Is Dr. Dean interfering with the legislative process?

[Kingofalldems]

Read it here on DU. How could any good Democrat believe that?

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

1. How asinine! He's a citizen free to express his opinion like any other.

I can't believe someone actually said that.

[Kingofalldems]

6. Believe it

Lieberman is definitely interfering and in a dishonest way.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

16. ummm, the OP is about Dean, not Lieberman. nt

[polichick]

2. They're just reacting to misplaced WH anger at Dean. nt

[JVS]

3. He's lobbying.

[FSogol]

4. Lobbying for who? Himself? Us?

:shrug:

[Kingofalldems]

8. Dr. Dean is speaking out for us--not interfering

[FSogol]

14. I agree. He's always been a straight shooter which is why he's not President. n/t

[Deep13]

10. for D.F.A. and for reality. nt

[madfloridian]

5. Time to discredit Dr. Dean.

And anyone else who speaks out.

:shrug:

[Deep13]

7. No, that would be Lieberman and the other Rs.

Dr. Dean is merely a private citizen expressing his well-founded concerns. If that constitutes legislative interference, then Murdock and the rest of them have strangled and buried the legislative process.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

9. Considering how the "legislative process" is working on war-funding and HCR..I hope so.

[kestrel91316]

11. He has the same First Amendment rights as we all do, and he also has

the same right to petition the government.

Some people need to STFU or go back to FR.

[DeSwiss]

12. No more than the DLC is. n/t

[dysfunctional press]

13. only if we're lucky.

and i'm keeping my fingers crossed that he/we will be.

[Kingofalldems]

15. Lieberman was for the Medicare buyin before he was against it

[spanone]

17. he's entitled to his opinion

[Cleita]

18. Gov. Dean speaks the truth.

It's a very brave thing to do these days when we are bombarded with corporate propaganda.

[ThePhilosopher04]

19. Quite the contrary...

speaking out is the legislative process...that's how we hold our politician's feet to the fire.

If he's guilty of interfering in anything, it would be the massive ripoff of the American people by the insurance industry.

[Kingofalldems]

20. Absolutely--only someone with an agenda would make that claim

Of course he's not interfering--just doing what is right.

[cascadiance]

21. It's called to speaking for us when others won't!

And those in congress are working FOR US and shouldn't forget that. NOT the f'in' Korporations!

[damntexdem]

22. Hey, there IS a point there: telling the truth is INTERFERING with the legislative process.

And encouraging lawmakers to vote for the good of their constituents is yet another interference with the legislative process.

For that matter, suggesting a reasonable strategy to address the country's problems is a major interference with how legislative process works in today's America.

[clu]

23. *if* there really is multidimensional chess

then he is. in my opinion, he is not.