dems roll over and play dead....again
Apparently the Dems will continue to roll over and play dead, ceding everything to the executive branch. Why? I have done a bit of reading here and there, partly because I am so angry and partly because I just can't believe this. Where in the world are we headed? Is it time to move to Canada?
From the dailyKos:
The Congress is at the threshold of a major capitulation on FISA. There's no doubt that there are a lot of political (read: electoral) implications to this vote. We all know that. We've been through this fear mongering routine before, where the public is rattled by vague pronouncements about unspecified threats (or about whatever's going on in Michael Chertoff's "gut," as the case may be), and where Members of Congress are cowed by the prospect of Republican attack ads claiming they're "weak on terror."
And of course, at this point it should go without saying that if a bill is placed before you that addresses additional powers and authority for the Attorney General, of all people, this is a full stop moment.
The vote on this bill is no. The vote on any bill expanding the powers of this Attorney General is no.
These are things I should not have to outline for anyone at this point. Certainly not Daily Kos readers. But you'd hope Members of Congress, too. But apparently, in that hope you'd be disappointed.
Still, these are merely the surface issues. There's something deeper and even more troubling going on here. What's happening here is the ceding of the last remaining prerogatives of the legislative branch to the executive. We are currently watching the Congress cede its oversight authority -- not its ability to hold hearings, but its ability to make hearings mean something.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/8/4/102447/5427
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Then I found this news story that could add a tinfoil hat conspiracy theory to the reasons why the Dems are rolling over.
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Two congressional representatives were meeting with Capitol Hill security officials Friday as workers dealt with an increased security presence related to unspecified al-Qaida threats as the sixth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks approaches.
The fears were stoked Thursday when Senate Minority Whip Trent Lott said it would be a good thing for congress to leave town until September 12.
His remarks prompted D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton to accuse the Mississippi Republican of playing politics.
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0807/444779.html
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Then of course, this comment on dailyKos, which goes along with what I have been saying for a very long time. It's even worse now that we elected Dems on 2006, and they are rolling over, and allowing the fascist state to build more and more power.
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Can You Say, "Enabling Act"? (0 / 0)
http://en.wikipedia.org/...
How many more civil liberties must we sacrifice before its becomes possible to make any comparisons to late Weimar Germany?
Bitterly polarized society?
"Stab in the Back" accusations against liberals?
Extreme concentration of power in the executive?
Fragile economy and massive deficits?
Is it fair to suggest that once these concentrations of absolute power are in place, it will be too late to do anything?
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This quote says it all:
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." Sinclair Lewis
From the dailyKos:
The Congress is at the threshold of a major capitulation on FISA. There's no doubt that there are a lot of political (read: electoral) implications to this vote. We all know that. We've been through this fear mongering routine before, where the public is rattled by vague pronouncements about unspecified threats (or about whatever's going on in Michael Chertoff's "gut," as the case may be), and where Members of Congress are cowed by the prospect of Republican attack ads claiming they're "weak on terror."
And of course, at this point it should go without saying that if a bill is placed before you that addresses additional powers and authority for the Attorney General, of all people, this is a full stop moment.
The vote on this bill is no. The vote on any bill expanding the powers of this Attorney General is no.
These are things I should not have to outline for anyone at this point. Certainly not Daily Kos readers. But you'd hope Members of Congress, too. But apparently, in that hope you'd be disappointed.
Still, these are merely the surface issues. There's something deeper and even more troubling going on here. What's happening here is the ceding of the last remaining prerogatives of the legislative branch to the executive. We are currently watching the Congress cede its oversight authority -- not its ability to hold hearings, but its ability to make hearings mean something.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/8/4/102447/5427
-----------snip
Then I found this news story that could add a tinfoil hat conspiracy theory to the reasons why the Dems are rolling over.
----------snip
Two congressional representatives were meeting with Capitol Hill security officials Friday as workers dealt with an increased security presence related to unspecified al-Qaida threats as the sixth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks approaches.
The fears were stoked Thursday when Senate Minority Whip Trent Lott said it would be a good thing for congress to leave town until September 12.
His remarks prompted D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton to accuse the Mississippi Republican of playing politics.
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0807/444779.html
--------snip
Then of course, this comment on dailyKos, which goes along with what I have been saying for a very long time. It's even worse now that we elected Dems on 2006, and they are rolling over, and allowing the fascist state to build more and more power.
-------snip
Can You Say, "Enabling Act"? (0 / 0)
http://en.wikipedia.org/...
How many more civil liberties must we sacrifice before its becomes possible to make any comparisons to late Weimar Germany?
Bitterly polarized society?
"Stab in the Back" accusations against liberals?
Extreme concentration of power in the executive?
Fragile economy and massive deficits?
Is it fair to suggest that once these concentrations of absolute power are in place, it will be too late to do anything?
-------snip
This quote says it all:
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." Sinclair Lewis
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