Is George Bush going to give America more freedom with the "Constitution Restoration Act"?
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At least twice each week I read the rant of another angry American who declares that Bush is an idiot, but if they're just figuring that out now, they're throwing stones from a glass house. \nOf course he's an idiot. They needed an idiot. If the man displayed any signs of intelligence, evil actions couldn't be passed off as "failures" or "bungling." If the president were intelligent and scholarly, people would question why he's completely incompetent, but because he's an obvious buffoon, many people accept that as the reason everything's going horribly wrong. It's also a lot less distressing to believe that your government is incompetent rather than know that they're evil, and most people will cling to that comfort. \n\nThe real problem is that if people blame Bush's idiocy for our troubles, they probably also think that the solution would be to get him out of office, but if they think we'll be saved by "Hillary in '08," or any other politician, they're even slower than Bush. \n\nRegardless of who's occupying the White House, there has never been an idiot running this country. There's too much power and money at stake for an idiot to gain control of it. If the president is an idiot, he's only in the White House because someone else has firm control over him. Someone somewhere has a lot more control over the fate of this nation than our "president" does. \n\nOf course this reasoning begs the question "if this country isn't being run by an idiot, why is everything going so horribly wrong?" The answer is that it's going wrong by design. \n\nThe questioner makes the assumption that this country is being run by people who are acting in the interest of Americans, but nothing can be further from the truth. Instead of accusing Bush of doing a lousy job, or being a lousy president, please try to think in terms of Bush's "boss" being someone other than the American people, and his "job" as being to grab as much cash as he can for himself and his friends before driving this country into the ground. If you look at his presidency in that light, you can instantly see that he's doing a marvelous job, and he's the best "president" an enemy nation could ever hope to see in the White House.The fact of the matter is that America as we know it (or knew it) is being systematically destroyed, and the politicians from both political parties are making this possible. \n\nWanna Read MORE On THIS???\nSee My BLOG
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Trying to figure out how this new "War on Terror" justifies suspension of our Constitution.  In 1812, with a foreign enemy burning down Washington D.C., NO PART of the Constitution was re-written or suspended.  Emergency provisions did not ever give the president the power to unilaterally enforce the law before.  This was in the face of our absolute destruction with an very real enemy on our soil.  Now we have a fantasy enemy over-seas that takes occaisional potshots at us, which we created through our own failed foreign policies, so we now need to give up every fundamental legal and expression freedom we have?  Do Americans just not have balls these days?  Why aren't the real conservatives trying to "conserve" our damned Constitution which has weathered EVERY CRISIS before this?  I just don't get it.\n\nIf you want to hunt me down, I'll be easy to find in the postage stamp sized "Free Speech Zone".  When I was a kid, everywhere was a Free Speech Zone...except maybe in church.
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That is such a good question.  The reason is because the presidency and its meaning has changed so significantly as america has become a nation or rolled over cowards that won't fight the over taking of our country by the masonic corporate structure for fear that their taxes will be messed with or that they will lose their free parking they get by signaling. The presidency is no longer really anything but a puppet show.  A puppet who has to do what the real powers to be want.  I am so hoping and I think it might be true that President Bush will turn out to be a secret good guy.  Its a long shot and hard to believe but I think he just really might be.  Either way its up to us to preserve the constitution,  if we are a nation of people by the people for the people we as those people must take an interest and fight as individuals (you know single beings who dont belong to any cult group or company) to preserve the freedoms which are our God given rights.  Which are the worlds God given rights,  we can't lose them here before the whole world can have the guarantee of freedoms were suppose too.    So stand up America and end phony wars and dont let cult psuedo religions and/or organized crime take over you life and country.
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President Bush is a conservative with religious incentives.  \n\nWhile I understand what he is attempting, I do not agree with all of his methods.  He is mandated to protect the United States which justifies entering the war on terrorism as a response to the multiple terrorist attacks which have occurred within the United States.  However, the Patriot act has aspects which are at odds with the Constitution.\n\nAt the same time the economy is doing far better than most people understand.  This is countered by the increasing federal budget deficit.
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It won't be during this presidency, Bush is too busy trying to distract Americans from his failed presidency by proposing asinine amendments banning gay marriage, remember his is the "decider", LOL. Hopefully when we get a democratic president in office in 2008, the environment and maintaning good public health (i.e. clean water, air, etc.) will once again rise to the top of the Gov'ts "to do" list versus burying it under the guise of an unjust war in the name of fighting terrorism, we'll see.
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Sure, why not. The Constitution is just a "damn peice of paper", anyway. While we're at it, let do away with the "liberal" Supreme Court, the Geneva Conventions, the International Criminal Court, France, liberals, 68% of Americans, and anyone else who disagrees with him. That way, he could "get his way" all the time...\n\n<sarcasm>
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In all seriousness, the president could declare some form of martial law after another 9/11 type event. He could therefore remain in power indefinitely. \n\nHe has already subverted the Constitution. Anyone can be declared an enemy cobatant by the Presdient. And once charged, the laws of Habeus Corpus and your right to a fair trial, an attorney, even the right to know what you have been charged with... \n\nhave all been thrown to the pigeons. \n\nAlong with the pigeons are the sheeple who feed and stuff themsleves with ignorance. Watch them. Watch in this forum how they defend their leader. Watch how they dogmatically defend Bush.  Watch as they attack Bush critics with a religious fantacism reminiscent of those who violently opposed the Danish cartoonists for portraying Allah. \n\nSee how they never admit any wrongdoing by Bush. See how they think of Bush as infallible...like a pope...like a god. \n\n\nA 3rd term is possible. Bush said himself that the constitution is "just a goddamned piece of paper."
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No.  Bush is inarticulate and out of touch.  The last one was about Social Security reform, and look how well that did.
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With the government set up to be three separate but equal entity's you would think if there wasn't a law there should be. Constitution has gone the way of the do do bird since Bush has taken office. With his signing statements putting him above all laws passed by congress and his illegal and immoral Patriot act and Military act he has set himself up as king. Thank god democracy is still alive and we have elections, or is this the next to go?
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Yes..you hit the nail right on the head..I can tell you from an "outside" perspective that is exactly what the world sees..it is a shame that trusted governments can hurt their own people so much..Freedoms are being lost daily in the USA..Bush has been a very destructive man..not just to the U.S. but the suffering he has caused throughout the world is appalling. I hope the American people can stop it before it is too late...The blind and shallow-minded will disagree.
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You have just opened up a can of worms & will certainly (probably) get alot of tongue-lashing for it. Bush has no choice but to try & work with Congress now. Even if the finish of his presidential career will be that of a lame duck.\n\nYou're right, of course. Both parties are equally patriotic. But I do not believe he IS giving the Democrats the credit they deserve. Watch him try to pass every "partisan law" he can while his Republican Congress still hold the reins of Congress. He wants to continue the NSA spying, permanent tax cuts & to push through John Bolton's  nomination for UN Ambassador, for which his own base has blocked. It all ends in January.\n\nHe will most assuredly go down in history as the worst president of all time now that he is on "lame duck status". What is his greatest accomplishment? Unlimited presidential power? He wanted his legacacy to be that of an idealogist. He truely believes God chose him to free those people from tyranny.  First of all, the people have to want freedom and then they have to be willing to fight for it, no matter what the cost is. Wasn't it Patrick Henry who said "Give me liberty or give me death"? \n\nI think Bush's accomplishments now will depend on what the Democrats accomplish in his final term. Period.
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I think he's trying to do what's best for America. Is he going to be able to? I'm not sure.
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yes. all elected officials have a duty to uphold the constitution over anti-democratic laws. the Patriot Acts are profoundly un-American in part. Hopefully, the manipulation of fear to pass such crude restricitions passed with the election.
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No!\n\nAmerica has never had a "Perfect freedom" and we sure don't after Bush has been taking away freedoms, like habeas corpus, which I have asked the elected congress to repeal!
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Absolutely.  It's freedom of speech.  Its the first ammendment of the constitution.(Bill of rights section)
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Yes, considering the First Amendment of the Constitution gives American citizens the freedom of religion.
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I am somewhat hopeful that america will wakeup. But we are on a slippery slope \n\nThe most direct way to authorize preventive law enforcement is to redefine liability broadly so that authorities can sweep up large numbers of people without having to prove that individuals have engaged in specific harmful conduct. In our history, this has been accomplished in two principal ways—by targeting people for what they say before they act and for their associations. \n\nFrom WWI to the japanese internments in WWII , mccarththyism, vietnam era fbi files on anyone who opposed the war, we have a history of allowing the government to restrict our civil liberties and interfere with protected free speech. Each time we recover to relaize the dangers , restrict the governments abilities anfd each time we forget and let history repeat itself. Perhaps if the midterm elections result in a republican loss of the House or Senate, we will be able this time to nip it in the bud. The longer that Bush & Co. remain in power, the more damage will be done.\n\nIn the immortal words of Ben Franklin - THOSE WILLING TO GIVE UP FREEDOMS FOR SECURITY WILL HAVE NEITHER.