There's a reasonably interesting discussion on Democratic Underground right now: "What are the low-hanging fruit dems should grasp when we regain power?" The readers offer some fine responses (such as paper trails for voting), but I ask: Why stop at the easy fruit? Aim high.
A modest suggestion: Define the Reverend Moon and all (ALL) Dominionists as individuals devoted to the overthrow of the United States of America -- because, once you cut past their casuistry, that is precisely what they are. They do not differ from Osama Bin Laden.
Arguably, our home-grown theocrats pose a greater long-term threat than does Osama. After all, Bin Laden does not want to see this country overthrown so much as weakened and cowed. The Dominionists want to "modify" our present understanding of the Constitution -- that is, they want to chuck out freedom and turn this nation into a theocracy.
Once our government properly equates Moon and the Dominionists with the Nazis, the Soviets and other past menaces to liberty, we must arrest every politician and business leader who has received money from, or formed an alliance with, these anti-democratic forces.
The charge: Treason.
Arrest them. Try them. And if they are found guilty -- execute them.
(In general, I am an opponent of the death penalty. But for traitors of this sort, an exception may be warranted...)
2 comments:
Arrest them. Yes.
Try them. Yes.
Execute them. No. Here's why ...
A. They would be only too happy to be made martyrs.
B. I think placing them in a madrassa for 18 hours a day would be fun to watch...
C. Or being forced to look at Ann Coulter naked, round the clock.
The Bushist regime has sorely taxed my opposition of the death penalty, but these attempts to subvert the republic don't require such a heavy-handed response. Don't forget you need proof beyond a reasonable doubt; benefit of the doubt goes to the accused.
The trials should be for war crimes and crimes against humanity, which in the U.S. is punishable by imprisonment for any duration, and in some cases by death. First, though, the evidence must be collected.
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