To: Southack
"Lately, however, I've become mad at the right, and have written about it with an anger not been present in my previous writings. It began with the ascension of George Bush, when I detected many conservatives beginning to care more about power than principles."
Lets turn that around and ask about your committment to the principle of democracy:
Do you support a national vote by the American people on gay marriage, or do you support the changing of our entire system via unelected state or federal judges?
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Our founders did not set up a Constitution where ANY one law is decided by "a national vote by the American people."
To: Perlstein
Do you support a national vote by the American people on gay marriage, or do you support the changing of our entire system via unelected state or federal judges?
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"Our founders did not set up a Constitution where ANY one law is decided by "a national vote by the American people."
I simply asked which side you supported. If you wish, I'll rephrase the question to be a vote of Congress rather than a national referendum of the people themselves, though one wonders why an avowed liberal would prefer such a Republican solution over a purely Democratic one...
5 Legislative Days Left Until The AWB Expires
525 posted on
08/03/2004 2:55:18 PM PDT by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: Perlstein; Southack
Southack stated, "Do you support a national vote by the American people on gay marriage, or do you support the changing of our entire system via unelected state or federal judges?"
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Perlstein responded, "Our founders did not set up a Constitution where ANY one law is decided by 'a national vote by the American people.'"
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ah come on, me thinks you understood the jist. Do you suppport efforts to enact legislative change via the amendment process or do you prefer imposition by judicial fiat?
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