Reply #7: You seem to be confusing verbal opposition and legislative strategy [View All]

[K-W]

Obviously we need to oppose them. That is not the issue we are discussing here.

The issue we are discussing is legislative strategy. What is the most effective way to oppose them.

I think committing political suicide in an arena that few americans pay any attention to is NOT a good way to oppose the republicans. It is in fact a good way to give them way more power. While our congressmen are obstructing congress, the republicans will be all over the media telling America that in a time of war the democrats are shuttingdown the government because they just cant handle the fact that America rejected them.

You are 100% wrong if you think the republicans ever took the obstructionist tact. For starters, when you have a congressional majority, it is impossible to be an obstructionist, you are the one who writes the laws.

The right legislative strategy is to use the legislative power the dems have to keep debates going, keep things moderate, get some dem measures through, and have as much influence as possible on appointments, especially judges.

Obstructionism makes it harder for democrats to do things the right way, it takes away all thier leverage and poisens the nation against them. Nobody wants to see the democrats throw a temper tantrum except a small group on the left.