I realize this thread has strayed a bit off topic. I have been trying to read all of the posts before commenting and I want to say something towards the OP:
So, the Dems are afraid of violent backlash...
They were elected by people who placed their trust in them to look out for their constituents best interests. They voted in a bill that their constituents did not support and they did it in a way that was perceived (and is) sneaky and underhanded.
Not everyone responds with nonviolent protests and angry posts on the internet. Not everyone makes mature and rational arguments. When you tick off the masses you don't only tick off the intellectuals; you also tick off the brick throwers and the unstable folks. Those reps wanted to sit in the big boy seats and make big boy decisions and they voted in a way that the people who put them in office did not want them to vote. They should be afraid. When one intentionally angers a large group of people not everyone in that group will respond the same way.
The moral of the story is that just because you have power to do something it is not always wise to do it because angry people do not always respond well to getting hosed.
So, the Dems are afraid of violent backlash...
They were elected by people who placed their trust in them to look out for their constituents best interests. They voted in a bill that their constituents did not support and they did it in a way that was perceived (and is) sneaky and underhanded.
Not everyone responds with nonviolent protests and angry posts on the internet. Not everyone makes mature and rational arguments. When you tick off the masses you don't only tick off the intellectuals; you also tick off the brick throwers and the unstable folks. Those reps wanted to sit in the big boy seats and make big boy decisions and they voted in a way that the people who put them in office did not want them to vote. They should be afraid. When one intentionally angers a large group of people not everyone in that group will respond the same way.
The moral of the story is that just because you have power to do something it is not always wise to do it because angry people do not always respond well to getting hosed.
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