Democrats Are No Opposition

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Geov Parrish at WorkingForChange.com had an interesting conversation with Noam Chomsky, who observed that President Bush would be in deep political trouble today -- if only the Democrats were a real opposition party. But they're not, so Bush isn't.

The hearings for Samuel Alito for nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court are just one more example of the Dems lying down and rolling over. With four strong Republicans on the court already, Alito would give the Right a majority on the high court -- Alito, Roberts, Thomas, Scalia, Kennedy. Of course, the Republicans already have majorities in the Senate and House.

Voters from the liberal side fear the court's tampering with abortion the most. But other issues are also at risk -- civil rights being trampled, corporate entitites being favored, and the omnipotent powers exercised by the Executive branch.

Every once in a while, we hear the term "Checks and Balances," but there seem to be none now. The president can declare war without the House. He can wiretap and kidnap citizens, holding them without trial or warrants from the court. There are no checks, and our government is severely out of balance.

Senate and House Republicans are expected to bow to the wishes of a Republican president. But why are the Democrats also doing his bidding?

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It's obvious the politicians are cowards, afraid to stand up for their beliefs. They don't want to be branded Un-American -- they want to "Support Our Troops" -- they are not an opposition party. They are sheep.

The attitude of "You're Either With Us Or Against Us" is detrimental to America ... but the politicians think it is the only way to keep the peace with the constituents back home.