Today, Barack Obama joined the spineless wimps of the Democratic Congress.
“I support the compromise.” – Barack Obama.
Compromise? The bill that Barack Obama announced his support for today gives George W. Bush everything that he wanted. It gives telecommunications corporations retroactive immunity for breaking the law. It gives Bush the power to conduct physical searches of Americans’ homes and businesses without any search warrant, judicial control, or congressional oversight. It provides George W. Bush the power to spy on Americans as they use the Internet, talk on the telephone and move around the country with GPS devices.
This so-called compromise is a surrender. It is a capitulation. It is loss of what Americans had been guaranteed by the Bill of Rights – protection from unreasonable search and seizure and an absolute promise of search warrants.
Since when are the Bill of Rights something that we’re expected to compromise on? Once upon a time, the Constitution was regarded as an absolute contract, a set of rules with the power of the ultimate law of the land. Now, the Constitution is regarded as a mere suggestion, a set of guidelines, a mere starting point for negotiations, something to be compromised in the quest for power.
Barack Obama says that the President’s unrestrained physical search powers and uncontrolled electronic spying program against Americans is “an important tool”. Mr. Obama, it’s you who is the tool.
Barack Obama also says that if he is elected President of the United States, he will continue the spying program against Americans begun under the Protect America Act and extended under the FISA Amendments Act: “as President, I will carefully monitor the program”.
Barack Obama won’t end the spying program against Americans. He’ll monitor it. Hey, Obama – George W. Bush is already monitoring the spying against us. That’s the point – get it? We’re all being monitored.
I don’t want Barack Obama monitoring me any more than I want George W. Bush monitoring me.
Let me make this clear:
The FISA Amendments Act is not Change We Can Believe In
Barack Obama Just Lost My Vote
You can’t think that you are now going to vote for McCain…..Honey,…….what is your choice? YOu tell me!
No, I won’t vote for McCain, but Barack Obama has just demonstrated that he is willing to engage in the worst kind of abuse of power – the kind of abuse of power that Democrats have called impeachable when Bush does it.
I’ll have to find an alternative, but I am NOT rewarding Barack Obama for promising to extend George W. Bush’s attacks on the Constitution! Barack Obama was supposed to be about ending Bush’s abuses, not continuing them.
Change is turning out to be more of the same. Politics is politics, don’t take a stand unless you’re republican. Stupid as republicans are, they stick together.
So much for change, if only Congress would get some balls and just stand up against this… a neocon hidden in Democrats. Really, this just makes me sad… and Ron Paul given up… so what now, what now…
It’s time to break the two party system when no good choice is given for the office of president. Dems and Republicans have both been working hard to strip you of your constitutionally protected rights. H.R.6304 is just another step toward destroying the bill of rights, and without that we are all just slaves to the state. The only good choice left for a presidential candidate – if you still enjoy your freedom – is Bob Barr.
That’s it I’m staying home. There should be enough of us that will vote for Obama in California but my hands will be clean.
Not even a week after the president election the blond topblogger from Sweden, Linda Ekholm speaks out loud about Obama!
And I really believe this is truly written by heart. Scary!
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I am writing this to address ALL Americans who love our country and are concerned for its future.
I believe that we are no longer the America our forefathers intended and our country has been hijacked by politicians who no longer realize their positions as servants of the public and have ignored the voice of America.
Are you fed up? Have you decided enough is ENOUGH? If you are anything like me, you have been fed up for some time. I propose we take our country back and show the people on Capitol Hill that We The People are their boss and we will no longer be ignored.
I am proposing a Patriot Walk For America. I want to see the streets of every town and city filled with people who believe in freedom and liberty, the United States Constitution, and the America our forefathers intended.
I contend that we send a message to Capitol Hill loud and clear that we will no longer be ignored and taken for granted.
I would like to say for the record, that I am of the belief that the election was a sham and mere posturing. Surely I am not the only one who wondered if John McCain was even trying to win the election. I am of the belief that we have been duped and are victims of the dog and pony show that the politically corrupt folks at Capitol Hill have put on for us.
There is no one who can make me believe that one party doesn’t know what the other is up to. Where are our Paul Reveres? Alas, no one.
And, what about the bailout? Despite the fact that the majority of the public didn’t want the bailout, it was passed. Now, they are playing with the money that they claimed was so desperately needed in order to keep us from slipping into a depression. Well, I for one, am not buying it.
While I’m at it, I will tell you that what I discovered recently has also confirmed my suspicions that we have NO party to look out for us. Have you ever heard of a group called Better Democracy 2.0? They are a group who is active in seeing that the US Constitution is rewritten. Did you know that there are only 2 state’s votes that are keeping that from happening? There are Democrats and Republicans, both, who are on board with this travesty.
Oh, and for those of you with an objective mindset, can you honestly tell me that the media wasn’t in the tank for Obama? If you think you can argue this point, I suggest you take it up with the New York Times, the Washington Post, and MSNBC who have admitted as much. The Center for Responsive Journalism, an unbiased source, has submitted a study that showed that the average media coverage was in favor of Obama by 71%. Even if you supported him, are you willing to compromise the truth?
Folks, it is time to take off the partisan hats and unite as Americans. Our politicians have forsaken the public and are working hard to fulfill their own agenda…damn the people.
I will continue to post what I believe to be the truth, but it will be under no banner other than that of a patriot who dearly loves and is concerned for my country.
I have no agenda but to tell the truth and preserve what character is left of our country. You can either dwell on the past and accomplish nothing or make a move as an American now to prevent what is happening before our very eyes. Folks, there are NO heroes on Capitol Hill and it doesn’t look like any are coming soon.
Do you know who we have to rely on? You and me! We have got to overhaul DC and show the government that we are their boss. Thomas Jefferson said there would never truly be liberty if the government wasn’t afraid of the people. There would be tyranny if the people are afraid of the government. Which one are you?
Wake up, people!! Do you value freedom and liberty or not? Do you really trust the government to help you? If you do, you are naive.
So, are you in on this or not? Do you want America to be the free country it was intended or do you want the government to do your thinking too? The choice is yours.
With the help of a fellow patriot, I have the set the date for the Patriot Walk For America to be held on February 22, 2009. It is George Washington’s birthday. I can’t imagine a more fitting tribute to one of our founding fathers.
Without shame, I am asking for ideas and help to see that it happens. I hope you will join me in this cause as I believe it may very well be one of the most important undertakings we as citizens might endeavor.
Keep in mind that there is strength in numbers. Great things have come from humble beginnings. Should Americans unite, we can wield a power that is great and undeniable.
I now call on the words of Andrew Jackson to aid my plea to you to join me in the Patriot Walk For America:
Every good citizen makes his country’s honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and is conscious that he gains protection while he gives it.
If you would like to be a volunteer as a leader in your community to rally people for this cause, please contact me at
patriotwalk@gmail.com.
LET’S TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK!!!
Patriotwalk, you didn’t really articulate your core complaint or your policy proposal explicitly. It sounds like you want “things” to be better in government, and like you’re fed up, but what are these “things?” The media being “in the tank” for Obama? That’s not a government issue. “Tyranny”? Be specific about what you believe “tyranny” means, because it means different things to different people. And where is everybody walking to? Is this like a CROP Walk for Hunger, raising money for something? Try another draft.