Democrats Against Democracy
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I'm sure this has been mentioned already on Red State but I wasn't around to read it so it didn't make a sound. Any updates readers have on this strange behavior by the Dems will be greatly appreciated.
A strange thing happened on the Senate floor December 16th, Senator Rick Santorum introduced Senate Resolution 337 which condemning the harmful, destructive, and anti-Semitic statements of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran. Ahmadinejad announced that Israel should be "wiped off the map" and that the Holocaust was a "myth." The resolution passed unanimously. The strange thing was that his earlier try at such a resolution was held up due to Democrat objections. Why did they object to the earlier resolution? Because it had language supporting self-determination and a free and fair national referendum. The offensive clauses:
- The Senate supports efforts by the people of Iran to exercise self-determination over the form of government of their country.
- The Senate supports a national referendum in Iran, with oversight by international observers and monitors, to certify the integrity and fairness of the referendum.
Well, anyone can see why that's offensive, it's a call for Democracy! Why do the Democrats object to Democracy? They won't say. They won't even let us know which Democrats objected. When the first offensive referendum was brought to the floor Senator Ron Wyden said: "Mr. President, while I personally am vehemently opposed to the statements that have been made by the President of Iran, I have been asked by the Members on this side of the aisle to object, and I do so object." One lone voice wouldn't be enough for the party to openly object to Democracy in Iran, this has to come from the leadership. Why they won't come out in the open with who and why they objected I can only speculate that it's because GWB is for it and their objections can't be rationally defended.