Wednesday, October 2, 2013

The shut-down proves that Party differences cause harm to democracy

So what is to be done? Different Party ideologies just demonstrate that the 'difference' at the Top does not constitute a 'real' difference on the Bottom. Truly, ideological differences are harmful when either Party suggests 'something' other than a 'democratic spirit'. Its also harmful when 'ideological differences' are used for leverage to achieve some non-democratic result. Laws properly passed and approved can only be held unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Political maneuvers to cause the same result is illegal and should be held to be illegal. In fact, that kind of maneuvering should be outlawed. Government shut-downs by political Parties exercising their ideological differences is not a Constitutional attack on a particular law, it's 'terroristic' political maneuvering that is unconstitutional and should be held to be unlawful 'politic-in'. Would the Constitution tolerate a 'new Party' to form and to run on a platform that supports and wants a totalitarian government and to hold that democracy is illegal? Of course not, how can democracy be exercised in order to hold democracy illegal? Its ridiculous! Politics must conform to Constitutional structure; it's not the other way round! In other words, democratic activity cannot tolerate clear undemocratic politics. Politics already has a 'bad' name without using political moves to undermine properly enacted laws. That's 'sour grapes' of the worst kind. It's ludicrous; its cheap politics; and it should be illegal. Who's hurting from the shut-down? Do you think its the 1%; the corporations; the 'haves'; or is it the People who are looking for jobs; who need medical care; who have paid the price by serving in the military and are now 'turned loose' to 'die' from dirty politics? Com' on politicians, we're not stupid!

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