[Mb-civic] Let's Have This Fight - Washington Post

[William Swiggard]

Let's Have This Fight

By E. J. Dionne Jr.
Saturday, July 9, 2005; Page A15

Should a temporary majority of 50.7 percent have control over the entire 
United States government? Should 49.3 percent of Americans have no 
influence over the nation's trajectory for the next generation?

Those are the stakes in the coming fight over the next Supreme Court 
justice. The much-maligned "outside groups" preparing for battle over 
President Bush's choice deserve credit for openly acknowledging this 
struggle for power.Speaking from Denmark on Wednesday, Bush couldn't 
resist a knock at "special-interest groups" for exploiting the court 
debate on behalf of "their own fundraising capabilities." Okay, shame on 
them for raising all that money. But these groups -- left and right -- 
are fighting because they know how much this matters.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/08/AR2005070801685.html?nav=hcmodule
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