Bush To Ignore Voice of the People

[Jon Shafer]

Originally posted by Tassadar5000
I'm still hearing that the polls say support is incredibly low without UN backing....

"Slightly more than half (52 percent) say they would still support U.S. military action if the U.N. weapons inspectors do not find evidence that Iraq has chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons but President George W. Bush’s administration says intelligence reports indicate Iraq does possess the weapons. Forty-one percent would oppose action under those circumstances."

"... 60 percent of respondents say they would support the use of military force against Iraq in general (35 percent do not) ... Eight-one percent say they would support such action if the United States joined together with its major allies to attack Iraq and had the full support of the United Nations Security Council (15 percent would not)."

Newsweek.

[Shi Huangdi]

I think Bush makes the cases to American people that disarming Hussein is nessecary(which he has pretty much already done), and that our allies simply are not cooperating, I think Bush will get substantial support.

[David Floyd]

The thing is, though, what Bush is saying is that he will ignore public opinion on the matter no matter what the polls say.

[Shi Huangdi]

Originally posted by David Floyd
The thing is, though, what Bush is saying is that he will ignore public opinion on the matter no matter what the polls say.

So are you saying poltiicians should always keep a finger in the wind and do what the polls say? If 60% of the people wanted to ban all guns, would you want Bush to support that?

[Capt Dizle]

Originally posted by David Floyd
The thing is, though, what Bush is saying is that he will ignore public opinion on the matter no matter what the polls say.

Its called leadership David.

[David Floyd]

So are you saying poltiicians should always keep a finger in the wind and do what the polls say? If 60% of the people wanted to ban all guns, would you want Bush to support that?

Not at all. The will of the people should be irrelevant when it comes to morality.
But if Bush wants to claim that he has some sort of popular mandate, or that he represents the will of the people, then he shouldn't make statements like the one he made.

[Ramo]

Of course he will. How else could he maintain his grip on power?

[David Floyd]

Its called leadership David.

Actually it's called murder and stealing.

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Bush To Ignore Voice of the People

Usually a good call, but probably for the wrong purpose in this case... the people are usually wrong.

I mean, almost half of them who voted, voted for him, what does that tell you?

[ranskaldan]

He's supposed to listen to the Voice of the People?



He just needs to listen to the 51 per-cent. That 51 per-cent can contain whichever groups are most convenient at the time. And these groups currently do not include anti-war protestors.

[Jon Shafer]

Originally posted by David Floyd
The thing is, though, what Bush is saying is that he will ignore public opinion on the matter no matter what the polls say.

He said he's going to ignore the hippies who need hobbies. You have to give him credit.

[David Floyd]

He said he's going to ignore the hippies who need hobbies.

No, he's saying he's going to ignore war protests, period.

[Ramo]

Even Nixon listened to the "voice of the people" (documents declassified since then show that the massive protests during the Viet Nam War had curbed his actions). What does this say about Shrub?

[Shi Huangdi]

Just because a certain segment of population is loudest doesn't mean we should follow their whims.

[Bereta_Eder]

Bush is a moron. So he has proven it again. So what?