- The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive.
http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/34147.html
Let’s see how this comes out
- The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive.
http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/34147.html
Let’s see how this comes out
Is there something about Texas that makes Texans anti-American? I don’t know. I saw this link at Making Light. It sounds fairly disgusting and quite similar to other sentiments coming out of Washington for the past 6-7 years.
Continue reading Congress wants to monitor all emails, IMs, etc.
American Prospect Online – We Answer to the Name of Liberals
We love this country. But true patriotism does not consist of bravado or calumny. It resides in faithfulness to our great constitutional ideals. We are a republic, not a monarchy.
Avedon summarizes the results nicely.
America was founded on a number of liberal principles, including the rights to have the government show due cause to confine an individual, to be able to contest confinement. (along with a proscription for crual and unusual punishment) And these principles weren’t restricted to “Americans”. They are for all people.
And now, the US Congress, my representatives in Government, have authorized Government agents to kidnap, transport and confine US citizens without trial, in addition to having authorized those agents to kidnap, transport and confine people, without trial, from all around the world.
And both of my senators supported this shredding of America.
Just because it’s legal doesn’t mean it’s right, or constitutional.
I imagine that Salazar will pull a Nighthorse Campbell now and switch parties.
George W Bush and the 14 points of fascism – Project for the OLD American Century
American History has an interesting past as well.
I found this to be an interesting article on how the current state of our politics arose. History can be a useful tool.
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