Tom DeLay - Fascist

From the NYT:

"The failure is to a great degree Congress's," Mr. DeLay said. "The response of the legislative branch has mostly been to complain. There is another way, ladies and gentlemen, and that is to reassert our constitutional authority over the courts."

The last time I checked although Congress can pass law it is the judicial branch's authority to rule whether such laws or actions are constitutional or not. Furthermore, however unfair it may seem at times, the way to assert judicial independence from the short-sighted whims of Congress is to make sure that Congress does not have authority over the courts in this manner.

Any second grader could tell you it's called checks and balances.

How is this man not a fascist?

Courtesy of dictionary.com, the definition of fascism is:

1. often Fascism
   1. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
   2. A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.
2. Oppressive, dictatorial control.

Nuff said.