The new narrative: the right wing simply does not care about the rule of law

Further to Walldon's post below and my comment, here is the obvious (and totally valid) "meme" for undermining the right wing over the NSA and other spying and anti-terrorism activities. Since its founding, the U.S.A. has always stood for the rule of law. The right wing extremists who control the Republican Party today present us with a straightforward choice: is this country going to continue to stand for the rule of law or not?

The right wing extremists simply don't get that, and they will bring this country down if they are allowed to keep trashing the Constitution with their false "cut-and-run" bravado. Not only can we fight the war on terror by following the rule of law, we must do so. It is the only way to assure we are focusing our resources on the right enemies, and are not being deflected to phony tough-guy tactics with the wrong people -- and letting the real enemies go free.

Why is that so hard to say? Short and simple with a powerful message that fence-sitting Americans need to hear and ponder. How many votes will it lose vs. the number it will gain? And remember, always, these people who could not care less about the rule of law are right wing extremists, right wing extremists, right wing extremists, right wing extremists, right wing extremists, right wing extremists, right wing extremists. . . . Not conservatives, because they are not conservatives in any reasonable formulation of that term emphasizing the importance of careful and organic change from past practice and evolved wisdom. They are true radicals who basically despise every bit of progess that came out of the Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, FDR, Truman, Kennedy, Johnson, Carter and Clinton Presidencies designed to protect ordinary citizens and ordinary workers from abuses of entrenched power. They are right wing extremists, and we cannot say that too many times to everyone possible.