, “SORRY, GUYS, WE WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO VOTE”. Oh, they couch the argument in different terms, but that is the main message — WE WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO VOTE. Or to paraphrase, as long as we do not like the issue, we will NOT ALLOW YOU TO VOTE At the moment, the burning issue is the Judicial appointments of President Bush, but it could be anything else. Say the Democrats, “if we don’t like it, you can’t vote”. And this is democracy? Out in front we have the Dem’s Senatorial thespian, Joe Biden whose political ambitions years ago were seriously damaged when he was found guilty of plagiarism, which is stealing someone else’s words. I don’t have any quarrel with the opposition of the Democrats, and they can make all the accusations they like. But to say to 100 Senators “YOU CAN”T EVEN VOTE” is a bit much. And as you might expect, not one of them has the guts, character or integrity to stand up in front of the full Senate and say “We will not let you vote”. They prefer to hide behind clever rhetoric.
As citizens of the country, ask yourself this question : if we send Senators to Washington to cast votes, and they are denied the opportunity to vote, why are they there?? I guess the only answer is that they will have time for crucial matters like steroid use in baseball. Make no mistake, a filibuster is a way to prevent a vote by the Senators we elected to cast a vote. And you wonder why voters all over the country are turned off? .
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