Here’s a pice of fearmongering from the left, about the theocracy movement. I think it’s overblown (I hope it is anyway), but I present it to show the fear that has developed in some quarters.

It would be nice if the all-powerful Republicans would at least try to appear more mainstream and respectful of our history of pluralism and tolerance.

But instead, the most vocal Republicans continue to harangue and preach in such a way that the scenario outlined in the excerpted piece does not seem so far fetched.

You would think we’d learn something from the experience of the Muslim nations, so that we’d be careful to avoid even the appearance of religious dominance of government.

t r u t h o u t - William Rivers Pitt on The Theocrats and the Fillibuster Rule:
“If Frist and the Theocrats are able to do away with this last lingering firebreak, the Theocrats will have a wide-open highway on which to drive through the most terrifying aspects of their agenda. The despicable invasion of privacy that was the Schiavo mess will be a forgotten footnote compared to what will come if Frist and the Theocrats have their way with the filibuster.

Imagine this scenario: A bill is introduced in the House to require children to say the Lord’s Prayer each morning in every American public school. Arguments in favor of American pluralism and freedom of (and from) religion fall on deaf ears. Thanks to the massive GOP majority in the House, the bill is passed and reaches the Senate, where outraged Democrats are powerless to stop it without the filibuster. It passes there, and is placed on the desk of Mr. Bush, who happily signs away yet another barrier separating the church and the state.

Crazy, right? Wrong. This is a benign hypothetical compared to the draconian legislation the Theocrats would like to see passed. Should they get their way, you will not be safe in person, thought or deed if any of these cut against the fundamentalist grain. America won’t become a land of bourkas and beheadings, probably, but if you don’t have a Bible in your hand at all times, you’ll probably lose your job and credit rating. For starters.

Frist and the Theocrats do not have the destruction of the filibuster sewn up quite yet, however. The GOP has a 55-44 majority in the Senate, with Jeffords the Independent caucusing with the Democrats. 51 Senators are needed to kill the filibuster. The Democrats can count on all 44 of their Senators to oppose, and can likewise count on Jeffords to do the same. At this point, GOP Senators McCain and Chafee have also stated they will oppose the action.

Seven GOP Senators are on the fence: Collins and Snowe of Maine, Hagel of Nebraska, Lugar of Indiana, Murkowski of Alaska, Specter of Pennsylvania, and Warner of Virginia. Whoever convinces a majority of these undecided Senators will win the filibuster fight.

We have seen how ugly, bloody and dangerous things can get in other countries when religious extremists gain complete political supremacy. It can happen here. Unless it is stopped, right now, it will happen here.”