The Coming Theocracy
Posted by TFG on May 9th, 2005
Good OpinionJournal article by James Taranto about the so-called Religous Right. I wish everyone would read this who’s ever typed one word about the coming theocratic takeover of America by Bible-thumping, Jesus-shouting, cross-brandishing weirdos:
For the most part, the religious right has responded in good civic-minded fashion: by organizing, becoming politically active, and supporting like-minded candidates. This has required exquisite discipline and patience, since changing court-imposed policies entails first changing the courts, a process that can take decades. Even then, “conservative” judges are not about to impose conservative policies; the best the religious right can hope for is the opportunity to make its case through ordinary democratic means.
In the past three elections, the religious right has helped to elect a conservative Republican president and a bigger, and increasingly conservative, Republican Senate majority. This should make it possible to move the courts in a conservative direction. But Senate Democrats, taking their cue from liberal interest groups, have responded by subverting the democratic process, using the filibuster to impose an unprecedented supermajority requirement on the confirmation of judges.
…but I know they won’t — it’s easier to be sarcastic and dismissive.
May 10th, 2005 at 1:04 pm
I think Taranto hit it on the head about the difficulty of predicting political affiliation based upon religion. When pastors start preaching on politics, they find out pretty quick that their flock is a mixed lot politically.
What irks me about the “religious right” is that they feel they are entitiled to something because they voted for Bush. They aren’t the only ones who voted for “W”. Their political power is specious anyway. What are they gonna do, vote for Kerry?
May 10th, 2005 at 1:44 pm
It’s not just Bush, but the Republican majority in both houses of Congress. And they do deserve something for their votes — that Congress is their elected representative. That’s the whole point of having an election.
What the Religous Right can do is turn their back on the electoral process, if it fails to work as advertised, and deliver Congress and the Presidency back to MoveOn by staying at home. Dismiss them at your own risk. It’s not like they’ve not learned to deal with Progressives for the last 40 years. And I count myself among their number, if only for the purpose of rolling back a teeny bit of the Federal power.