Sandra Day O'Connor warns of fascism

Why have we not heard more about former Supreme Court Justice (Republican) Sandra Day O'Connor's March 9, 2006 speech at Georgetown University? Many of you may have not heard anything about the speech at all.

"She told an audience at Georgetown University that Republican proposals, and their sometimes uncivil tone, pose a danger to the independence of the judiciary, and the freedoms of all Americans." Legal Affairs, "O'Connor Decries Republican Attacks on Courts", by Nina Totenberg March 10, 2006.

In paraphrasing she said that the republican controlled congress and the Bush administration by their proposals and appointments to the bench are leading us on a course to fascism. She said to avoid these endings we must stop its beginnings.

Sandra Day O'Connor is no liberal. She is no Michael Moore. She is no Randi Rhoads. She is not even a Democrat. Sandra Day O'Connor is a republican appointed to the United States Supreme Court by republican Reaganld Regan. She was a member of the gang of five that handed the Presidency to George W. Bush in 2000. From the tone of her speech and its message she seems to be having regrets. Her warning must be heard. When your mother tells you that your poem is good that is one thing. But when your English professor tells you that your poem is good that is another thing. Sandra Day O'Connor is your English professor in this scenario.

The message about the fact that we are heading down a path to fascism should be alarming and should scare us to death. Bush says that the terrorists hate us for our freedom but he and his party are trying everything they can to take our freedoms away. If you don't think our Constitution and the Bill of Rights are under attack you are crazy.

However, the point here is not to address the issue concerning losing our democracy to fascism (see previous blog neoconFascism trilogy), but to give a reason why we have not heard more about Sandra Day O'Connor's March 9, 2006 speech at Georgetown University. In reality the two are actually a cause and effect relationship. The media largely owned by big corporations directly controls what is reported. News stories are reported and not reported based on the effect they would or could have on the right wing, neoconFascism agenda which in turn could negatively effect the financial bottom line of the corporate owned media.

It would be incredulously damaging to the neoconFascism agenda if American citizens were privy to O'Connor's speech. It would only be damaging if the American citizens actually know what fascism is and if they care about their democracy. Knowing that O'Connor believes that the republican controlled congress and the Bush administration are taking steps to destroy our democracy should make even the republican voters protest against losing it.