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- brombie, on 10/12/2007, -3/+38It's dispiriting to see such moronic comments above. Whomever said democracy needs to be rebooted every so often is right. People gets complacent and needs reminder.
- kodek, on 10/12/2007, -0/+27Who's watching the president? Shouldn't that be the other two branches of government?
- neodystopia, on 10/12/2007, -3/+24From Wikipedia - "Inter arma enim silent leges"
"In the face of arms, the law falls mute," although it is more popularly rendered as "In time of war, the laws fall silent."
+1 diggs for appropriate quote.
-2 diggs for being a pompous latin ass. - praisethelard, on 06/06/2008, -2/+19And the "4th branch", the media! But of course we'd rather know if Anna Nicole committed suicide or not.
- Nysul, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18Thomas Jefferson said something to that effect.
- DeskFlyer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13:watches Secret Service agents bust down scratt's door and haul him off to Guantanamo:
- skywake, on 10/12/2007, -3/+16@Derik
maybe I have my priorities a bit different then you do
however, I am an Australian and next election I am voting based my own interests
terrorists blowing up buildings doesn't effect me in any huge way...
there will always be terrorists, no policy is going to stop nuts flying planes into buildings
US politics are ***** up.... myself and most of the rest of the world can see it
but its not the politicians fault... its the people that vote them in
I remember last US election I watched it on TV and thought "please kick Bush out"
and I don't even live in the US! no wonder we all call you stupid... - Nysul, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13Couldn't find the exact quote, but below is something similar:
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thomas Jefferson - Burrito, on 10/12/2007, -3/+13Civilians be damned?
- pintomp3, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12you mean whoever creates the most terrorists?
- Noctem, on 10/12/2007, -4/+14It needs some fine-tuning more than it does rebooting. First on my list? Term limits on Senators and Representatives.
- packetstorm, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10Agreed. Apathy is rampant and people won't react unless they are slapped in the face several times. I for one have no sympathy for the path this country is headed down because the people allowed it. The people are given the power to control the government no matter what has been said. In the absense of action the government will continue to act as it sees fit until people are fed up. This has been repeated time and time again in history.
People in the U.S. do not realize or value what they have. They take things for granted and focus on crap like how Anna Nicole died or what baby is Brad Pitt adopting next instead of important issues or what SUV should I get next. Things are slowly being taken away and people just don't seem to care, for instance, our right to privacy and the rule of law. It's ironic because Bush and his cronies talk about the rule of law to foreign countries and he doesn't even drink that kool aid when running our country. - kcpwnsgman, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10"-2 diggs for being a pompous latin ass."
so does that mean we can call him a "lasshole" ?
.... did I actually just say that? - est1984, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9The Vice President! ...D'oh!
- SurrealDream, on 10/12/2007, -4/+10...I really, really, don't.
Someone needs to take a valium. - JCSaint, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6stripe64's conspiracy theory poll...In order to save everyone's time...
Question
What opinion resembles the way you feel about what happened on 9/11/01?
Answers
Inside Job
US Government had prior knowledge, but not directly involved
I believe the 9/11 Omission Report
Saddam did it and we owned him!!
Not sure - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6That was a good episode of "Deep Space Nine."
- fightingirish, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5To those digging down surrealdream, "I dunno the coastguard?" is a Simpsons ref.
Lisa: But who will watch the watchmen?
Homer: Uhh... I dunno. Coastguard? - booshpilot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Apathy? That's what's wrong with today's society? Who cares? Wait, who said that? We're not apathetic. We care about who is Anna-Nicole's baby-daddy. We care about the actual launch date of the iPhone. Will the iPhone be compatible with my mobile phone carrier? Is the PS4 just around the corner? Are the rumors true about canceling Battlestar Galactica? Who'll win American Idol? Which celebrity will be in rehab this week? Can I use food stamps to pay for my $3.00/gal of gas? Are these food stamps still redeemable? Will Starbucks be opening any more new stores on my block? There's just a long-ass line at all three already. Americans care, we do care about what's important to us.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Ah, the US is only a young country. It needs to develop some internal checks and balances, go through several cycles of dictatorships before the population learns to take civil responsibility (instead of apathy and extra fries) and deal with cancerous power-grabbing factions.
...the only downside is is that in the current cycle the sociopaths having grabbed power have unprecedented military hardware the world has NEVER seen, including nuclear sterilization devices. Yah they are drunk with power, they are already claiming they are the sons of Jupiter. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+9No, the only vote for this president that counts is a small cabal of israeli lobbyists, oil people, saudi pedophyles, arms dealers, political ideologes and pentagon uniforms.
The vote of the small people US citizinry means *****. The US is not a democracy. It's bought and paid for by old fat white men and a few really rich arabs. - Satanael, on 10/12/2007, -7/+11Agreed.
- fireball74, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8Someone (Founding Father sort) once said Democracy was only good for about 200 years. I think he foresaw a point when it'd need major changes because of the complexity of the system and how corruption creeps it's way into politics.
I do think Jefferson was right in a way; look at the way politics have been running up to a crescendo of corruption and scandal from start to now. I think part of it may also do with the masses not being as ill-informed as they once were.
On topic.... Congress is supposed to be watch the President, as well as the Judicial Department, both of which haven't been doing their job the last 7 years.
(edited because I couldn't find the quote and was unsure who said it. bleh!) - Chingmiester, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7This is Digg, not cavare!
- scratt, on 10/12/2007, -7/+10I am hoping a praying that it is someone with a sniper rifle and no love of the Bush familly.
- ConfusedONE, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Gee Golly, that's not a loaded question with biased answers at all...
- koko775, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
Sorry. I had to.
btw, mrfoos, do you realize that you're calling every news outlet *but* Fox biased? By definition, doesn't that make you, and possibly Fox News, biased? - tsf5000, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@Nlewis4
We could if his imcompetence didn't have such a negative impact on the world. - Junkyarddawg, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5Unfortunately revolution is not an option in the US any more.
If you disagree, please tell me which militia would stand a chance against the combined might of the US military and its auxilliary mercenary forces.
Armed revolution was an option when grabbing a rifle meant you were approximately as well armed as the professional military. The only revolutions to succeed now are when the central power collapses on its own, as in Soviet Russia. I do not think the US is anywhere close to that point. - knomevol, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2the people who are calling for a return to the Constitution, i too believe a return to the center is necessary.
i contemplate the advancing evolution of the societal consciousness of humanity, and that this may be done without bloodshed or violence, but if those things are required to restore the Constitution of the United States of America, then so be the history of freedom. - CannedMango, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3@mrfoos
"Who's watching the president? Are you freaking kidding me?"
The media is "finally" doing their job in this respect. They're *supposed* to question the administration and the government when they misstep. They're supposed to be asking tough questions to keep everyone in line. Unfortunately, when congress and the senate don't hold up their end of the bargain, it doesn't amount to much. - pabloD, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2His babysitter.
- archyslave, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5A reboot for democracy would be interesting, let's hope it can be done peacefully and without major damage to the economy.
Of course, it may be the case that such a hope is impossible, and the problems accompanying change are inevitable. - pabloD, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1only if you mean Barney Fife. . . .
- kazoolist, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I call moonbat-ery: http://kazoolist.blogspot.com/2007/03/oversight-can-prevent-hurricanes.html
- kuzotz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@skywake
most of the votes Bush received were fraudulent . - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4A blow job, where have you been?
- ProdigalSigh, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Insanity from my fellow Diggers aside, the strange thing is that people have been watching, it's just that none of the watching/scandals have actually mattered at all. Perhaps the Democrats taking over Congress will change this but I doubt it. Hell, most of the worst stuff happened before he was re-elected, the scary thing to me is that this will probably usher in a new wave of presidents, the completely non-caring power (ab)users.
When Clinton lied under oath is where it began, then with 9/11 and the "any madness to prevent future madness" mentality that set in we went further down the rabbit hole. I've never been afraid of our government or our president, I am afraid of what we'll allow them to do, and thus far, my fears have been justified. We're a nation that will either count "doing our part" by going to a corner and waving a sign for an hour, or simply paying our taxes and voting. We are not informed, and we do not care to be, so long as the NFL, MLB, and WoW are available, we will continue in this fashion. But should significant change come, we will wake up screaming and blind, and it will be terrible for all of us. We are a nation of survivors, but for once I'd like for us to realize what's happening and stop it rather than recover from the aftermath. - Wootery, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yeah. Not like America could be homophobic.
Their idea of not being homophobic...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_ask%2C_don%27t_tell
Also, no-one opposes killing the people trying to kill innocent Americans - the problem is the "If I strip you of your rights, we'll be able to protect the American way" ***** from Bush and co. - knomevol, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2singing, "Give peace a chance...."
- jerryn, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Hmm. Bush is an idiot, but I believe there is more at play here. I believe the Wold Banks have a major lobbying/controling role in the political system.
When they say Jump, Bush Jumps, when they say go to the Middle East He Jumps. I see a drive to a One World Economy .. see what happened in
Europe, well now they are pushing for the same in the West. First Canada, USA, and Mexico.. them more. No what I say, fight for your soverinty now!
Some of Europe feels the same way. So I fight in my own way, pay cash not credit/debit for one. I also try to dream up ways to power a hybrid vehicle without gasoline. I'm hoping to build my own by 2008, a fast electric hybrid, no a prius. Possibly a modified vw chassis. It appears the old beetle is easy
to convert. Just the Lithium/ION batteries would have to be in a shelf under the chassis possibly. Or... if I get real ambitious then possibly a kit car
with a light tubular frame and fiberglass body. Why am I ranting.. because Bush is an idiot! Imagine if all the money that went to the war went to R&D for
an alternate cheap plentiful powersource? - greywolfexcel, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2@koko775:
He didn't say that Fox News *wasn't* biased, but that all the other media outlets are biased toward the liberal side. - scratt, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4He He. It should be funny.. But the truth is that if I was accesable to them they probably would. Thank god I am on the uber-secret Chinese Manned Satellite Monitoring Station - M$[squared]
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Fortunalty, there is a remedy to all of the incompetence of the Bush Administaration.... drink until it don't matter anymore, they gotta be... how can one sleep at night knowing all the ***** they ***** up without a few (lots) drinks.
- Cussons, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0xGORDOx hit it right on the head, he us under enormous scrutiny, it is just a shame that nobody is getting to the heart of the matter in the media.
- unsolicited, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Is there a technology to identify a man's intentions?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmVqoT8WlIj3o9egtwiKL2nsy6IX?qid=20070323010033AAU905P - m6ack, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3OK...
- BamaStangGuy, on 10/12/2007, -8/+7Digg is. He can't breath without some Digg user finding an article about how he exhaled improperly and now Senate Democrats are using it as another sign that he is losing his touch with Americans.
- Corvidae, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1It began with Nixon. Cheney was pissed that Cheney and then Reagan allowed investigations into watergate and then iran-contra.
Cheney and the rest of the Neo-cons (PNAC, AEI etc) have this insane theory called the 'unitary executive'. Basically saying that all power is derived from the president, and the other two branches of government are simply subservient to the pres.
Most of the modern world has a better name for that, it's called a dictator.
The current fight between congress and Bush really has nothing to do with the attorneys that were fired. It has to do with the question of whether or not the president is above the law. - Nlewis4, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0speaking of INCOMPETENCE. learn to spell
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