And we have the Republicans, ourselves and the FMA to thank for it. As we tear ourselves apart by castigating and promosing to ingore those who are not 100% opposed to the FMA, we set ourselves up for electoral extinction.
I would love to see every Democrat in a position to vote on this come out and condemn and oppose this amendment. But, I am not about to cast out those who do not, with the exception of Zell Miller. I want to storm the gates on this issue just like everyone else in here. But, we do not need everyone with us in order to that.
I'm not prepared to watch the Republicans possibly get up to a filibuster proof majority in the Senate. If we demand ideological consistency from every candidate on this issue, we can kiss seats goodbye in NC,SC,FLA,OK,Alaska, etc.
This amendment is an utter abomination. It is disgusting and thorougly condemnable. I only wish the rest of the public agreed with us. Until they do, we need to give our candidates flexibilty to respond to their own constituents. If I were Stephanie Herseth's only constituent, it would be an easy call for her on how to vote. Unfortunately for her, I am not.
Have some patience. Everything will work it self out and we will win.
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