Arrogant GOP creating a new silent majority
The Senate Republican leadership in Washington, D.C., wants to abolish the right of senators to filibuster to block judicial nominations. Just one more example of the extremism and arrogance of the current leadership of the Republican Party.
I used to consider myself a Republican, but that was in the days of former Iowa Gov. Bob Ray. Would Ray even be welcome in the national leadership of the party today with its win-at-all-costs, destroy-all-our-enemies mentality?
What with the debacle of congressional interference in the Terri Schiavo case sending leading Republicans into retreat mode, the failure of President Bush to "sell" his Social Security proposal with the public and now the unpopular Senate proposal to silence the minority in judicial nominations, one wonders whether a new "silent majority" is developing. One increasingly uncomfortable with the extremism and arrogance of today's Republican Party.
-Kim Jones,
Des Moines.
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Republicans are going for the ultimate power grab by trying to silence the voice of Democrats in the U.S. Senate. They want to change the rules and eliminate the filibuster, which has protected the voice of the minority for more than 200 years.
This abuse of power would eliminate debate and dissent in Congress, giving President Bush a blank check to push the most radical agenda and extreme judges. It would put our most fundamental values at risk by eliminating the checks and balances that keep democracy strong.
I urge our senators to stand up and protect our democracy by opposing the GOP power grab.
-Louise S. Treangen,
Ankeny.
both from the des moines register
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