tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208401365281331903.post235588569396887121..comments2023-09-20T11:31:54.194-04:00Comments on Rabble Rouser Ruminations: "Stop The New FISA"Rabble Rouser Reverend Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965609706204555067noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208401365281331903.post-78003980347369596212008-07-14T15:29:00.000-04:002008-07-14T15:29:00.000-04:00Amen, Carissa. That is exactly right - WE have gi...Amen, Carissa. That is exactly right - WE have given up our rights. And we began to do that in 2000 when we allowed the Supreme Court to supercede the will of the people. Instead of shrugging our collective shoulders and allowing George Bush to take over the White House, we should have taken to the streets and fought against that bloodless coup, because that is EXACTLY what it was. The NY Times actually DID the recount, and found GORE to be the winner, yet our Fourth Estate chose to mention that as a footnote. It SHOULD have been shouted from the rooftops, from every news show, from every newspaper. Just because Bush had already begun his preparations we let it go?!?! What the hell is the matter with us??<BR/><BR/>And now we are here. Embroiled in two wars, losing right after right after right, watching the Constitution get shredded before our very eyes. And YET, people still talk at OBAMA being the Dem. nominee. His voting for FISA should have knocked him off the ballot immediately.<BR/><BR/>Along those lines, it boggles my mind that his followers are SO surprised by this. I guess I cannot believe how BLIND they truly are. I would think after Bush, people would be MORE cynical and critical (as in looking at our politicians with a critical eye), not LESS!!! How did THAT happen?!?<BR/><BR/>I honestly think that if Hillary is not our nominee, our country will be even further removed from what it was just 10 short years ago. It has already moved from being a democracy. Who knows what other rights we will surrender by then? (Not to sound alarmist or anything - but the past 7 yrs bear this fear out..)Rabble Rouser Reverend Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965609706204555067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208401365281331903.post-728309875961760542008-07-14T14:30:00.000-04:002008-07-14T14:30:00.000-04:00Once the Prez has the power, good luck trying to g...<I>Once the Prez has the power, good luck trying to get it back. </I><BR/><BR/>Even worse, once WE give up our rights, good luck trying to get them back. Honestly, our country may be called the United States of America, and on the outside it may still look the same, but inside it has been hollowed out by the power grabs of its leaders and the complacence of its citizenry.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://bluelyon.wordpress.com" REL="nofollow">BlueLyon</A>clshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943195151495184787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208401365281331903.post-33617737440090909582008-07-14T12:35:00.000-04:002008-07-14T12:35:00.000-04:00I meant to say, too, that I think OBama is SO cert...I meant to say, too, that I think OBama is SO certain he Will be KING that he wants every dictatorial tool at his disposal. When people say things like, "I will always keep the best interest of the people at heart when I supersede their civil liberties - TRUST me!" you know it's trouble. Bush did the same thing when he got the Congress to violate our Constitution and enable him to pre-emptively start wars. <BR/><BR/>So, I am not at ALL surprised that King of the Universe Obama wants to be able to spy on the peple with reckless abandon. Not at all...Rabble Rouser Reverend Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965609706204555067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208401365281331903.post-88026658766443778462008-07-14T12:15:00.000-04:002008-07-14T12:15:00.000-04:00I know exactly what you mean. Can you just IMAGIN...I know exactly what you mean. Can you just IMAGINE what they would be saying abt Hillary if SHE was the presumptive nominee and voted for FISA?? Oh, they would be demanding that the SDs change their affiliation RIGHT NOW!! You know they would! But Obama can twist and turn any which way, and they find some way to excuse him! <BR/><BR/>ANd really, he has NEVER been that much of a progressive. I meant to ask my brother how he could support someone who, not only tainted Clinton's presidency, but wants to return to the foreign policies of DONALD RUMSFELD, the man we all loved to hate! Or someone who voted for the Bush/Cheney energy bill?? HOw can they claim to be progressives and SUPPORT this man, no, CHOOSE him out of all of the options available to them at the beginning of this whole endeavor?? It makes no sense to me whatsoever. <BR/><BR/>I DO consider myself Progressive - I have always been EXTREMELY liberal, fighting for social justice and the environment, and I just do not get it. <BR/><BR/>It does seem that our votes don't matter any more. Makes me wonder if they ever really did...Rabble Rouser Reverend Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965609706204555067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208401365281331903.post-69326070692829448622008-07-14T11:38:00.000-04:002008-07-14T11:38:00.000-04:00I can't tell you how frustrated I am that the so-c...I can't tell you how frustrated I am that the so-called Progressives of this party are rolling over and sticking with Obama. I just don't get it! They are SCREAMED about Hillary's vote on Iraq, but they just shrug their shoulders when Obama votes to shred our Constitution! If the Dems had any guts, they could have ended this war by not funding it, but once this FISA bill is passed, you can't just fix it that easily. Once the Prez has the power, good luck trying to get it back. <BR/><BR/>It's frustrating, I don't know why we even vote anymore.Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835150057881066641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208401365281331903.post-28371628491183128152008-07-14T09:15:00.000-04:002008-07-14T09:15:00.000-04:00LOL - I am all for miracles, I tell ya. Maybe the...LOL - I am all for miracles, I tell ya. Maybe the additional time the DNC built in so Obama could pretend he was MLK will backfire on them!! THe longer it takes, the more people are seeing who he really is!Rabble Rouser Reverend Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965609706204555067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208401365281331903.post-72543980301558564722008-07-14T04:49:00.000-04:002008-07-14T04:49:00.000-04:00Hi! thanks for stopping at my site! The post you r...Hi! thanks for stopping at my site! The post you read is from NY Post - By: Jonah Goldberg. The pressumptive does have a very big ego, I agree with you! Let's hope my "option 3" (miracle) comes through and Hillary becomes our next president!<BR/>Thanks again!Amarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05981189355159260725noreply@blogger.com