Thursday, May 19, 2005

Why Do the Losers Rule the Day?

"Filibuster, filibuster, we call Judge Priscilla Owens right over."..."Sorry guys, it takes 60 votes to get us to send her right over." But wait a second, why does it take a super majority to get a judge into a position that she deserves, but only a simple majority to strike down amendments to state constitutions?

I have an idea. Conservative Supreme Court Judges should cry, "That's not fair. What about minority rights? This decision is only five to four in the majority favor. If we had a filibuster rule, we could protect the minority rights of this court."

So let's get congress to pass a Constitutional Amendment that all social issues must have a super majority of the court in their decisions. Say.....9-0? Remember, we must preserve the rights of that one offended person.

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