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ebonlockvia Amanda at Pandagon:
"The U.S. Army in Iraq has at least twice seized and jailed the wives of suspected insurgents in hopes of “leveraging” their husbands into surrender, U.S. military documents show."
Further evidence that BushCo thinks they aren’t fighting a war so much as directing a really crappy action movie about a war. While I’m sure it’s all thrilling in neocon dreams to have romantic plots where one’s enemy is defeated because you exploit his foolish love for a mere woman, in real life once you open up the door to treating women’s bodies as strategic weapons against the enemy, you’re opening yourself up to moving onto the next level of war atrocities.
Of course, this is the administration that is about to appoint Strip Search Sammy, who argued that women should be required to tell their husbands about getting an abortion. In the BushCo worldview, women aren’t people with minds of our own that are responsible for ourselves. We’re just extensions of men, available to be seized as property in order to punish them.
And for those of you who haven't done so already, please contact your senators regarding the filibuster of Alito. I understand if you're philosophically opposed to this, certainly you're excused, but if you believe that Alito should not be sitting on the Supreme Court today's the day to act. Apparently Dems have been filling up the voice mail, fax machines and email boxes of their reps all weekend long. And to my fellow Californians, drop Feinstein and Boxer a little love for their support, won't you? Remember, positive reinforcement is a good idea too.
Still on the fence about the filibuster? I highly recommend reading this piece over at Battle Panda:
One school of thought for why we should hold off on the filibuster is that somehow the responsibility for protecting the filibuster is in Democratic hands because we know that the other side is crazy enough to use the nuclear option. Now, personally I don't know if our congress is better off with or without the filibuster, but what I do know is a situation in which we cannot use the filibuster except with the permission of the other side is not only bad for the Democratic party in this round, but a state of affair that weakens our democracy in the long run because the bully is being rewarded.
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In fact, I have this sinking feeling that the onus is always going to be on us to preserve the dignity of the republic from this point on forth because the Republicans just don't care anymore. Starting from Al Gore's gracious acceptance of his "defeat", we have bit our lip in the face of Republican shenedigans and outrageousness. Sometimes, when we feel uppity, we sigh dramatically and perhaps even roll our eyes a little. We keep waiting for the American people to recognize our patience and forebearance, but all they see is a party that won't stand up for itself. So why should they think that we would stand up for Americans either?
Like Dadahead said. The Dems must have the world's driest powder keg by now. If not now, then when?
"The U.S. Army in Iraq has at least twice seized and jailed the wives of suspected insurgents in hopes of “leveraging” their husbands into surrender, U.S. military documents show."
Further evidence that BushCo thinks they aren’t fighting a war so much as directing a really crappy action movie about a war. While I’m sure it’s all thrilling in neocon dreams to have romantic plots where one’s enemy is defeated because you exploit his foolish love for a mere woman, in real life once you open up the door to treating women’s bodies as strategic weapons against the enemy, you’re opening yourself up to moving onto the next level of war atrocities.
Of course, this is the administration that is about to appoint Strip Search Sammy, who argued that women should be required to tell their husbands about getting an abortion. In the BushCo worldview, women aren’t people with minds of our own that are responsible for ourselves. We’re just extensions of men, available to be seized as property in order to punish them.
And for those of you who haven't done so already, please contact your senators regarding the filibuster of Alito. I understand if you're philosophically opposed to this, certainly you're excused, but if you believe that Alito should not be sitting on the Supreme Court today's the day to act. Apparently Dems have been filling up the voice mail, fax machines and email boxes of their reps all weekend long. And to my fellow Californians, drop Feinstein and Boxer a little love for their support, won't you? Remember, positive reinforcement is a good idea too.
Still on the fence about the filibuster? I highly recommend reading this piece over at Battle Panda:
One school of thought for why we should hold off on the filibuster is that somehow the responsibility for protecting the filibuster is in Democratic hands because we know that the other side is crazy enough to use the nuclear option. Now, personally I don't know if our congress is better off with or without the filibuster, but what I do know is a situation in which we cannot use the filibuster except with the permission of the other side is not only bad for the Democratic party in this round, but a state of affair that weakens our democracy in the long run because the bully is being rewarded.
[...]
In fact, I have this sinking feeling that the onus is always going to be on us to preserve the dignity of the republic from this point on forth because the Republicans just don't care anymore. Starting from Al Gore's gracious acceptance of his "defeat", we have bit our lip in the face of Republican shenedigans and outrageousness. Sometimes, when we feel uppity, we sigh dramatically and perhaps even roll our eyes a little. We keep waiting for the American people to recognize our patience and forebearance, but all they see is a party that won't stand up for itself. So why should they think that we would stand up for Americans either?
Like Dadahead said. The Dems must have the world's driest powder keg by now. If not now, then when?
