"In a democracy (‘rule by mob’), those who refuse to learn from history will be the majority and will dictate that everyone else suffer for their ignorance."
No one can spoof Loony Left Moonbats as well as they can unintentionally spoof themselves. No one.
This, from President Bush’s speech presenting Judge John Roberts, sent a chilling message (heh) to anti-democracy folk who prefer having judges create law ex nihilo from the bench instead of interpret law that actually exists because elected representatives, supposedly expressing the will of a majority of the electorate (uhm, you know: democracy at work) acted.
“He has profound respect for the rule of law and for the liberties guaranteed to every citizen. He will strictly apply the Constitution in laws, not legislate from the bench.”
Oh. Dear. That would certainly put a twist in the ACLU’s knickers. It’s already sent shock waves through the “freedom to kill babies” bunch. And the usual suspects on the Loony Left fringe (which now seems to include leading “moderate” Democratic senators) have expressed “reservations.”
(OK, fair notice: I have no idea whether President Bush’s assertion will prove true or not. And, frankly, I doubt he has sure and certain knowledge that it is, either. It’s a hopeful assertion that the country return to rule by democratic vote, nothing more. But also nothing less.)
Wanna stop the erosion of civilization being spawned by such as the ACLU? Call, write and/or email your U.S. Senator to encourage them to ignore the ACLU and their ilk and simply confirm Judge Roberts. He has the qualifications. And, despite my doubts as to his committment to “strictly apply the Constitution in laws, not legislate from the bench” I suggest we support his nomination simply because he is the president’s choice and he is qualified. Whether he votes on the bench the way I would want or not is not the issue.
Of course, the simple fact that he might not legislate from the bench has the appeal of being something that’d seriously chap off such as the communists in the Amerikan Criminal License Underground, since their fav tactic seems to be twisting the words of the Constitution to mean new things in accord with their agenda.
And consider joining the Stop the ACLU Blogburst. Simply go to
Sign up there to be a part of the weekly blogburst protesting the ACLU. Join these bloggers in an effort to expose the agenda and actions of this organization. From Cao’s Blog:
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Harvey asks the critical question of our age. But don’t let me spoil it. Here it is from the horse’s… mouth:
On Monday, July 11th, an odd thing happened in the Ecosystem. Instapundit fell to #2 and was replaced by “Painless Self-Promotion”:
Yet the very next day, Painless Self-Promotion disappeared completely and Evil Glenn had resumed his customary position as Blogospheric Dominar.
Your Filthy Lie Assignment this week is to answer the question:
What’s the story behind Painless Self-Promotion’s brief rise and fall in the Ecosystem?
Well, to the icognoscenti, this might first appear to be a mystery, but to anyone who’s actually read Painless Self Promotion it’s obvious: Painless Self Promotion has always been the number one blog in or out of the ecosystem, but Evil Glenn has used his Evil Lawyer Mind Beam to alter the blogosphere stats!
When the truth emerged—briefly—Evil Glenn issued an edict that the blog author was thereafter to be considered a “homeless” person in the blogosphere, and his Instapundit website ATE Painless Self Promotion!!!
That’s right: Blog cannibalism. Watch for Evil Glenn to spawn The Carnival of the Cannibals, soon…
It’s a comfort…
Noted at Outside the Beltway‘s Beltway Traffic Jam
(Yeh, edited out a buncha typos. Thanks for the email—you know who you are! 🙂
Here’s what Blair should say to the Muslim leaders: “The onus is on you guys. You find and shut down the terrorists and their network. You turn those who incite, plan and encourage violence over to the authorities. If you don’t act, we will by closing and bulldozing the mosques and schools that incubate and instruct the killers, prosecuting the terrorists we find and deporting them and their clerics, and closing our borders to anyone from countries that harbor and teach terrorists. Those who are British citizens will be stripped of their citizenship.”
Aww, shaddup and just CLICK on over to Keep the Coffee Coming for a listen, willya?
I’ll still be here when ya get back (if you can pry yourself away fro alla the good listenin’ over there, that is).
Ah, what the heck. Diane has some good radioblogging to listn to, too. (Look in her sidebar.)
Maybe I’ll see ya back tomorrow…
🙂
Thanks to Something and Half of Something for the link to this story by Michael Yon (whose title I borrowed for this post). Lots more info on “Walt” and “Plum” (who was killed in action) also here and here.
(Detail: notice the excellent weapon disciplne: trigger finger in safety position.)
