Liberals Only Agenda?

Question

Just a quick civics lesson:we have a democratic form of government based on majority rule.
Why do Liberals insist upon using legislation and the judicial system to force their agenda upon the majority of Americans who oppose it?

I understand our system of government and the roles of elected representatives.They are exactly that,representatives who are elected by a majority of voters based on the belief that when they are passing laws,budgets,etc...they are making their decisions in accordance with the will of those who elected them.
Now answer the question please;I kept it simple for a reason.

I really love this forum! Again ,those who labled me a neo-con or conservative,based their decision on nothing more than the wording of my question.
FYI,i am for the most part "middle of the road" supporting both liberal and conservative issues based on their merit and on my belief as to if they are going to contribute to the betterment of all Americans at a reasonable cost.

Answer 1

because they hate the republicans and they want they to pay

Answer 2

As most neocons seem to do, you asked a question about an opinion that you try to pass off as a fact. I see no evidence that this is true, and you offer no examples.

You asked, "Why do Liberals insist upon using legislation and the judicial system to force their agenda upon the majority of Americans who oppose it?" , yet you don't list one thing that Libs are trying to pass that the American public is against!


OK, you want to go by majority rules? That's fine, but then you also have to accept:

1) Abortion remains legal (65% of Americans are pro-choice).

2) More gun control laws (60% in favor)

3) The government would fund stem cell research (70% in favor)

4) We would be withdrawing from Iraq (65% in favor)

5) Al Gore would be President (won the popular vote)

Still want to make this argument?

And I did not label you a neocon, just stated that the nature of your question is compatible with the wording of most questions listed by neocons on this site. And I would like a few examples to support your question please.

Answer 3

Congress is allowed to use legislation to pass laws, whomever is the majority. thats why theyre elected. However, Liberals often use the unsavory tactic of using the judiciary (much of which they appointed) when legislation failed to pass those same laws. This is why many laws across the country that benefit a small few, were ruled legal by a liberal judge. Legalized baby slaughter guised under the rhetoric of "planned parenting" is a shining example of a liberal elitist judiciary imposing their will upon millions. Roe v. Wade was the path liberals used to accomplish this, instead of going the route of passing legalized baby sluaghter through congress, knowing full well it would never pass, they went to the bench instead.

Answer 4

Politics is about pushing agendas, no matter where on the spectrum you are.

We don't live in a majority-rule government, as others have said. Our democracy is about protecting the rights of the minority, because majority rule just kind of happens. Who's to say the "majority of Americans" oppose an unspecified "liberal" agenda? Thanks to our representative form of government and checks and balances, "tyranny by the majority" is harder to achieve.

Answer 5

The liberals and the conservatives are pretty evenly mixed. And if you think the country was founded on plain old "majority rules," why do we have a Senate as well as a House of Representatives? Why can't majority rule, flat out, in our legislature, too?

Answer 6

Oh, because conservatives have not done the same in the past 6-7 years under Bush? You have to see things from all sides of the arguement not just yours? So, would you mind backing off?

Answer 7

Actually, we do not have majority rule. We have a republic in which the rights of the minority are protected, and decisions are made by a tiny minority /elected/ by the majority in various districts (which may or may not add up to a national majority).

Answer 8

actually, we are a democratic-republic. people are elected to represent us. we are not a majority rule nation. we are a nation that pretty much selects from two parties and the majority out of those two parties rules.

Answer 9

Do you really think the majority of this country agreed with the way the tax cuts were divided up? Get real. This cuts both ways and you know it.

Answer 10

You need to take a class in government. You have no idea of how a democracy works. We have system of checks and balances, thank goodness.

Answer 11

Minority liberal Socialists have always tried to push their agenda with the help of pathetic knee-jerk judges and left-wing media