Well, what we all knew was coming now has a definitive time-table. Here's the kicker: America is no longer a Republic. I don't know of a time in history when this country has had stronger opposition to something their president was doing and were still powerless to do anything about it. One might argue: "But your elected representatives overwhelmingly supported the president's bid for war just months ago! They authorized this, hence the American people authorized this." Actually, that just shows the root of the problem. Our elected representatives no longer represent us. I have almost never in my voting life had a representative do what I thought was right. They don't do what their constituents want. They do what their party wants. And their parties are controlled by the money they receive from corporate donors. So, in a surprising way, what this war shows me is that the most important issue facing this country today is, of all things, campaign finance reform. Until the people take back the congress from the corporations we will have no check on the president and hence no balance of power.
Posted by Brian at March 18, 2003 10:02 AM | TrackBack