"Do Dems Have a Death-Wish?" . . .

[OneBlueSky]

this has been posted before . . . but it's an important article . . . whether "Shallow Throat" is a real person or a literary device is irrelevant . . . what's important is that s/he understands what's happening in this country and why the Democrats need to start taking drastic actions to prevent a fascist police state from taking hold . . . they didn't stop Alito, but the issue is much, much bigger than that -- now it's stopping BushCo! . . . Shallow Throat even suggests that "key Democratic Senators and House members should be willing to risk arrest for civil disobedience by joining a sit-in outside the White House gates, along with tens of thousands of ordinary citizens, protesting Bush's breaking of laws passed by Congress and claiming he can and will do it again and again, whenever he wants" . . . that's how serious things have become . . .

"Shallow Throat": Do Dems Have a Death-Wish?
By Bernard Weiner
The Crisis Papers
January 17, 2006

http://www.crisispapers.org/essays6w/deathwish.htm

(snip)

"The reality they're missing is that Bush&Co. long ago declared war on our democratic institutions, and the liberals pretend that it never really happened. Bush&Co. have set themselves up as a dictatorship, where, under an extreme interpretation of 'the unitary executive' theory, the president can violate whatever laws he wishes whenever he wishes, totally negating the Legislative Branch's lawmaking and oversight powers, and the Judiciary's right to interpret what they're doing in light of the Constitution. Bush&Co. have been doing this in secret for years -- using the 'national security' dodge when carrying out and condoning torture, domestic spying on citizens' emails and phone calls and so on -- and now, thanks only to some whistleblower friends of mine inside the Administration, the whole rotten, stinking pile is out in the open.

"The issue is joined, and yet the Dems simply can't face that they're going to have to really fight for freedom and power, not just mouth the words. The Alito hearings were the perfect platform to make their points openly, and they dropped the ball."

(snip)

"What you and your friends are failing to grasp is that this is THE issue of our time -- the amassing of total political and military power in the hands of a few dangerous, power-crazed officials down in a fantasy bunker. The result of this liberal denial has led to a withering away of other countervailing powers in our society, in the Judiciary, the Press, the Legislative branch. It happened in Germany in the '30s, and it is starting to happen here. If we don't stop them now, we may never have another good opportunity to do so."

(snip)

"Think creatively!" shouted Shallow Throat. "If the Democrats truly and sincerely believe America and the Constitution are in imminent danger from this wild, power-hungry crew in the White House, they can't keep behaving in a normal manner. Al Gore in his great speech demonstrated that he realizes there is no 'normal' anymore in this desperate struggle for freedom, but, believe me, you guys have seen only the tip of the iceberg for how bad it really is.

- much more . . . and well worth your time and attention . . .

http://www.crisispapers.org/essays6w/deathwish.htm

[Marleyb]

1. I like the sound of this!

"key Democratic Senators and House members should be willing to risk arrest for civil disobedience by joining a sit-in outside the White House gates, along with tens of thousands of ordinary citizens, protesting Bush's breaking of laws passed by Congress and claiming he can and will do it again and again, whenever he wants"