Thread: Bush takes another step backwards

Man, he really doesn't like the Bill of Rights

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080710/...t_surveillance

Those videos are amazing. I'm going to miss Bush when he stops being American president. I've always thought he's kind of cute. He comes over as a bit helpless, well-meaning but can't help getting things wrong. And his accent is nice. I get the feeling that that he's be kind of nice to meet, if it weren't for the fact that he'd probably think he's better than me because he has a full time job and a car.

Anyway, yeah. Wire tapping is apalling. How does he still get these things passed?

Yeah apachama it makes sense this is one of the reasons he is chosen for sock puppet, you don't want him to go off stage.

while I agree this is not the right direction, I can help but notice the bias in the report "lame duck" when he still gets pretty much everything he wants done.

Originally Posted by tkdyo

while I agree this is not the right direction, I can help but notice the bias in the report "lame duck" when he still gets pretty much everything he wants done.

"Lame Duck" is not a bias or even a negative comment. It is a specific term used to describe a president near the end of his second term. "Lame" means it typically becomes more and more difficult for him to make a difference in the White House because people are concentrating too much on the next election.

Originally Posted by apachama

Anyway, yeah. Wire tapping is apalling. How does he still get these things passed?

People who are suspected are locked away indefinitely, he also got rid of the right to a speedy trial. If it never goes to court then it can't be appealed to the supreme court to overrule it.

One by one, all our freedoms are being taken away. Land of the free my ass. Soon it's going to be renamed "Land of the Police State"

The way the US is going reminded me of this:

There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible to live without breaking laws.

If you, or anyone you know, has been arrested from wire tapping, please let me know. Because I have never heard of such stories.

And who gives a fuck about the Hajji at Guantanamo Bay. We don't just arrest innocent Arabs for the hell of it. TRUST ME. We go through High Value Target and target analysis training, and believe me, if the have no reason to be shipped away, they are let free back into the sandbox.

But I'm sure you will believe whatever suits you best, and not the word of somebody who actually deals with this shit. It causes you sexual pleasure to assume there is a conspiracy.