"The Democrats and Civil Liberties"

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For all the impeachment naysayers, from http://www.counterpunch.org/roberts11132006.html :

By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS

Unless November's new blood improves the Democratic Party's civil liberties pedigree, the Democrats will have failed even before they are sworn in next January.

In its disregard for truth, public opinion, the separation of powers, the Geneva Conventions, the US Constitution and statutory law, the Bush administration has been more of a regime than an administration. The Bush/Cheney executive branch has operated independently of all the constraints that provide accountability and prevent despotism.

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Judging by Democrats' statements in the flush of their electoral victory, Democrats have little, if any, awareness of this critical fact. Democrats are anxious to get on with their agendas and have shown no recognition that the first order of business is to repeal the legislation that permits torture, warrantless detention and domestic spying.

If Bush threatens to veto the resurrection of US civil liberty, the Democrats can impeach Bush as a tyrant as well as for pushing America into an illegal and catastrophic war on the basis of lies and deception.

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[Mythsaje]

1. For what it's worth, I agree...

Of course, the Repugs and their Corporate Media lackeys have managed to convince a fair number of Americans that these programs were aimed at "terrorists," conveniently leaving out the fact that they have no way of knowing if someone's a terrorist or not UNTIL they investigate them.

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2. K&R

n/t

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3. Fraidy cat Democrats are too busy giving up their civil liberties...

... to worry about that. I really think the civil liberties angle was likely as hypocritical as Foley's escapades.

Nothing will be restored, and many more bill be lost.