Posted on 03/19/2002 1:15:51 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:39:57 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
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"...have done NOTHING about it."
And quite obviously they're not going do anything about it.
Unless - prompted- by public outrage.
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"And it restricts ..."issue ads"
But lo, isn't it nice - that this restriction - does not apply to .............the average Joe.
These two guys represent Republican leadership and want to lead the fight to restore Constitutional law and our freedoms? What kind of fools are we to elect this kind of leadership. What state will secede first? Who is willing to fight for freedom? This is slavery and defeat. Before this is over Bush is going to make me ashamed that I was ever an American. And the Freepers who would support this are just as bad.
Ann Richards, The Texas Dems., The Texas Media, Various Texas Reps., The National Media, James Carville, Paul Begalla, add a bunch of ex-Clintonistas, JOHN MCCAIN and the rest of the other reps. in the presidential primary, AL GORE, JOE LIEBERMAN, bunch of people in Florida, David Boise and lot's of lawyers, many people in the US Senate & House, the Eurotrash and Eurotrash Media, Dan Rather, Peter Jennings, etc,etc,etc. Lot's of people in the middle east, Osama Bin Laden. Who am I forgetting?? Probably lots of people.
Don't add me to the list. I've watched this Texas good ol' boy for a lot of years. He is smart. Very smart. And a damn good poker player. Let's watch him play his hand out here and see what he is up to in the long term. And you can bet that's where his head is at. Around the corner. Thinking about the next card to play. And winning all the chips.
Maybe we should instead turn our web site backgrounds to red. Red would both denote our anger about Congress attempting to legislate away our Constitutional right to free (political) speech, but also to be a not so subtle reference to the communist tactics used to usurp our capitalist marketplace for political communications. It also brings to mind the blood shed by our troops to secure our right to free speech. And of course red has a psychological effect of inducing passion and tension.
And here is our poster boy to tell 'em what they can do with CFR.
A photo of the Capital building with a red tint might be and interesting ploy too.
Statement by the President
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 20, 2002
Statement by the President
Like many Republicans and Democrats in the Congress, I support common-sense reforms to end abuses in our campaign finance system. The reforms passed today, while flawed in some areas, still improve the current system overall, and I will sign them into law.
The legislation makes some important progress on the timeliness of disclosure, individual contribution limits, and banning soft money from corporations and labor unions, but it does present some legitimate constitutional questions. I continue to believe the best reform is full and timely disclosure of campaign contributions.
Return to this article at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020320-21.html
The George W. Bush Lie
ABC News's This Week on January 23, 2000:
GEORGE F. WILL: I want to see if you agree with those who say it would be bad for the First Amendment? I know you're not a lawyer, you say that with some pride, but do you think a president, and we've got a lot of non-lawyer presidents, has a duty to make an independent judgment of what is and is not constitutional, and veto bills that, in his judgment, he thinks are unconstitutional?
GOV. BUSH: I do.
WILL: In which case, would you veto the McCain-Feingold bill, or the Shays-Meehan bill?
BUSH: That's an interesting question. I I yes I would.
Source
And of course the DemocRATS are as you said without any moral compass and in my view, for the most part, evil. But, having said that, I really do believe that Republicans in the main (elected at national level) also are selling their Constitutional compass simply for expediency and most importantly for raw "political power".
Yes the DemocRATS are worse, but in degrees only when it comes to fidelity to the Constitution and Oath of Office.
And while I do believe Mr. Bush will sign the CFR, I think it is a mistake as there is a point in which one should not sell out principle. If he signs it, in it's current form, he will be pulling a "Pontius Pilot" and that is wrong, or at least in my view.
Will I abandon him? NO, but my support will be grately muted.
Listen, I have been around long enough and have enough "hands on" experience to understand how the "politcal game" and for that matter how our "Representative System of Government" works. I just am tired of actively supporting by my words, deeds, and money a party that is not un-yielding in its support and defense of OUR Constitution.
Here I thought that James Ring Adams was the first to point that out. The "Jr." part, that is :-)
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