Kick-Ass BuzzFlash Editorial: This Isn't a "Vote Of Conscience"...

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Top-of-the-Page Headline: Concerning A Filibuster; It's A Vote To Save Democracy. And If Reid Can't Cajole And Bluster 41 Democrats Into Saving Democracy, He Should Resign His Position The average Joe or Jill knows that if someone is threatening to beat you up, you don't hand him a bat.

A BUZZFLASH EDITORIAL

Excerpt:

"If Harry Reid doesn't start acting like a minority leader and get the Salazars, Landrieus, Bidens and Feinsteins to support one, then he should step down as minority leader. This isn't a "vote of conscience" concerning a filibuster; it's a vote to save democracy. And if Reid can't cajole and bluster 41 Democrats into saving democracy, he should resign his position. Period."

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"Bush is asking the Dems in the Senate to sign the death warrant for Congress and the balance of powers, and the Dems are taking the pen and putting their name to the document. ("No" votes don't count. Only a filibuster does, because "No" votes don't stop the confirmation of Alito. So don't let any Dem Senator get away with saying they voted against Alito, but didn't support a filibuster.)"

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"As we noted, in 2003, John Kerry, who would like to be president, promised to lead a filibuster on a nominee that fits Sam Alito to a "T." Then, lead, John Kerry, lead, or be a hypocrite and get trounced in the Iowa primaries. If you don't have the 41 votes, get them. If you want to be president, you better be able to secure the backing of your party caucus, because if you can't lead the Democrats, you can't lead the nation. We haven't heard you publicly call for a filibuster or heard you announce that you'll lead one, but that's what you promised in 2003. Just read your words here, in an article entitled "Kerry says he'll filibuster Supreme Court nominees who do not support abortion rights". And Hillary Clinton just decided this week that she opposed Alito. What's that about? She should have been leading a national campaign against him the morning after Bush nominated him following the now-forgotten Harriet Miers fiasco. Do you think that they support an imperial presidency and the dismantling of the Constitution in Omaha, Hillary?"

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"It's time for the Democrats in Congress to rehabilitate themselves and end the cycle of "the battered opposition party" syndrome. But there's no time for them to seek help in an abuse shelter and receive rehabilitation. The time to act is now."

Entire Editorial:

http://www.buzzflash.com/editorial/06/01/edi06009.html

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[sundancekid]

1. a MUST READ ... let's get this thread to Greatest Page NOW ... too

many folks don't know about Buzzflash, but DU can get info to a much, much wider and deeper net ...

TC, like always,

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2. Thank you, sundance!

And, I agree with you... it is up to DU-ers to get this editorial out there and read!

Please... if you do nothing else this afternoon, go read the entire editorial. You will be much nmore "in the mood" to make all the calls and e-mails to your electeds once you do.

Thanks!

TC

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3. kick

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TC