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M. D. Harmon of the Portland Press Herald in Maine has a good column today, and this is a sample:

[I]f roles were reversed and Republicans were as united as Democrats now are to obstruct their opponents' agenda (they never have been, which is why this issue never came up before), Democrats would outlaw the filibuster....It would be a no-brainer for them. "Block our judges? We'll show you who has the votes!" And the body of the filibuster would be found in an alley with a bullet between its eyes.

Democrats, bless their little hearts, know that they are elected to win disputes over important issues. Thus, they will do what it takes to prevail, even if they have to twist, kick, gouge, bite and gore (sorry) their opponents' tenderest parts to do it.

If judges just interpreted laws instead of making them, we wouldn't see politicians campaign by saying they would appoint jurists who would rule their way rather than the other guy's. But they do. So, who are our real rulers --- the people we elect, or the unelected judges who overrule them?

Good question.