Religious Right Politics - It's Just Wrong

It's sad to see the state of the political thrust in our country today. The "might is right" mentality seems to pervade the campaigns and personal agendas of far too many in public office. Unfortunately, there is a group mindset that comes into play when those who would abuse their positions have gotten away with skirting issues of morality and ethics, as well as ignoring the law. The attitude of "who's gonna stop us?" runs rampant throughout our political system when the majority forces it's positions and opinions on the rest of society. It is not what the founders of our country intended for a civilized union, and when abused is no better than a religious/political theocracy in the middle-east forcing it's belief system on the citizens held within it's borders. There are safeguards in place in our country to keep the majority class from riding roughshod over the opposition, but many of those features have been largely ignored and set aside by filling our courts with extreme representatives of conservatism and "yes men" of the administration and corporate interests.

There are voices in the wilderness calling us to stay the course of representative democracy and re-establish the legal checks and balances as they were meant to be. And many are willing to take up leadership positions or follow the emerging leadership. Sadly, the powers currently in place do not play by the same rules. They do as they want, when they want, claiming it's for the greater good, then justifying their actions through fundamentalist rhetoric and an arrogance unseen in our land for many years.

When George W. told a reporter that he felt he was in the office of the president in this time in history because of divine guidance, it was all over. It was a moment that defined the remainder of his term, as well as outlined the scope of his thought processes and his general feeling that his decisions are somehow blessed by God and therefore the rest of us should listen to the wisdom he hands down. Yes, hands down from on high.