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Article #1311Re: Call Me A Liberal
From: SMITH29
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 02:54
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 02:54
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David Kaye wrote: > > anon5c6c@nyx10.nyx.net (Name withheld by request) wrote: > > > I believe that George W. Bush re-invented himself and his Texas record > > in order to gain the presidency. > > This is true. Shrub can't even tell a lie properly, let alone run a > company. I haven't seen anyone so stupid in office since Ronald > Reagan. > > > I believe that the United States Supreme Court selected our president > > in 2000 through partisan prejudices and personal interests. They > > stated that their decision had no precedent and could not be used as a > > precedent in the future. > > Indeed this is true. First off, it wasn't even the Supreme Court's > role to select the president. That matter falls to Congress. But the > Bush team bullied the American public into accepting a Supreme Court > decision by a court filled with Bush cronies. > > > I believe that George W. Bush meant what he said about wishing he were > > a dictator and Congress makes it easier for him to behave like one. > > Indeed. For anyone who's read 1984 recently, the comparisons to the > Shrub presidency are appalling. > > > I believe that Congress is complicit in knee-jerk reactions to the > > attacks of 9/11 that have given too much power and authority to the > > president and the justice department. > > The Congress rolls over and plays dead because (1) most > Congresscritters are too stupid to know how much power they have, and > (2) most Americans are too stupid to see the implications of Bush's > actions. > > > The Patriot Act is a threat to > > our civil liberties. The Joint Resolution enacted by Congress on Sept. > > 15, 2001 allows Bush to determine which nations, organizations, or > > individuals are connected to the 9/11 attacks and also determine what > > is the necessary force to use against them. > > And Republicans of ALL people should be screaming bloody murder about > this. The Republicans are supposed to be all about civil liberties, > at least according to their own propaganda. > > > I believe that while a new cabinet level department for homeland > > security may be necessary, it is much more critical to uncover and > > correct shortcomings of the CIA, the FBI, and the NSA. > > This is why those 3 agencies are being left OUT of the Homeland > Security department. > > > I believe that the proposed TIPS program is fascist and insane. There > > are too many wacko right-wingers who would turn in dissenting > > Americans as traitors. > > One thing people failed to see is that this TIPS program would > DEPUTIZE ordinary citizens with police powers. It's not just a matter > of phoning in tips to an 800 number, but the creation of an actual > police state. xxxx I just turned you in for shootin your mouth off. Now lets see what happens. Keep in touch. 29
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