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Filibuster
How did we come to this point? The debate isn't over Social Security, Welfare, the war, or other important issues over which Senators have a great deal of disagreement. The issue in question, bordering on a constitutional crisis, is abortion. It is about homosexual marriage. It is about judicial tyranny. It shows how divided our nation has become. Narrowly put, it is about sin. The approach to sin differentiates between those who choose to yield to Biblical direction and those who deny the Biblical teaching and choose their own interests. How quickly we forget John Adams' words from 1776:
Democrats want the courts to accept things not acceptable according to the Bible. They want no restrictions to exercise control over our citizenship. Republicans want..., well, maybe. You see, some Republicans care for these critical values. Do they care more for their power? Are the Christians seen as hungering for power? What we have seen is that we now have the tyranny of the judicial tyrants.
If we examine the purpose of the Senate as our forefathers saw it, the Senate should slow down the march of government against our freedoms. They believed in self-government. Self, meaning each of us try to control ourselves according to the way God would expect. This ideal is what provided our freedom to allow us to become the greatest nation. Not so subtly, they saw government as a necessary evil. Government was to be minimally impacting the people's lives. It would deal with treaties and threats to our freedoms but had no legitimate role beyond these items. The Senate was to move very slowly. Every piece of legislation must be so necessary that it would require strong agreement among Senators before they thrust the difficulties and unintended consequences of such legislation upon the people. The founders were right. The filibuster is of great value to the people. The battle was interesting. Democrats used quotes of the founders as if they understand their meaning. John Adams and James Madison were quoted yet they forget these great men's staunch merge of Christianity and government. The Democrats' myopic visions loses track of the most precious freedom, freedom of religion. Without this freedom, there is no freedom whatsoever. We lose free speech. We lose our right to peacefully assemble with those we choose. We lose freedom of the press. Everyone loses, not just the Christians. Self government was our foundation. State control incipiently reveals the state's voracious appetite for increasing funding of unconstitutional programs. Republicans have lost their commitment and all the people lose. What have we learned? Republicans enjoy the appearance of commitment to the same values as their conservative base. What has been confirmed, once again, is that the Republican Senators are not fully committed to cleaning the courts of their overreaching power. They threatened but folded. Sen. Specter, the poor choice for the Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, even predicted that the 'compromise' would clear the way for the Bolton nomination, something that was clearly incorrect as he was filibustered within a few weeks. Yes, how many times must we learn that the Democrats cannot be trusted? Why do we give the Republicans the same credit as they repeatedly return to foolish thinking, at the people's expense. There is a better solution. Republicans don't want it, Democrats don't want to work that hard. Change the rules of the filibuster to the 1950's way of handling these attempts to affect legislation.
The Senate would then shut down while the Senator wears himself out. There would be no couple hours a day or even a threat of a filibuster that would effectively cause the necessity of the super majority. The super majority would speak one way or another when the filibustering Senators waste everyone's time. It would either force Senators to pressure the one speaking to stop or the people will force the Senate to move on due to the lack of progress. In either case, the people's will would be closer to being accomplished. The problem is that the great spending plans that our president and his minion intend to thrust upon us would be held up. Is this why the Republicans wanted the compromise? Why, of course. Their interest in the President's agenda of spending issues is more important than those issues that corrupt our nation. This exposes their true colors. Christians must awaken.
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