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10/26/2005: Do NO harm...
Today’s Gem from David Corn:”…Should liberals and Democrats choose sides in this shootout [over Miers] between the neocons/legal cons and the social cons?
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Here's an idea that I reserve the right to reject upon further reflection: Democrats in the Senate should vote "present" on the Miers nomination. It's not an aye,†and it's not a nay.
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Oh, some cranky think-tankers and commentators will call this a cop-out, a dereliction of constitutional duty. But why validate--or be used by--either side in the Republicans civil war? Once in a while, the correct response to a situation is, don't just do something, sit there.
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In the meantime, the Senate Democrats ought to consider taking a Hippocratic approach to the vote on Miers' nomination: First, do no harm.
Karen on 10.26.05 @ 02:12 PM CST
