MoveOn touts "Citizen Filibusters" as the way to halt "right wing power grab"

MoveOn ^ | 5/23/05

[dukeman]

Kinda reminds me of those "citizen arrests" Goober used to perform in Mayberry to help Barney Fife.

What will YOU be saying at your area's citizen filibuster?

[PBRSTREETGANG]

I may have to exercise my "citizen nuclear option".

[TheBigB]

Because moron.org has been sooooo effective in the past. ;o)

[midwyf]

What BS! They must really be afraid that we are going to return some sanity to the country.

[LIConFem]

I love this "power grab" stuff. They (libs) get tossed out of power by the electorate, and somehow the 'pubs are stealing power from them.

Talk about denial!!

Now if we could just get our 'pubbies to act like they've actually won the election...

[The_Victor]

The tactics of those who cannot win by any legitimate means.

[Petronski]

"Right now, radical Republicans in the Senate are trying to get absolute power over our courts so they can nominate judges who will strike down environmental laws, the minimum wage, and even our right to privacy. But we're not going to let it happen."

Proof that leftists get all the really good drugs.

[EagleUSA]

They must really be afraid that we are going to return some sanity to the country.
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I think alot of these bottom-feeders, like MORON.ORG, got so used to the "anything goes" mentality of the Klintoon administration, that the idea of again having to OBEY LAWS and be governed by THE CONSTITUTION, that they are just going nuts -- why the very idea of being a lawful, American citizen again, that is just unacceptable!!!!

[Condor51]

"We've consistently found MoveOn members to be the most eloquent and passionate advocates for our values."

[dukeman]

Now if we could just get our 'pubbies to act like they've actually won the election

Amen and amen! I hope the Senate leadership can beg, borrow, or steal some gonads so they can make that vote.

[claudiustg]

They lost at the ballot box so no they are using intimidation in front of public buildings, JUST LIKE THE NAZIS.

Sorry I couldn't resist. :^)

[Tanniker Smith]

We have a check on absolute power. It's called an "election."

[MichiganConservative]

We have a check on absolute power. It's called an "election."

I thought it was the right to bear arms.

[JLGALT]

Yesterday afternoon, MoveOn sent e-mails to their supporters. They asked them to sign a petition. They also had one of their members, I think, post the internet address on the AARP bulletin board!

[Phrostie]

Some grassroots movement!
We will tell you who can speak, and we will tell you what to say and we will notify the media in advance of your spontanious demonstrations.

[blastdad51]

I have a suggestion for a location they could filabuster at...thier local landfill.

[Tanniker Smith]

I thought it was the right to bear arms.

I've always been for the right to arm bears.
You know, just to see if it'd be a balance of power with the hunters, or if they'd just go after the tree huggers.
Hmmmmmmmmm, I think I could put in a grant application for a few million for a study on this . . . .

[FlipWilson]

At first they were annoying, now they are just entertaining as all get out. I am throwing a tailgate at the next citizen filibuster event, who is with me? Hell, we can even coordinate it with Abu Grahib Day.

[Lazamataz]

You lost.

Move on.

Dot org.

[trebb]

. . . the importance of the filibuster as a check on absolute power . . .

I thought that a multi-party system and other checks and balances took care of that. What they really mean is that they need something to put them on the path to their own absolute power - in that case, absolute power would be a good thing...