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Originally Posted by FunForOne
The checks and balances system that keeps one branch, ie. the president from "ruling" in a way that is not in the best interest of the people is for the people to vote on and elect senators to represent them.
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If they pass this, those checks and balances will be thrown out the window. Bush will be able to appoint anyone he wishes to lifetime positions and there will be no "checks and balances".
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Originally Posted by FunForOne
What if their were 99 senators from one party and 1 from the opposing party? Should that one senator be allowed to stop the progress of the other 99 senators?
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If the 1 senator is the only one with common sense he should
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Originally Posted by FunForOne
However we want to say it, what is happening is that a minority of Americans are holding the government hostage and not allowing the senators we elected to do their jobs we elected them to do.
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Small minority not approving 3 activist judges is
not holding the country hostage.