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"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men."-John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, first Baron Acton (1834–1902).
Originally posted by sorgfelt
You seem to be trying to blame Obama for everything. The failures to abide by our Constitution were aggressively followed by Obama's predecessors, especially George Bush.
He is the one who contrived to use the 9/11 massacre (for me, the jury is still out as to whether or not it was a false flag operation) to send our troops into two unnecessary wars, causing far more destruction to ourselves, as well as many times that to many innocent people of other countries, than 9/11 even approached. As he did so, that, as well as the lax oversight over mortgage lending, brought about the recession, as well as drove our national debt farther above the ceiling.
George Bush continued the assault on our civil liberties, using fear as an excuse, making travel increasingly unpleasant, at least.
He only continued the tradition of previous presidents who set up the income tax, the federal monetary system, the national security acts of 1947 and 1949. Don't blame it all on Obama. That is hypocrisy.
Originally posted by sorgfelt
reply to post by OldCorp
You seem to be trying to blame Obama for everything. The failures to abide by our Constitution were aggressively followed by Obama's predecessors, especially George Bush. He is the one who contrived to use the 9/11 massacre (for me, the jury is still out as to whether or not it was a false flag operation) to send our troops into two unnecessary wars, causing far more destruction to ourselves, as well as many times that to many innocent people of other countries, than 9/11 even approached. As he did so, that, as well as the lax oversight over mortgage lending, brought about the recession, as well as drove our national debt farther above the ceiling. George Bush continued the assault on our civil liberties, using fear as an excuse, making travel increasingly unpleasant, at least. He only continued the tradition of previous presidents who set up the income tax, the federal monetary system, the national security acts of 1947 and 1949. Don't blame it all on Obama. That is hypocrisy.
Originally posted by ownbestenemy
Originally posted by OldCorp
I didn't address the people...because I AM their voice. It is the employees of the Federal government who need to get their act straight, because without their help Obama couldn't find his way to the head.
Then you wholly do not understand the concept presented in the Declaration of Independence. That Free Men (all inclusive; men and women), regardless of employment or station, hold the political power. I won't deny that there are many within the bowels of the Federal Government that do enable, but the Individual on a whole acquiesces their political power freely.
And you or me are not enabling him? The reelection rates for incumbent Representatives is ridiculously high and short of killing someone, most know they firmly hold their seats because of you and I and our acquiescence.
This could spawn a whole other topic -- depending on how one sees the Constitution. Founders such as James Madison, the "Father of the Bill of Rights", only put them in place because they needed the support of States that wanted them. He argued that such "Bills of Rights" would lead to the school of thought that by merely listing certain Rights, the Government could see the innumerable Rights we retain as not protected. One could say it has lead to the thought that Rights are granted by the Government; a view many hold today because of poor education regarding the concept of inherent and unalienable Rights. By I digress, this is a discussion for a different topic.
And this is why I recognized that President Obama is fresh in the mind and that is why the list contains only what you think to be a list of abuses. But I think if we, as Individuals and collectively as the People are to flex our inherent political power, we need to expand the scope to show that the abuses have been happening for a much longer time.
A valid argument could be said that the Declaration was nullified and no longer recognized as a guiding doctrine because of the Civil War. In which Free Men, sought to change their Government and were struck down. Regardless of their reasons; good or bad; they had that Right as inscribed and recognized in the Declaration of Independence and were punished for trying to invoke it.
Originally posted by psych
government employees are the most productive people on the planet.