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Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely

December 29, 2005September 29, 2018 B. John 270 Views

As the old saying goes, “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” There is no clearer example of this than the Bu$h Administration’s lack of concern for laws and the Constitution. We have seen, over and over again, in the past how government agencies, authorized to snoop, always overstep. Now we begin to learn that the NSA has been spying on its own people, journalists, and even Congressmen. So, it’s no wonder Bu$h gets his way, Karly Rove probably has a dossier on most members of Congress and the Government.

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Republican Speeches on Impeachment

December 28, 2005September 29, 2018 B. John 241 Views

Let’s see of these Republicans trot out the same speeches in light of Bu$h’s recent admission that he unconstitutionally had the NSA monitor Americans.

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Warrant-less Searches-Letter to Congressman Jim Davis

December 19, 2005September 29, 2018 B. John 204 Views

I sent the following letter to my Congressman:

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Frist Uses AIDS Charity to Pay Political Cronies

December 19, 2005 B. John 181 Views

I realize the Republicans have raised the art of corruption to new levels, but the fact that Senator Frist is using a charity to take care of his political cronies is, in my opinion, taking things to a whole new level…somewhere that’s about as low as I can imagine.

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GOP-Mart Gift Certificates-Get Yours Today!

December 14, 2005 B. John 146 Views

Just in time for Christmas, get your GOP-Mart Gift Certificates.

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Washington Post Shines Light on UnBiblical Religious Right

December 14, 2005September 29, 2018 B. John 247 Views

Why in recent years have conservative Christians asserted their influence on efforts to relieve Third World debt, AIDS in Africa, strife in Sudan and international sex trafficking — but remained on the sidelines while liberal Christians protest domestic spending cuts?

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Patriot Act And Domestic Suveilance

December 14, 2005September 29, 2018 B. John 212 Views

This is what things like the PATRIOT Act have brought us to. Perhaps the Constitution should be moved from the Washington area to a safer location (maybe Canada can hold it for us until our own government is grown up enough to know how to use it safely). Apparently no one in Washington is over 21 years old. Obviously our previous lessons about the dangers of domestic surveillance by government agencies have been forgotten.

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White House Still Pushing Torture

December 5, 2005 B. John 391 Views cheney, torture, attrocity, CIA, gulag, mccain, rendition, Bush, secret, Congress, white house, senate

Reuters has a story saying that the White House has been meeting with Sen. John McCain in an effort to obtain an exemption so that the CIA can torture people. I continue to find it abhorrent that we are even discussing how this country might use torture. It’s proven to be ineffective, so to what end is Dick Cheney so interested in keeping this option open.

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Katherine Harris and MZM

November 29, 2005 B. John 266 Views

Mitchell Wade has since left MZM to spend more time with his lawyers. But before his high-flying life as a corrupt defense contractor came to a grinding halt last summer he was into more than Duke Cunningham. Wade’s MZM was in deep with Rep. Katherine Harris (R-FL).

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Hoping The Democrats Get A Spine

November 13, 2005September 29, 2018 B. John 295 Views

The Alito nomination comes at a critical moment for the Democratic Party. With President Bush’s poll numbers plummeting, Democrats are finding a new optimism about their chances in 2006 and 2008. But to capitalize on the Republicans’ weakness, the party needs to show that it has an alternative vision for the country.

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Some Leaks Are More Important Than Others

November 10, 2005 B. John 413 Views Congress, Corruption, classified information, leak, leaking, leaks

Less than a week after a Washington Post story about the existence of the CIA’s secret prisons, Sen. Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) and House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) have called for an investigation into the leak of this information. “Such an egregious disclosure could have long-term and far-reaching damaging and dangerous consequences.”