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Says U.S. In "More Danger Of An Attack" Because Congress Hasn't Extended Surveillance Law
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The House, which has been a shameless lapdog of the administration for the past year since the Democrats took control of that body, has a chance here to show it still has at least one vertebra left in its severely decalcified spine. It should refuse to pass any extension of NSA warrantless spying authority, and should refuse immunity for the telecom industry.
Let the president dangle in the wind on this one. Call your representative (202/225-3121) and let her or him know you want them to really protect America, by not passing the so-called Protect America bill!
DAVE LINDORFF is a Philadelphia-based investigative reporter and columnist. - Reply to this comment
- Posted by poopusbuttus at 07:13 AM : Feb 16, 2008
Well, Poopusbutthead, why didn''t The Great Decider just borrow some more money from China to buy our Marines those vehicles if he really gave a ***** about saving our Marines lives? - Reply to this comment
- You don''t really think the next President, and I believe it will be a Democrat, will voluntarily give up the illegal powers that Bush has bestowed upon himself and the office do you? The Presidency is now a dictatorship with no checks or balances. Let''s face it the America we were raised in is over and there is no going back because the people in power won''t give up that power. To prove my point notice that the Congress won''t impeach a President that has clearly broken the law. Do you also think there were only three instances of torture, which have been admitted too, that our government has done?
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- WASHINGTON - Hundreds of U.S. Marines have been killed or injured by roadside bombs in Iraq because Marine Corps bureaucrats refused an urgent request in 2005 from battlefield commanders for blast-resistant vehicles, an internal military study concludes
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I''m glad you printed this. This is kinda synonomous with not letting us tap phone calls from overseas.
Take away the tools to fight, more people end up getting hurt. - Reply to this comment
- Four More Years?
McCain and Huckabee have no basic policy differences with Bush and Cheney.
Eternal War - Borrow & Spend - Big Brother Government - Reply to this comment
- WASHINGTON - Hundreds of U.S. Marines have been killed or injured by roadside bombs in Iraq because Marine Corps bureaucrats refused an urgent request in 2005 from battlefield commanders for blast-resistant vehicles, an internal military study concludes.
Gee, I wonder who the Commander In Chief was in 2005. - Reply to this comment
- Here''s to the leader of the FAKE Christians - check out this comment
BARKLEY: Hey, I live in Arizona. I have got great respect for Senator McCain. Great respect. But I don%u2019t like the way the Republicans are taking this country. Every time I hear the word %u201Cconservative,%u201D it makes me sick to my stomach, because they%u2019re really just fake Christians, as I call them. That%u2019s all they are. But I just %u2014 I%u2019m going to vote Democratic no matter what. [..]
BLITZER: All right. One quick point before I let you go. You used the phrase %u201Cfake Christians%u201D for conservatives. Explain what you%u2019re talking about.
BARKLEY: Well, I think they %u2014 they want to be judge and jury. Like, I%u2019m for gay marriage. It%u2019s none of my business if gay people want to get married. I%u2019m pro-choice. And I think these Christians %u2014 first of all, they%u2019re supposed to be %u2014 they%u2019re not supposed to judge other people. But they%u2019re the most hypocritical judge of people we have in this country. And it bugs the hell out of me. They act like their Christians. And they%u2019re not forgiving at all.
BLITZER: So you%u2019re going to get a lot of feedback on this one, Charles.
BARKLEY: They can%u2019t do anything to me. I don%u2019t work for them. - Reply to this comment
- Hitler%u2019s war on terrorism
One of the most searing events in German history occurred soon after Hitler took office. On February 27, 1933, in what easily could be termed the 9/11 terrorist attack of that time, German terrorists fire-bombed the German parliament building. It shouldn%u2019t surprise anyone that Adolf Hitler, one of the strongest political leaders in history, would declare war on terrorism and ask the German parliament (the Reichstag) to give him temporary emergency powers to fight the terrorists. Passionately claiming that such powers were necessary to protect the freedom and well-being of the German people, Hitler persuaded the German legislators to give him the emergency powers he needed to confront the terrorist crisis. What became known as the Enabling Act allowed Hitler to suspend civil liberties %u201Ctemporarily,%u201D that is, until the crisis had passed. Not surprisingly, however, the threat of terrorism never subsided and Hitler%u2019s %u201Ctemporary%u201D emergency powers, which were periodically renewed by the Reichstag, were still in effect when he took his own life some 12 years later. - Reply to this comment
- Hitler rode roughshod over the laws of his country, ignored civil liberties, ... and created a powerful secret police that spied on citizens of Germany.
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- Impeachment Statement by Presidential Candidate Senator Mike Gravel
January 25th, 2008
by Senator Mike Gravel
While I%u2019ve been outspoken in favor of the Impeachment of Vice President Cheney and President Bush since last July, today I%u2019m announcing my very strong and unqualified support for Impeachment.
I want to very clearly and emphatically affirm the imperative of Impeachment as the Presidential Campaign begins to move into high gear and as the media is busy anointing the %u201Cfront runners.%u201D
Our political elite, those we have entrusted to be the people%u2019s representatives, have failed. Their oath of office, to protect and defend the Constitution, has been disregarded in the light of political power.
When we have a Vice President and President who openly declare they are above the law of the land, above the Constitution, how can we as Americans pretend that we live in a Democracy?
If We The People do not take action to demand accountability in the form of Impeachment, we become passive accomplices to the silent overthrow of American Democracy.
It is now time for the People to become leaders. We must teach our elected representatives to act in accordance with their oath of office and effect immediate impeachment of those who have committed these crimes against the Constitution.
READ MORE
http://www.gravel2008.us/content
/impeachment-statement-presidential-cand
idate-senator-mike-gravel - Reply to this comment
- Impeachment Statement by Presidential Candidate Senator Mike Gravel
January 25th, 2008
by Senator Mike Gravel
While I%u2019ve been outspoken in favor of the Impeachment of Vice President Cheney and President Bush since last July, today I%u2019m announcing my very strong and unqualified support for Impeachment.
I want to very clearly and emphatically affirm the imperative of Impeachment as the Presidential Campaign begins to move into high gear and as the media is busy anointing the %u201Cfront runners.%u201D
As a Candidate for President, and most importantly as an American, I firmly believe that our most important and highest priority, both as individual American citizens and as a whole Nation, is to protect, defend, and nourish the foundation of American Democracy: the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. Every other issue is of secondary importance.
The media-anointed %u201Cfront-running%u201D Presidential Candidates simply do not have the courage to tell the American public the truth.
Do we really believe that we can trust the next President to give back the dramatically expanded power of the Unitary Executive? Once absolute power has been granted, it is never relinquished voluntarily - Reply to this comment
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEcBjpsP1
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Keith Olbermann Special Comment *MR BUSH YOU ARE A FASCIST!* - Reply to this comment
- Posted by jb01201a at 02:06 AM : Feb 16, 2008
Who gives a *** - Reply to this comment
- Posted by jb01201a at 02:06 AM : Feb 16, 2008
Who gives a *** - Reply to this comment
- Keith Olbermann - you mean the same sexist person as your last prez - Clinton ! By the way, Olbermann is overbite !
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- red164 - smuck is the way this stupid hick racist bigot homophob says this word ! Schmuck !
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- THIS CHIMP IS A LIAR...HE JUST WANTS IMMUNITY FOR HIS HIGH DOLLAR TELECOM BUDDIES...
HE WILL NOW COME UP WITH SOME NEW BIN LADEN VIDEO MADE STRAIGHT FROM THE OF CRAWFORD TEXAS STUDIOS....
BUSH SHOULD BE IMPEACHED AND TRIED FOR WAR CRIMES... - Reply to this comment
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEcBjpsP1bU
Keith Olbermann Special Comment *MR BUSH YOU ARE A FASCIST!* - Reply to this comment
Impeachment Statement by Presidential Candidate Senator Mike Gravel
January 25th, 2008
by Senator Mike Gravel
While I%u2019ve been outspoken in favor of the Impeachment of Vice President Cheney and President Bush since last July, today I%u2019m announcing my very strong and unqualified support for Impeachment.
I want to very clearly and emphatically affirm the imperative of Impeachment as the Presidential Campaign begins to move into high gear and as the media is busy anointing the %u201Cfront runners.%u201D
Our political elite, those we have entrusted to be the people%u2019s representatives, have failed. Their oath of office, to protect and defend the Constitution, has been disregarded in the light of political power.
When we have a Vice President and President who openly declare they are above the law of the land, above the Constitution, how can we as Americans pretend that we live in a Democracy?
If We The People do not take action to demand accountability in the form of Impeachment, we become passive accomplices to the silent overthrow of American Democracy.
It is now time for the People to become leaders. We must teach our elected representatives to act in accordance with their oath of office and effect immediate impeachment of those who have committed these crimes against the Constitution.
READ MORE
http://www.gravel2008.us/content/impeachment-statement-presidential-candidate-senator-mike-gravel- Reply to this comment
- Impeachment Statement by Presidential Candidate Senator Mike Gravel
January 25th, 2008
by Senator Mike Gravel
While I%u2019ve been outspoken in favor of the Impeachment of Vice President Cheney and President Bush since last July, today I%u2019m announcing my very strong and unqualified support for Impeachment.
I want to very clearly and emphatically affirm the imperative of Impeachment as the Presidential Campaign begins to move into high gear and as the media is busy anointing the %u201Cfront runners.%u201D
As a Candidate for President, and most importantly as an American, I firmly believe that our most important and highest priority, both as individual American citizens and as a whole Nation, is to protect, defend, and nourish the foundation of American Democracy: the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. Every other issue is of secondary importance.
The media-anointed %u201Cfront-running%u201D Presidential Candidates simply do not have the courage to tell the American public the truth.
Do we really believe that we can trust the next President to give back the dramatically expanded power of the Unitary Executive? Once absolute power has been granted, it is never relinquished voluntarily - Reply to this comment
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