Subversion of democracy

[dArKeR]

Are Republicans trying to steal elections they cannot win?

According to Adam Nagourney of The New York Times, Bill Clinton has provided California Gov. Gray Davis with an interesting way to look at the movement to recall him from office. Here is how the Clinton-coached Davis put it in the Aug. 19 kickoff of his anti-recall campaign:

“THIS RECALL is bigger than California. What’s happening here is part of an ongoing national effort to steal elections Republicans cannot win.
       It started with the impeachment of President Clinton, when the Republicans could not beat him in 1996. It continued in Florida, where they stopped the vote count, depriving thousands of Americans of the right to vote.
       This year, they’re trying to steal additional congressional seats in Colorado and Texas, overturning legal redistricting plans. Here in California, the Republicans lost the governor’s race last November. Now they’re trying to use this recall to seize control of California just before the next presidential election.”

http://www.msnbc.com/news/955980.asp

This isn't stealing this is Bush Crime Family Racketeering and should be investigated by an Independent Council. That's what the Dems. should be calling for.

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[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. And I bet

I IC could find a lot more dirt on W than Starr ever did on Clinton!

[rock]

2. The Republican party is a failed party

They are no longer viable as a party in a democracy. I observed this for past 10 years or so. Their values and philosopy do not fit in a society where the rule of law applies. Now as they've grown more and more inappropriate to hold office by political means they have more and more used extra-political means to acquire office - that is illegal methods. They no longer engage in politics; they engage in crime. The party actually stood for something once but they became greedy and are no longer satisfied with their share.

On edit: I always edit. I make so many typos.

[Ardee]

3. there are two failed parties here

Every day ,at DU, I read reasoned and intelligent refutations of Bush agenda's, exposes of his heinous and biased domestic policies and cuutingly accurate opinion and fact about the failures of and illegalities of his invasion of Iraq and the degradation of our position in Afghanistan as well.

One might think that, with its resources being much larger than that of the individual posters here, the Democratic Party might have been heard from a bit more in the last three years......but sadly they have not.

[ixion]

4. agreed...

if you look at the history, it hasn't always been repubs and democrats... maybe it's time to consider (seriously) candidates from other parties like greens or libertarians. perhaps those parties will evolve into the next dominant set of parties.

just a thought...

[Karenina]

5. I watch in "shock and awe"

at the CA recall. This is surely a Hollywood remake of "Bread and Circuses." This film SUCKS THE BIG ROOT. Do root around and I have no doubt you'll find the "Terminator" illustrating the concept cinematically... Meine ficken Fresse! :shrug: