Tyrany of the Left

Tyranny of the Left By Christopher G. Adamo America's Constitutional foundations and its rule of law are hemorrhaging. They are hemorrhaging in Massachusetts, where an activist Supreme Court suddenly invented, out of thin air, an inherent "right" to same sex "marriage." They are hemorrhaging in San Francisco, where newly elected Mayor Gavin Newscomb issued an edict whereby "marriage" licenses would henceforth be granted to homosexual couples, despite his having absolutely no authority to do so. They are hemorrhaging in Texas, where Democrats in the state legislature have engaged in an illegal effort to prevent the implementation of a redistricting plan required in the wake of the 2000 census. And they are hemorrhaging in Alabama, where Judge Roy Moore was removed from office by a tribunal (itself an illegal procedure) after he refused to abide by the order of an out-of-control federal judge. In Florida, Rush Limbaugh's problems with prescription drug addiction have served as a catalyst to make him a target of the local Democrat political machine, solely on account of his influence and his views, in a situation ominously reminiscent of Alexander Solzhenitsyn in Soviet Russia.

Clearly, those on the left in this country have arrived at a point where they believe they can simply make up laws as they go, confident that their opponents in the middle and on the right possess neither the motivation nor the moral certitude to buck the trends of "political correctness." In situation after situation, outlandish violations of not only the precepts of the Constitution, but previously established and long-respected laws, are simply ignored or otherwise subordinated to new and arbitrary "absolutes" contrived and fabricated out of thin air by unaccountable liberal ideologues. Unfortunately, among far too many conservatives in government who ought to be fighting against these ever-increasing outrages, the typical response is something akin to saying, "I abhor concentration camps, but my job is to make sure the trains run on time."

From Florida to Texas to California, liberals in public office, as well as the activists who support them from the outside, have shown that they will, if allowed, make any statement and circumvent any law as deemed necessary to establish or affirm their absolute dominance.

The success of this pattern is leaving the United States vulnerable to Islamist insurgents who now reside within its boundaries, and who increasingly assert their presumed authority to silence opposition, entrench themselves in positions of power, and thus encroach upon and suppress traditional American ideals such as nationalism and patriotism. Often in league with liberal and countercultural organizations already engaged in similar activity, it should be clearly understood that such Islamist organizations are in no way morally aligned with left-wing activists, but merely recognize their approach as the best means of undermining America's binding moral fabric, thus destroying the most effective defense against their incursion.

The menacing nature of this malignancy cannot be minimized. Why, for example, should Americans expect foreigners, contemplating illegal entry into this country, to respect its laws when the liberal establishment, and indeed an entire political party, regularly show they have no intention of doing so?

Conservatives, being almost compulsive in their efforts to "play by the rules," are regularly confounded by the fact that these "rules," so piously dictated to them by their liberal opposition, somehow never seem to remain in place long enough for liberals to be subject to them.

Furthermore, unwillingness on the part of conservatives to honestly address each situation, for fear of breaching the latest standard of "political correctness," only serves to further enable liberal operatives. As an example, consider the ongoing controversy over wrongfully obtained memos of Democrat tactics to cheapen the judicial nomination process in the interest of partisan politics. Had Republicans, from the beginning, framed the entire nomination controversy as a crucial battle for the integrity of the Constitution, and thus for the future of America as we know it, no memos would ever have been necessary. Yet, by soft-peddling Democrat stonewalling as merely being "unfair," they allowed Democrats sufficient latitude to assert that their own actions merely reflected differences in party philosophies (with theirs, of course, being inherently superior).

This threat to the future of the country cannot be effectively combated through the "New Tone," "bipartisanship," or any other misguided and naive concern for "ending the rancor that characterizes Washington politics." It will only be overcome by an honest recognition of the imminent danger posed by it, followed up with a commitment to courageously and aggressively confront it head on.

The left and some of their one the right apologists always like to say that you can't impose a moral code. Hello? Whose trying to impose one? We just one to retain self-government rights of the people to chose their own standards. The left wants to impose an amoral code -- even an immoral one in some respects. They want to force Boy Scouts to embrace homosexuality. That is imposing an immoral code on young boys and it's appalling.

So the left is engaging in criminal, unscrupulous behavior, and conservatives are at fault? Huh? The best way to combat this behavior is to vote out the left. Get President Bush another four years so he can get some ethical judges in place and get more conservatives in power.

I honestly think that the left is trying to provoke conservatives so they can jump back and claim facism. They are screaming facism about President Bush around the world and it can't stick unless he acts aggressively against citizens or groups. We simply have to vote the left out!

I agree.
The author hits one element pretty squarely: trying to pin down the left is like trying to nail jello to a tree.
Tho it seems to be an anathema to conservatives, I urge being as ugly and nasty as they are. Laugh at their pronouncements, call them mean spirited, engage their sophistry and call it the bs that it is. It is not descending to their level: they have no level. Look at the divisions they create and love to foster! White against black, even child against parent. They CELEBRATE the divisions and encourage it. They are bent on destroying this country, their pious pronouncements otherwise not withstanding, until they get some one world government that only they will control. And I don't think I am polishing my tin hat to say that.
It is a constant battle and it is never over.
They never sleep and we will never win unless we as conservatives are willing to battle for our beliefs just as hard as they do for theirs.
It IS frustrating and exhausting. Who would have thought that anyone would have to justify and defend the definition of marriage for example or what the definition of healthy sexual behavior is?

We should be happy that there are actually people in the world who want to come to this country. It's ironic that just as this country opened the door of opportunity to others, Americans are leaving this country for overseas. If some are worried about illegal immigration, tell government to leave us alone (include business) and stop trying to police our every move. Maybe we'd have a dollar or two left if government went on a diet. At the birth of our nation the people were ready to fight, without great debate, when Parliament levied a 2-cent tax on any advertising in newspapers.

On the other hand, we have tamely surrendered our wages to the convienence of a pay stub and work the equivalent of every fourth year (it's actually more) without pay in servitude to government. Why? So government can regulate more business our of business or overseas. A race is no longer known by the "n-word"--American business has been fitted to the label without complaint.

You are right--and we can also show at city council or other meetings and call 'em what they are. We must be civily unrested against these people, shout 'em down, outnumber the $$##'s and take it to them head on. They have been allowed to lie for years and must be called. Thanks for the inspiration.

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