In My Opinion, its all about Individual Freedoms...

Every day, you hear that Republicans in Congress are taking bold steps on quirky subjects. One day it might be Terry Schiavo and the right to stay plugged into life support systems long after the quality of her life has declined to that of a paralyzed, bedridden person. The next day, Republicans in Congress are trying to do away with 200 years of history by ending congressional filibuster. Another day, some Republican Senator is talking about trying to punish a news comentator under the laws of Treason, for commenting about how the troop shortage has to do with low public support for the way the Iraq war is being managed.

To me, all of these Republican pushes are about taking away the peoples' choices about things involving their own lives. Families and courts should be free to decide about life support systems, not interfered-with by Congress. Filibusters may be keeping Republicans from getting judges that they want, but the filibuster itself is not the problem... Republicans want to sweep away rules that stand in their way-- not because Congressmen shouldn't be allowed to talk. And when someone speaks out with a different view about why the war is a big mess, they shouldn't be put into prison for noticing it.

Democrats have a long history of standing up for individual freedoms, and Republicans have a long history of forcing their opinions on the whole population. That's one reason why I am a Democrat.