----- Original Message ----- From: "Warren Ockrassa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 12:58 PM Subject: Re: Won what? (was Re: So it begins....)
> On Nov 29, 2004, at 10:47 AM, Dan Minette wrote: > > > From: "Nick Arnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> JDG wrote: > >> > >>> Again, the only conclusion I can draw from using loaded language like > > "so > >>> it begins" is that religious conservatives either shouldn't be > >>> allowed > > to > >>> participate in the political process, or that if they are, they > > shouldn't > >>> ever be allowed to actually *win* and maybe enact some portions of > > their > >>> Agenda. Apparently the nation's social policy is supposed to be > >>> left > > to > >>> the *losers* of election, or better yet, to judges who were never > >>> even > >>> elected in the first place! > >> > >> I don't think this is about winning or losing elections. To me, it is > >> about how the leadership views the nation. > > > > How about how the direction in which the nation wants to go? > > 52% of those who voted do not constitute "the nation". > > 18% of that 52% absolutely are not "the nation". > > Which nation do you think you live in? The US, which is a democratic republic in which the government has long been contested between two parties that each represent coalitions of a number of interests. This contest is fought on a number of levels, from local government, to state legislators, to governors, congress, senators, and the president. The relative strength of each coalition is seen in the predominance of each party at each level. Right now, the Republicans have the majority in a number of areas. Thus, the nation's and the state's actions will tend to follow the wishes of those in the Republican coalition more than those in the Democratic coalition. I'm a Democrat, but I try to be a good loser. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
