jgardn's Journal: What is wrong with liberals?

I read through Lawrence Lessig's journal, and I encountered an entry he made about John Edwards.

I have grown up with my own ideas about things. I believe strongly in freedom. I understand that to gain freedom, you have to take away the freedoms of some of the people around you.

I understand the importance of "the rule of law", which seems to be a mantra of the right that condemns the left nowadays. Let me break down what it means. It means that no one -- not the President, not the Supreme Court, and not even Bill Gates, or anyone, is above the law. The law is what governs us. It is what ties us together, and guarantees freedom for all.

The most important fight going on today is happening in the Senate house. You see, a bright, motivated Hispanic lawyer, who has developed his own ideas about the world, and who leads his own life, has found himself nominated by President Bush for a very high court appointment.

This drives the left nuts, because America is not a liberal country. More than half are "right-wing conspirators", according to some real wack-jobs. They believe that words mean things, that lying is as bad a crime as stealing, and that people should work for what they need, and what they earn is theirs. In other words, they believe in the law, in conservatism, and in doing the right thing.

The left cannot win in an election. They know this. Here's proof: when is the last time you have seen a liberal run a national campaign of liberalism? Clinton didn't win that way, and Gore tried to come off as more conservative than Bush,

They can't push their liberal bills through without an uproar. It seems when they do, there is a revolution, and the bill gets reversed.

So they have to rely on courts to "interpret" (or, as we honest people say, "make") the law to their liberal ends.

Now Bush is president. Say what you like, he won hands down two recounts in Florida, and the laws of the land say he is president. He has nominated conservative judges, which is a code word for judges who don't legislate from the bench, even when it is not in their political agenda to do so. It is his right to nominate anyone he likes.

It is the duty of the senate to review his nominees to see if they are fit. The liberals are using this power to hold america hostage and prevent anyone from being sworn into the bench. Why? Chuck Schumer said it best when he plainly states that he is opposed to the candidates for ideological reasons alone. Scholars and most everyone else who has been around the block know that you can't question a judge's political opinions, only their legal ability. To question their political opinions is to turn the judiciary into a political arena, which we have sworn we would never allow.

In short, they are taking measures never before taken -- measures that go against the constitution, that go against standard practices, and measures that are angering the American populace.

When 2004 rolls around, I predict several things. I predict the GOP will pick up more seats in the house and the senate. Not just a few seats, but enough to guarantee a super-majority in both places. President Bush will be reelected, without any close calls.

And the liberals will cry foul. "We couldn't raise any money, because we do not cater to the rich." "How can America be free when only one party is in power?" "Bush used his power to ensure his victory. This is wrong!"

The left is falling into obsolescence, like the USSR, the UN, and Iraq. What will they do in their final throes? What more can they do besides what they have already done?

Side with the enemy. We already know that the democratic party has strong ties with China, has sought help from the USSR to get Carter elected, and has actively sponsored civil disobedience. We already know where their loyalties lie -- with regaining power over the people, rather than empowering the people.

I predict we will see the left show their true colors. We will see real rebellions, with guns and shooting and stuff. We will see all kinds of interesting phenomena we didn't imagine possible. But in the end, they will be gone. They will assimilate back into society, plotting their return to power. And we will be there to ensure that America ia free from them forever.

And Bush will still be here. In America, the majority rules, and minority has to learn to live with it.