At 12:57 AM 11/14/03 -0600, The Fool wrote:
<<http://www.pandagon.net/archives/00001992.htm>>
Murder, Murder
WASHINGTON-January 6, 2004. A paramilitary organization calling itself the Christian Liberation Front changed the balance of power in Washington by a pair of brutal attacks this afternoon. A force estimated at about 200 CLF commandos stormed the Supreme Court building, killing 35 people, including five Supreme Court Justices. At the same time, a contingent of 1,000 CLF paramilitaries attacked the Hart Senate Office Building, where a Senate Democratic Caucus meeting was being held. Approximately 50 people were killed in the attack. Once the commandos had seized the building, they systematically killed Democratic senators from states with Republican governors. Here is a list of the 21 senators killed
Daniel Akaka Byron Dorgan Mary Landrieu John Breaux Bob Graham Blanche Lincoln Hillary Clinton Ernest Hollings Barbara Mikulski Kent Conrad Daniel Inouyye David Pryor Tom Daschle Tim Johnson Harry Reid Mark Dayton Ted Kennedy Paul Sarbanes Chris Dodd John Kerry Chuch Schumer
Joe Lieberman was campaigning in South Carolina, and missed the assassins. The attackers turned themselves in to police, and are proudly confessing their crimes, cooperating with authorities.
If the governors appoint Republican replacements, there will be 72 Republicans in the US Senate until replacement elections can be held. Even if a few Democrats are named, there will be likely at least 60 votes to vote for cloture and appoint replacements for the slain Supreme Court justices, changing the balance of power on the court.
Right-wing "Christian" posts a fantasy about assassinating 21 Democratic Senators, 5 Supreme Court Justices, and 59 other innocent people for an added bit of flavor, then has the audacity to ruminate over it as if he's asking whether or not we should have a strong dollar policy. Be careful to note, he's not *advocating* it...he's just saying, you know...he thinks about it sometimes. And has to debate whether or not this is a good idea.
<<http://markbyron.typepad.com/main/2003/11/the_usefulness__1.html>>
Would five extra conservatives on the Supreme Court and a filibuster-free Senate be worth the bloodshed? It is opposing evil, given some of the less-than-biblical decisions that have emanated from the court.
That you have to ask tells us all we need to know.
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-- Ronn! :)
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