I find this very disturbing:
Today Paul Kirk told the State House News Service that he would continue to serve in the United States Senate until the health care vote is taken if Scott Brown wins the election.
“Absolutely,” Kirk said, when asked if he’d vote for the bill, even if Brown captures the seat. “It would be my responsibility as United States Senator, representing the people and understanding Senator Kennedy’s agenda and the rest of it … I think you’re asking me a hypothetical question but I’d be pleased to vote for the bill.”
Think about that for a minute. They are going to have an election on January 19th, and if the Democrats win, they simply won’t honor it until after the important vote on the most important issue facing the country has been cast. Whoa, boy, that is going somewhere we don’t want to go. If the Republicans even considered such a thing there would be riots. There should< be riots, or at least protests. This is so antithetical to the whole philosophy of elected representation that it is almost unbelievable that they would even consider going here. What happened to “Elections have consequences”?
Fortunately, it is not too late to do something about this. If you live in Massachusetts, Republican or Democrat you should scream about this. This is a defying of popular sovereignty that must not be allowed to stand.
Outside of Massachusetts I am not sure what we can do to stop this insane action. The battle-lines are drawn up and are pretty solid. That is why the Democrats are willing to gamble on a risky scheme like this. Their bet is that the GOP will simply swallow it, the way they have swallowed so much provocation in the past. One thing is sure: the totalitarian leanings of the Democrat Party are coming through, and are visible to any who are willing to see.
Tags: Democrats, Totalitarianism
