Hastert: Rule by Majority of the Majority

[MaryH]

Kind of an interesting concept. It keeps the Democratic vote out. He only brings bills to the floor if there are enough Republicans to pass them.

Maybe the Republican Party will split and that will become the next two party system.

The rest of us (about 50%) can just do without any representtion at all.

Kind of a new concept of Democracy, isn't it?

[intheozone]

1. Well, no representation for or by Dems, huh?

let's see how does it go, that saying from the far distant past, oh yea, I remember "NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!" Maybe we need to revive that sentiment and start our own revolt!!
Fuck the Repugs, if they want to run the country all by themselves, let them pay for all by themselves.

[sariku]

2. Before the election

I was talking to the president of my company. He told me that if Bush is re-elected, he thinks that the Republican party will implode due to the division between the neo-cons and the moderates. He had some interesting things to say about the history of the R party that supported his theory, but I can't remember them.

[MaryH]

3. There is already trouble. Hee Hee Haw Haw Ho Ho

Look at the Security Bill. It was the Republicans that deep sixed it. Probably because of a rift between power to the WhiteHouse and Power in the Pentagon.

I read that Republicans want to diversify the power again - too much power is in the WH.

That and other issues with Bush and the far Right Wing.

[Ducks In A Row]

8. not a good example, because the WH didn't really want it

so not passing it gave cover to a WH that doesn't want to protect the country, and cover to a congress who can't stand up to the WH.

[MaryH]

9. Yea, I think you are right about that. I thought that myself.

[bullimiami]

4. the rabid dogs will eat themselves.

it is unsustainable.

[MaryH]

5. I don't think they are rabid dogs

Some of those Republicans don't like Bush any more than we do. They just went along for the sake of the party.

Now Bush can't be elected again and they are beginning to stand up and speak their minds.

I don't know what to think anymore. What happens when 50% of the population has no representation in the political system?>

[DBoon]

6. This is called a "one party state"

right?

[MaryH]

7. Right now it sure is. One part with representation and

everyone else can just live with that.