Reflections on the "New American" Revolution
Monday, January 12, 2004
All Republican, all the time--Sowing the Seeds of GOP Domination (washingtonpost.com): Republican thought leader and activist Grover Norquist "has a programming plan, and it is all Republican, all the time. "
As the USA becomes more and more a one-party state under the supreme leader George Bush II, Norquist and others behind the scenes, such as Karl Rove, are seeking a one-party state.
Now, the US is based on a constitutional system that is designed to have separation of powers, to check and balance power. A one-party state is designed to concentrate all power, without checks and balances, so that what the party says is what the nation does.
No longer will the Congress decide the law of the land. New laws will be passed by the GOP. No longer will the Courts decide what laws mean. Court cases will be decided by the GOP. No longer will the executive be concerned with administration and policy setting. That will be set by the GOP.
The GOP effort is therefore highly radical. It's nothing less than an attempt to subvert the US constitution. If you want to know what is happening to your democracy, understand this. The GOP is taking it away from you, systematically and effectively.
If they consolidate their power in 2004, it may be the end of the America you believe in. We will be living in a Soviet-style one-party state, where the supreme ruler's whim is what drives policy, and only a very small elite prosper, where justice is something that supports the party rather than the rule of law, and where individual rights are gutted in favor of the collective.
In this one party state, the collective consists of the owners of large amounts of stock and other tax-favored assets. They are the people. They are represented by Bush, or whomsoever they elect. And what he says will be the national policy.
Forget about checks and balances. Forget about your rights. Forget about the middle class. You are becoming a serf. Your existence now depends on the patronage of the powerful. And the powerful are the GOP. That is what you have to look forward to.
The irony is inescapable as these conservatives, decrying others as Evil or Bolsheviks, as they try--and succed--in gutting our constitutional protections. But if you are a conservative, you should be astonished. Your party is being hijacked by terrorists. They are aiming your party right for the constitution just as surely as an suicide bomber. And if you are supporting them, shame on you.
What is needed now is a leader who empowers the ordinary people. Someone who breathes life back into our democracy, rather than stifling it with extreme power plays. Someone who governs for the good of the people, rather than a rich minority.
Consider supporting Howard Dean, financially and with your votes. He's the only one that is really bringing politics out of the "special interest" miasma that is killing our country. His desire for 2 million people to donate $100 is a sign that he represents a move towards democracy. Because it spreads his roots beyond those who normally buy access and distort policy with their influence.
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