Tom DeLay Comes Out Against Your Right to Privacy 


Tom DeLay (R-LaLa Land) has got more problems than you can shake a pointed stick at, and he's not helping himself based on his latest rumblings. Yes, he's finally apologized for calling for the impeachment of federal justices with whom he disagreed with regarding the Schiavo nonsense. And while the press is slobbering over these statements, he goes off again on the judiciary:
"I blame Congress over the last 50 to 100 years for not standing up and taking its responsibility given to it by the Constitution. The reason the judiciary has been able to impose a separation of church and state that's nowhere in the Constitution is that Congress didn't stop them. The reason we had judicial review is because Congress didn't stop them. The reason we had a right to privacy is because Congress didn't stop them.(Italics mine)"
Yes, you read that right: Tom DeLay thinks that your right to privacy shouldn't exist; wouldn't exist except for those activist judges. What kind of crack is this guy smoking? Who the hell is against privacy? At least the first two items he quoted has some semblance of support from some loony portion of the population. But privacy? I doubt you'd find many people outside some power-hungry politicians and nutjob law enforcement types that just can't stand the fact they can't go through your mail legally that would endorse stripping citizens of their right to privacy. (Well, that is, definitely not in such a bold way, anyhow. Small erosions of our privacy are happening every damn day.)

This guy is seriously dangerous. He sees his way out of the countless ethics violations heaped on him: he's directing everyone's attention to some non-problem that few people support but that can severely damage our government. In fact, check out this incredible non-denial of his own problems. He doesn't give a shit, really (from the Salon War Room):
DeLay also answered a couple questions about his alleged ethics violations, saying, "This stuff that's in the press is frivolous." But when Washington Times reporter Charles Hurt pressed the issue and asked if DeLay had ever "crossed the line of ethical behavior," DeLay turned a bit more demure. "Ever," he said, "is a very strong word."
 

 

Posted: Fri - April 15, 2005 at 01:26 PM          

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