Pelosi v. Process
Nancy Pelosi recently stated “[t]he American people don’t care about [political] process,” and followed it up with this:
“As I’ve said to my colleagues,” Ms. Pelosi said, “ ‘Go in the door. The door’s locked? Go to the gate. The gate’s locked? Climb over the over the fence.’
“ ‘It’s too high? Pole vault in. That doesn’t work? Parachute in.’We have to get this done for the American people,” she concluded, “one way or the other.”
To no one’s surprise, Speaker Pelosi’s considers political process a tool that may be discarded, bent, or broken, in order to achieve her policy goals as quickly as possible. Would Speaker Pelosi favor disregarding due process in order to put admitted rapists behind bars more efficiently?
Of course she wouldn’t. Nor should she. The Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments safeguard traditional American notions of justice and liberty. Likewise, adherence to our Constitutionally enumerated form of government safeguards our democratic liberty.
As such, it is quite disturbing that Speaker Pelosi has so little respect for political process.
Political process (loosely defined as transparency, political accountability, reading bills before passing them) preserves our nation’s collective democratic liberty – the real ability to effect change in government.
We should elect individuals who value that freedom above any sacred-cow policy measure.
“As I’ve said to my colleagues,” Ms. Pelosi said, “ ‘Strike up a conversation with her. She’s not interested? Put some GHB in her margarita. Still concious? Hit her over the head.’
“ ‘Still resisting? Hit her again. That doesn’t work? Get a friend to hold her down.’We have to get this done for the American people,” she concluded, “one way or the other.”
Nice. I had to look GHB up.