Kaye Grogan
May 3, 2005
Majority or minority . . . Democrats think they should rule
By Kaye Grogan

The openly "underhanded" tactics going on dealing with the nominations of federal judges intentionally being derailed by the Democrats, reveals a lot more than many gullible people are aware of or want to publicly admit. It's obvious — it's the "special interest" groups who are holding the feet of the Democrats to the fire — until they stop "conservative" judges from being approved to sit on the benches of state, federal, and national level courts.

If you had spent millions of dollars trying to buy the government — wouldn't you be upset at the prospect of not only losing all that money, but the liberal agenda as well? Boy, if only money could talk verbatim, what a story it would tell.

Naturally, the Republicans (unless they are really Democrats disguised as Republicans) want conservative judges who will interpret the laws as they are written, while the liberal Democrats want liberal judges who will legislate from the bench to appease those they are beholden to. Oh, what a web they do weave — when they first choose to deceive. If you've ever seen an insect caught up entangled in a web, then you know they never get out of the web alive.

Senator Harry Reid recently made a statement that it would take a miracle for the Democratic party to regain power in congress. A miracle . . . Mr. Reid? All it would take Mr. Reid with all due respect: is for your party to wake up and "smell the coffee" by returning the party to its grassroots completely out-of-the-hands of radicals. You've tried everything else and it's a complete failure, all is left is getting back on the right road.

Senator Reid you are repeating the same "unfavorable" bullish history formerly created by the last Senate Minority Whip Tom Daschle. You even sound like a clone of him when you speak. You should know by now, what they say about the dangers of repeating history, and not learning from past mistakes. Evidently you think that you literally have the right to crack your whip, and get everyone in line with your liberal political policies.

The Democratic party is showing their true colors hindering the up or down votes on judges nominated by President Bush. Your political group lives and breathes filibustering, if you don't get your way. So, what other solution is left beyond taking away the power from the minority, who are using these tactics to stonewall the majority? Like it or not . . . the majority is supposed to rule in this country, not the minority. I don't know of anyone who thinks the minority should rule — unless of course they are in the minority. Does this sound familiar to any of you?

Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo, views the Republican majority in congress as a form of tyranny. I view it as the will of the people, when they spoke loud and clear in 2004 giving the Republicans the power in all three branches to get something done. Maybe, if the Democrats emptied their hind pockets of special interest groups, and went back to serving all the people — they would begin to see more favorable results at the voting polls.

When a political party clearly scoffs at people of faith calling them radicals and fanatics — well, this is called putting coffin nails into their credibility and chances of their being taken seriously, flies out the window faster than an uncaged Parakeet.

Hmmmm . . . I wonder what it would be called if the majority in congress were Democrats? After 200 plus years of the majority ruling — all of a sudden it's the minority who should rule? Only in their dreams!

Okay — with all kidding aside let me get this straight. If the Republicans are the minority then the Democrats are supposed to rule, and if the Republicans are the majority — then the Democrats still rule? Whew! ...I'm glad we got that straightened out!

Mr. Cuomo goes on to say: the Republicans are attempting to own the courts. Surely, he meant it's really the liberal Democrats who are attempting to own the courts. How else would abortion, same-sex marriages, etc., be preserved through the court system?

With all kidding aside: the courts are in place to try criminals who prey on what is supposed to be a civilized society of law-abiding citizens. The judges should be in place to interpret the laws correctly. And if they legislate from the bench their own laws, this is clearly an abuse of the power entrusted to them, by those who appointed or voted them into these high offices.

If you ask me: all judges should be elected for a term not lasting longer than six years. If the elected judges have performed satisfactorily during their term, they shouldn't have any problems getting reelected, and likewise, if they are not doing their job properly, they can be recalled, impeached or not voted back into the position. Appointing judges for life, could cause complacency, and favoritism on their part.

No one should be guaranteed a job for life, with so many Americans' jobless...especially politicians.

And that's just my opinion!

© Kaye Grogan

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Kaye Grogan

Kaye Grogan is a freelance writer who lives in Virginia. She writes, produces, and hosts a daily commentary called "Viewpoint" on her local radio station... (more)

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