I know. And this is one of the reasons I've been so adamant about keeping the Democrats out of power. We must eliminate as many liberal activist judges as humanly possible. We only have a chance of doing this with a Republican president and Senate. And then, obviously, it's only a chance. We have zero chance with the Democrats in power.
You know I agree completely. My post this morning was about this very thing. We stand to risk the very thing that could allow us to win on this issue down the road, if we risk the majority now through reactionary politics.
All of a sudden, Frist is everyone's best friend, when I cant remember anyone having much use for him during the confirmation hearings of many Federal judges. To me, the majority is the #1 issue, and if we have to give a little now, to get more in the future, I think we should. A constitutional convention is a great idea, but only when we have a much stronger majority in Congress.
While the idea of a constitutional convention would be laudable, the lack of any balanced "education" about such an undertaking, given the horrendous bias of the media, would render it as dangerous, right now, as many have posted here. But the threat, the conversation to do so, may have it's own effect.
The key to any damage control situation, in order to keep the ship afloat during a battle, is to evaluate what we cannot remain "afloat and in the fight" without, and separate that from those items that are merely damned important, and heartbreaking to have to temporarily do without. If we can't cut to the chase, and build a wall, then we cannot stand against a media-manufactured tide.
The GOP right now is nervous that the bottom threatens to drop out of their support. The Senate seems especially vulnerable, since they are the most comfortable right now in their encumbency.
If the disillusioned among us can band together, and forcefully state to the Senators, up for re-election this election cycle, that certain things are mandatory, and not subject to negotiation, between the party base and their Republican Senators, then we have a chance- perhaps our only chance-, of forcing the issues most critical to us.
Newt Gingrich captured the hearts and minds of many Republicans, (and created many new Republicans), with his "Contract with America".
If we can establish, like he and a few planners did in their back yards, a similar baseline "Contract with Tomorrow", (substituting some much more clever name), and get a large, enthusiastic backing of many Freepers who currently differ greatly from each other... then the "contract" would stand a great chance of being polished and refined by the various and considerable talent here, and swelling into a movement similar in scope to Newt's contract.
Don't laugh immediately... it brought many like me into the party. If done with vigor, planning and especially maturity-it could pull us back from the brink.
I'm going to be so presumptious to start the first three absolutes, and wait for those who can eloquently talk the rest of us out of including such wild ideas.
"Whereas, any nation that wishes to remain sovereign must exercise their duties to that sovereignty, primary of which is the elevation of citizenship itself to a coveted and revered status; ... the acceptance of new citizens into the country must therefore pass strictures laid down by the representatives of the people according to the wishes of the electorate, the enforcement of which shall be unfailingly monitored and enforced, subject to constitutional compliance and current law. Any representative from the Republican Party, who wishes to draw upon the support of the voters must show by his words and his deeds an unfailing adherence to such responsibility."
"Whereas the defense of the United States Constitution lay first in the hands of a Superior Court of Justices, who swear to faithfully interpret, and thereby uphold and defend that Constitution... any representative from the Republican Party, who wishes to draw upon the support of the voters must demonstrate his utmost,faithful and unceasing efforts to safeguard that those jurists appointed to the highest Court of the Nation, are selected for their defense of that Constitution, as it was written, and as it provided the contract of our birthright."
Etc, etc. "We, the voters can brook no exceptions to these minimum demonstrations of the fitness for the good offices for which you seek."
This is 5 minutes typing, but many more could polish this into "our contract with them", and apply enough pressure to force the issue. Forgive my typos- you get the idea.
Please feel free to add, remove or substitute. Only by forcing a few planks on the Republicans, can we put the train back on the tracks. And this will necessarily require that only the most serious needs of the Republic be addressed first.
Ask Newt.