Letters to the Editor
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e_five:
But why is the onus placed on Democrats ALONE in this article? From what I've been reading lately, and what I've seen of the GOP talking points bubbling through the mouths of so-called journalists, suddenly the worst abuses of the Bush administration are the fault of the Democrats.
Who said the onus is on Democrats "ALONE"? I said the opposite:
And while it was the Bush White House which initiated this practice and it was Republicans in Congress who voted for it, Democrats -- who calculated that meaningfully opposing this bill would be too politically costly and would jeopardize their election victory -- bear significant culpability for its enactment.
Having said that, though, the Democrats control the agenda of the House. When they were in the minority, they repeatedly claimed they could not control the agenda because they were in the minority. Now they are in the majority. Who else should be responsible for introducing and enacting this bill?
Moreoever, the Republican Party has, more or less in unison, made clear they support this bill. Democrats claim to oppose it. So why shouldn't the onus be on them to follow through on those claims?