Filibuster Bickering Getting To Be Too Much for Me

It seems to me lately that every contest the Dems and Republicans get into is solely caused by the Dems' desire to block progress and due process, as if they're kids who didn't get their own way - "oh, I can't play with the ball, well there you go", as they stab an ice pick into it.

The filibuster contest now underway is a perfect example. A duly elected administration and legislature simply are trying to do their jobs by nominating, investigation the performance history of, and appointing judges. Instead of doing the right thing which is to do what has been done for over two hundred years now - voting on the nominations, certain Dems are blocking the process because it doesn't serve THEIR political interests. The hurdles they're throwing in the way of government business certainly are not protecting OUR interests - the people's interests, regardless of which side a citizen is on in this issue. This is because their insistence on undermining the process simply moves us toward a kind of government we founded our country on fighting against - the kind where the leaders make all the decisions based on their interests instead of acting within the established political framework. Yes it's the established political framework not to filibuster a nomination for a federal judge, because it has never been used for that purpose before. The filibuster was designed to be used when working on a legislative issue (as in, voting on a bill) not for other actions that come with the job such as appointments of officials.

Whether you agree with me on this subject or not, what is at stake here is yet another little piece of our freedom. With freedom comes responsibility - be a responsible citizen and spend five minutes to "cast your vote" with a note to your leaders in federal government, your senators and representatives. Five minutes to let them know how you want them to represent you - by 1) throwing hurdles into the process by insisting on filibustering duly nominated judicial candidates or by 2) letting the established process decide the outcome as is was designed to do.

What positive action has the Democratic party taken lately to effect any change? Why are they (seemingly) making it their business to spread poison, negativity, inaction? Instead of shooting down every Republican idea that comes along, every nomination, every administration's action, how about this - how about coming up with positive, constructive alternatives and having the guts to simply vote on the issues and actions?

Here's a helpful web address which lists all the state senators (the ones we need to do the voting on the pending judicial nominations) - http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=List+of+United+States+Senators&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1. Now what excuse do you have for not dropping them a note and letting your voice be heard?