Sorry, Monty
A long time ago in America there were three branches of government. A French idea. Montesqueiu. Actually Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesqueiu. Monty, for short.
The Baron reasoned that too much power in the hands of a small group, especially in the hands of a small group of idiots and ideologues, would produce narrow, idiotic government. Take away the rights of citizens. Unchecked. He was right.
So, the "Founding Fathers" who so many neocons idolize and then proceed to ignore, stole his idea and put together the three braches of government. It would prevent one group of idiots from gaining too much power, unless...
Yes, as we see, unless the same group of idiots controlled all three branches. Meet America, 2006. The southern god-fearing, war-loving, law-hating pack of morons has now successfully grabbed control of the Executive branch, the Congress and the Courts.
Example: the Patriot Act. The president, put in power illegally by Supreme Court forgets to guard us against terrorists. 9/11 happens. The president, who has shown his incompetancy in every corner of the globe from Iraq to New Orleans , demands the right to overturn the Constitution, at will. Congress says..duh, okay...kinda busy now with my fundraising so do what you want. The courts say, okay, that Constitution only applies when Cheney says it applies.
And the Dems (Dumbs) wonder why they can't seem to muster any excitement for their party. The party of capitulation.
The checks and balances system was shoved to the end of the cliff by the 2000 Court decision refusing to allow the citizens of Florida to count their votes. It was pushed over the cliff by the Senate and House getting on their collective knees and doing a Lewinsky to Cheney and his sidekick on the Iraq invasion and the Patriot Act. The donkey is an apt symbol for the Dems, maybe for the entire Congress. Or a donkey wearing a stained blue dress.
Now what are "the people supposed" to do. All three branches have turned against them.
Sorry, Monty, it was a nice idea while it lasted.
The Baron reasoned that too much power in the hands of a small group, especially in the hands of a small group of idiots and ideologues, would produce narrow, idiotic government. Take away the rights of citizens. Unchecked. He was right.
So, the "Founding Fathers" who so many neocons idolize and then proceed to ignore, stole his idea and put together the three braches of government. It would prevent one group of idiots from gaining too much power, unless...
Yes, as we see, unless the same group of idiots controlled all three branches. Meet America, 2006. The southern god-fearing, war-loving, law-hating pack of morons has now successfully grabbed control of the Executive branch, the Congress and the Courts.
Example: the Patriot Act. The president, put in power illegally by Supreme Court forgets to guard us against terrorists. 9/11 happens. The president, who has shown his incompetancy in every corner of the globe from Iraq to New Orleans , demands the right to overturn the Constitution, at will. Congress says..duh, okay...kinda busy now with my fundraising so do what you want. The courts say, okay, that Constitution only applies when Cheney says it applies.
And the Dems (Dumbs) wonder why they can't seem to muster any excitement for their party. The party of capitulation.
The checks and balances system was shoved to the end of the cliff by the 2000 Court decision refusing to allow the citizens of Florida to count their votes. It was pushed over the cliff by the Senate and House getting on their collective knees and doing a Lewinsky to Cheney and his sidekick on the Iraq invasion and the Patriot Act. The donkey is an apt symbol for the Dems, maybe for the entire Congress. Or a donkey wearing a stained blue dress.
Now what are "the people supposed" to do. All three branches have turned against them.
Sorry, Monty, it was a nice idea while it lasted.
posted by Joe | 8:43 PM
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