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Originally Posted by Mojo_PeiPei
Their is relevance to what you say Manx, but the difference is in belief and action. The reality is, the "right" has majority support on these issues, The left doesn't.
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I don't especially care what the majority may or may not want - but since you brought it up, I disagree with your assessment. There are things that the "right" desires that coincide with what the "majority" desires and there are things that the "left" desires that coincide with what the "majority" desires. An example of each:
- Anti-gay Marriage (the "majority" and the "right")
- Terry Schiavo's Choice (the "majority" and the "left")
So no, the "right" has no more significant connection to the "majority" than the "left".
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In a sense though the left is more empowered by this, yes the right has it's people TRYING to legislate things through their reps. in congress, the left imposes itself by judicial decree.
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Your well-known displeasure with the Judiciary is certainly not something you can place on the shoulders of the left. The left does not elect the Judiciary. However, I have yet to see any reason that the Judiciary should even be considered the "left" as opposed to purveyors of the Constitution. In plain terms, what you see as the "left" in the judiciary is simply the contrast to your viewpoints which run counter to the principles of the Constitution. That you call your viewpoints the "right" and the principles of the Constitution the "left", is your choice.
But, for sake of argument, let's say the Judiciary is the "left", as you believe. The process of placing someone in the Judiciary almost certainly prevents extremism (what with judges being approved by representatives of both sides and the capability, used by both sides, of the filibuster to block extremist judges) - which is what we have been discussing. But that is not true of elected representatives - extremism is quite possible and quite easy (particularly if you start altering districts and such). So the extremist viewpoints of the "left" are NOT represented with empowerment in our government, but the extremist viewpoints of the "right" most certainly are.