So Bush ignored a huge public outcry against this measure? I don't recall any such outrage by the "masses". Did you spend as much time writing letters to editors and informing liberals about this legislation as you did spending time complaining about it to fellow conservatives?
Every piece of legislation that passes against our wishes is OUR fault for not educating our fellow voters and our fault for allowing Democrats to still hold so many seats in Congress.
If you truly want legislation held to conservative interpretation by the Supreme Court (which just ruled this legislation as permissable), then we would do well to support Bush as fully as possible so that he'll be appointing the next Supreme Court Justices and NOT Howard Dean.
My comment about Bush not being a "King" is aimed at fellow right-wingers who seem eager to sneer and rain poison down on Bush every time he doesn't follow the pure conservative line. The venom directed toward Bush at FR is overwhelming lately and he is our best opportunity at continuing the right-ward movement of the American voters.
What a load of crap! I've spent my whole adult life working for a GOP government so we could rein in big government, cut taxes, end entitlements and reduce the size of government.
We've finally succeeded and now we get the First Amendment shredded, the largest Education Spending Bill EVER passed (remember when Conservatives wanted to end the Dept of Ed?), the greatest increase in Federal Domestic spending in history and a brand spankin' new Federal entitlement program.
The Republican Party as governing party is a despicable failure. I would laugh if it wasn't so damned sad.
He took an Oath. He swore to uphold the Constitution. He doesn't need the "masses" to be outraged to do his [expletive deleted] job. He should do the proper thing anyway! Sheesh!
If he is our best opportunity, then the Republic is lost. From this atrocious law, to the Kennedy Education bill, the prescription drug giveaway bill, and countless others speeding boondogles he is taking further and deeper into the world of liberal democrats. He is spending faster that Bill Clinton. When Clinton was pushing Hillary Care socialized medicine, we fought it with everything at our disposal. Bush comes in and wants it and you roll over and ask for more.
The more this crap continues, the more determined I become to vote for ANY third party candidate REGARDLESS of the consequences.
You asked another poster about where we were and what we did when this bill was proposed. The answer is the White House was flooded with calls and letters as were those of the congresscritters. Where were you? Probably making excuses for Bush on something else.