July 01, 2003

"Return rule to the people" -- chant of hundreds of thousands marching in the Chinese province of Hong Kong.

Meanwhile, the Chinese Communist Party celebrates it's 82 birthday, with party chief Hu Jintao saying,"Power should be used for the people. Concern should be shown for the people and benefits sought for the people." Contrast that with what the people of Hong Kong are chanting in the streets.

I imagine Hu's statement reflects the private sentiments of many members of the powerful committee in control of the laws of the United States. If the people of America had not lost the true spirit of democracy and liberty which was their inheritance, perhaps we'd have hundreds of thousands outside the Supreme Court chanting, ""Return rule to the people".

Posted by Greg Ransom