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Originally posted by nyk537
As some of you have already said, the real power lies with the people in this country, and we will not stand idly by and allow anyone to destroy this country.
Originally posted by percievedreality
Not true, as have been proven over the last 5 years. If you really still believe that the power is with the people and we live in the same great democracy that we always have, you are either biased to some extent or oblivious to our civil liberties that are being stripped away everyday.
The people of America have already "stood-idly" by while this country has been destroyed...infact, I would guess we are 80% down that destructive path.
Originally posted by keeb333
John McCain secured a $5 Million loan WAY back in the beginning of the primary season in order to continue in the race. Who the heck would have loaned him that money if they didn't already know that he was going to end up as the Republican candidate?
The only candidates who pushed the discussion back towards the Constitution and freedom were virtually ignored by the mainstream media, such that the voting public did not get a fair exposure to their messages (Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich).
Obviously the deck is stacked in favor of the status quo, and any real candidate that presents a threat to the status quo is going to be made to seem foolish or a "long-shot", and this is repeated so often that it becomes ingrained in the voting public.
When are people going to wake up to the fact that the electoral process in this country is very much a sham, just put on for show, so that the ruling elites can continue to squeeze the lifeblood from us plebes?
Originally posted by nyk537
Not true at all. While the government and whoever is in office may be able to make policy that I don't agree with, and put into action initiatives that I am opposed to, in the end no one has more control over how I live my life than myself.
Originally posted by nyk537
Actually they haven't for the most part. There have been several instances of right imposing legislation that has been destroyed by fierce opposition from the American people. McCain-Feingold and McCain-Lieberman come to mind. While there will always be some things that the public has no control over, that is the way this country was designed. We live in a representative republic, in which we elect people to make decisions based on our views. We don't have elected officials that do nothing more than stand around and do our bidding.
I'd also be interested to know how you figure we are "80% down a destructive path" in this country. As well as what you believe is at the end of that "path".
Originally posted by tsloan
This is why every Hillary backer and REPUBLICAN are screaming to re-vote Mich. and Fla.
We aren't going to see all of our freedoms stripped away in some ridiculous martial law situation.
In a case that's almost guaranteed to have repercussions throughout the country, California appellate judges ruled that one family's ttp://www.hsc.org/>children could not be homeschooled and must attend a government school or accredited private school. One step closer to Nazi Germany is here ! With our Oligarchy system judges tell us how our children will be raised and educated, as judges are just an extended arm of the Federal Government. All are so corrupted now there is no hope of ever seeing any real justice or moral rulings.