Dear DSCC friend,
The Republican Party has finally gone off the deep end.
They want to immediately enact the so-called "nuclear option." They want
to impeach any judge they don't like. They want to impose a virtual
theocracy on our political system. And, if that doesn't work, they're
willing to make excuses for violence against anyone who doesn't buy into
their completely insane delusions.
Think I'm just off on another rant? Think again.
Impeachable offense?
Did you know that Sen. Tom Coburn's (R-OK) chief of staff supports a "mass
impeachment" of judges who don't rule exactly the way he wants? Neither
did I. But that's what he said last week at a big conference on judges
held in Washington by a group of prominent Republicans and their allies in
Congress.
Our Constitution is clear. There are three branches of government. Power
is split among them so that no one individual or small group of individuals
can exercise total control. Republicans are absolutely drunk with power
now that they control the Congress and the White House. They are simply
livid that the judicial branch still maintains even a shred of control over
their most outrageous plans.
Congress shall make no law...
The leaders at the conference issued a shocking manifesto that demands
Congress remove judicial jurisdiction over marriage and the separation of
church and state.
This manifesto is based in part on a Senate bill that has already been
introduced by Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) and cosponsored by five other
Republican senators. This bill actually goes so far as to ignore the First
Amendment and single out an official national God.
Usually, when you have a secret agenda to impose an outlandish theocratic
vision of America, it's a good idea to keep it a secret.
Apparently, violence is the answer after all.
What do you do if all that doesn't work? Apparently, you start suggesting
possible violence as a way to solve your problems, just like conference
panelist Edwin Vieira did when he told conference participants that he
thought Josef Stalin had it right when it comes to dealing with the Supreme
Court. "[N]o man, no problem," Vieira said.
He knew better than to use the full Stalin quote, "Death solves all
problems: no man, no problem." This way, Vieira stops just short of
actually advocating the assassination of judges he doesn't like. Oh, and
he said it twice, just to make sure no one missed it.
And then there was Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on the Senate floor last week:
I wonder whether there may be some connection between the perception in
some quarters on some occasions where judges are making political decisions
yet are unaccountable to the public, that it builds up and builds up and
builds up to the point where some people engage in...violence.
Remember, this guy is rumored to be on Bush's short list of possible
Supreme Court nominees.
Are you scared yet?
To review:
They have finally lost it. The Republican Party is ready to recklessly
impeach all the judges they don't like. Then, they're going to rip apart
the Constitution and prevent our federal courts from ever deciding that
they're wrong. Finally, if someone commits violence against an officer of
the court, they're going to blame the judges.
The good news? The midterm elections are right around the corner.
Sincerely,
Anne Lewis
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