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[yendi]

The Senate has already voted 99-0 to oppose the court ruling on the Pledge. Yes, even the folks like Charlie Schumer and Paul Wellstone voated this way.

From the article:

[Robert Fucking Byrd, one of two Democrats who stand so far to the right, they barely even qualify as Republicans] warned the judges who declared the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional to never come before him because "he'll be blackballed."



Sigh. Talk about someone unfuckingqualified to be in the Senate.

On the bright side, there was a link to this article, about how some ex-Enron employees have found ways to make money, since the company itself screwed 'em.

Comments

[tikimama.livejournal.com]

Religion does really have this country in a strangehold, doesn't it? Sad.

As if it's even at a point where they get to decide! Arrogant bastards.

[two-star.livejournal.com]

What gets me is Lieberman calling for a constitutional amendment to make sure the pledge isn't changed.

No. What gets me is that I voted for him.

No. What gets me is that I effectively had only two choices, and this was the better of the two.

I wanna live in a democracy.

[yendi]

Alas, we're stuck with an oligarchy. I could deal with a republic, if it actually worked properly. I like the idea of elected representatives. But I want them to represent me, not Joe Big Business. Hell, I'll vote for anyone who pledges to break Joe Big Business's kneecaps.

[melintur.livejournal.com]

None of the current democratic senate members will again get my vote because of their support of this useless political grandstanding.

Of course, Feinstein was already out in my mind due to her Anti-arabic racist comments and support of genocide in Palestine.

-=C

[yendi]

We've got Zell Miller, who hasn't voted on the left side of the fence since he suckered the voters into re-electing him. I still believe that when Paul Coverdell died (and rarely did a member of Congress deserve to shuffle off the mortal coil more than him), his evil spirit somehow possessed Miller (who was appointed his replacement). I'm certain there are pictures of Miller's head spinning around and spitting pea soup at his aidea.

[voltbang.livejournal.com]

For congress the constitution and the bill of rights are to be worked around, not revered.

Two things convinced me that every member of congress should be removed from office, declared ineligible to hold any office higher than dogcatcher, and tried for treason. The first was the CDA, which made it illegal to, among other things, post the text of the CDA on the internet, or call congress a bunch of fucking idiots. Passed with next to no votes against it, signed by Clinton, fast tracked to judicial review and promptly declared unconstitutional. So they re-wrote it and passed it again. And they keep trying. The second was that in November 1998 an initiative in the District of Columbia tried to legalize medical marijuana. For almost a year no one knew whether the referendum had passed, because Rep. Bob Barr ( R., Ga. ) impounded the $1.65 it would have cost to tally the vote. We all know Barr is an embarassment, but he can't do these things alone, congress doesn't work like that. Eventually, the courts overruled Barr. Seven Out of ten D.C. voters had decided in favor of legalization. Refusing defeat, Barr pushed a bill through Congress that blocked the spending needed to enact the new law. As fallback, Barr has also proposed a joint resolution of Congress to simply overturn by fiat the will of the people expressed freely and fairly at the ballot box. Not only does Barr completely circumvent the democratic process, but even his opponents don't think it's worth mentioning, just some lunatic internet agitators.

[yendi]

The CDA horrified me for the same reasons. I really feel that there should be a basic civics quiz given to each member of Congress, and anyone who views the Constituion or Bill of Rights as obstacles should be tossed.

As for Barr, well, Barr's opponents all run in a traditionally conservative (and anti-drug) district, too, which may be why they don't mention it. But Barr got me to do something I never thought possible -- root for John Linder!

[voltbang.livejournal.com]

Absoloutely, even though that would knock out just about every member of congress currently in office.

Byrd

[scarcrest.livejournal.com]

Byrd also invited atheists to leave the country, according to The AP. Fuck him. We pay taxes here, too ... and probably a decent share, since the innovators and geniuses tend to be nonreligious.