The news was agog over faith and politics mixing this weekend on “Justice Sunday.” I sort of heard it was coming, but I paid little attention. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist was scheduled to speak, and the news media dredged up every voice they could find to say that it was wrong to mix religion and politics.
There was a time in my life I would have agreed, but I think we’ve had people antagonistic toward religion in charge of our nation for too long. The constitution doesn’t say that religion and politics should never mix; it says the Congress shall not establish a church nor infringe upon freedom of religion. I am of the conservative Christian belief that we’ve backed up far enough.
Here’s something I didn’t know about “Justice Sunday“. Nearly 61 million people watched it. 86 million people watched the Super Bowl this year. That should give you an idea of how many people think the current fillibustering of conservative judges should end.
The constitution is clear – the President nominates, the Senated gives an up-or-down vote. There are a handful of Democrats that will not permit a vote on the nominees because they know these judges will be confirmed easily. They have stopped the vote and any debate simply because they don’t like these judges – because they are conservative judges.
The Senate will be removing the fillibuster rule shortly, and it’s about time. If the Democrats want to preserve the ability to fillibuster in the future, then they should concede that they have lost this battle and agree to let the vote be taken. Five years is too long to hold up a vote.
Chasing the Wind 
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