Far Right Power Grab
Posted: Aug 26th 2003, 5:25 pm
3 events have happened in recent years that should scare the hell out of anyone not brainwashed by Fox "News". That is the coup being launched by the Far Right against democracy.
First, when Clinton went after some Right-wing tradtional industrys like guns, tobacco and health care, the Republicans responded with a fury to undo the election by bringing in the sex police. They failed, but damn if they didn't give it a go.
Next was the 2002 election. We all know of course that Gore won the popular election. We all know what happened in Florida. The Right -Wing was able to get its nominees on the US Supreme Court in a strict party-line vote to insure that the Florida election was taken out of the hands of Florida judges and Florida voters. Someone should take a long hard look at the political rewards bestowed upon Katherine Harris and her legal team. It would make your skin crawl. Quietly, the team was rewarded with judgeships and political posts. And the overall coup was a resounding success. As a direct result we are now having our troops killed in Iraq.
Giddy with the success from the 2000 election heist, a right wing nut job (who previously was convicted for armed car-jacking, though the conservative media will never let you know that) spent 1.3 million dollars to buy a recall of an election the Republicans fairly lost. Will this last attempt work too? We'll see soon enough.
First, when Clinton went after some Right-wing tradtional industrys like guns, tobacco and health care, the Republicans responded with a fury to undo the election by bringing in the sex police. They failed, but damn if they didn't give it a go.
Next was the 2002 election. We all know of course that Gore won the popular election. We all know what happened in Florida. The Right -Wing was able to get its nominees on the US Supreme Court in a strict party-line vote to insure that the Florida election was taken out of the hands of Florida judges and Florida voters. Someone should take a long hard look at the political rewards bestowed upon Katherine Harris and her legal team. It would make your skin crawl. Quietly, the team was rewarded with judgeships and political posts. And the overall coup was a resounding success. As a direct result we are now having our troops killed in Iraq.
Giddy with the success from the 2000 election heist, a right wing nut job (who previously was convicted for armed car-jacking, though the conservative media will never let you know that) spent 1.3 million dollars to buy a recall of an election the Republicans fairly lost. Will this last attempt work too? We'll see soon enough.