Ian Murray wrote:
>
> [Nathan wrote:]
> >
> > As I've repeated, progressives should suck up the judicial deference
> to
> > Congress and organize to change the fucking law. I know one reason
> a lot of
> > lefties like the courts is that the deux ex machina of court
> decisions means
> > they don't have to get their hands dirty with lesser evil decisions
> in the
> > political realm in order to form the majorities necessary for
> passage of
> > legislation.
> >
This is funny. Were all of us who disagree with Nathan to switch over tonight to vigorous compromising with the DP, the political waters of this nation would be about as ruffled as would the Pacific if someone spit into to it. That is, if Nathan's proposed strategy were workable, it would have already worked. So why does he bother to preach to this list? Even if he persuades anyone, he won't have made any difference.
Carrol