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- notque, on 10/10/2007, -41/+240Join us in our General Strike on 9/11/07 to show the administration that we are the most powerful organization. The working population.
You've tried doing nothing, let's do something.
Digg my #1, Thanks. - actorboy, on 10/10/2007, -22/+135Hey, idiot -- I dislike Bush as much as the next guy, but quotation marks do serve a legitimate and specific purpose in our language. Buried As Inaccurate, because Buried As Sensationalist is not on the menu.
- understudy, on 10/10/2007, -10/+93The Democrats have shown themselves to be weak. As such, there is no effective opposition to this administration.
_ - doctorfungi, on 10/10/2007, -13/+68Buried for inaccurate title. You're really giving a bad impression to anti-Bush people by spouting this untrue sensationalist bull *****.
- OUberLord, on 10/10/2007, -6/+53Wait, so he's essentially trying to force them to pass the bill through?
President Bush, USA is (or at least was) a democracy. If the Senate and House don't pass a bill because they, acting in both the interests of the people and of the country, feel that it is harmful then tough *****. The bill isn't going to pass because it could be abused just as easily as you have abused your own power. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -6/+52But, the terrorists! You can't forget the terrorists! /sarcasm
This is why Ben Franklin said that anyone who would sacrifice basic liberties for a little temporary safety deserves neither. This is why FDR said there is nothing to fear but fear itself. *sigh* That's the problem with democracy. It requires people to be responsible for their own lives, which is something that very few of us seem to be interested in. - AriaStar, on 10/10/2007, -9/+53Pretty much. He's become a dictator.
- FTLJohnson, on 10/10/2007, -8/+44I'm sorry. I HAVE to bury this, don't put something in QUOTES - UNLESS it is a QUOTE!
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -8/+30A 1000 mile journey starts with a single step.
- misconstrued, on 10/10/2007, -5/+26He's just trying to get legal justification for what they are ALREADY doing. The Democrats have proved to be NOTHING but worthless. How much are we going to let this administration get away with?
I think it's time to flood their phone lines again with complaints til their switchboard crashes again.
I tried to find a list of all the Senators who voted Yes on this, but it seems the bill is not public yet. They need to be outted and bombarded with calls and emails. Anyone out there want to show off their Google-fu and find this list? I'll keep looking too. - corvin, on 10/10/2007, -1/+22You misunderstood dude.
Bush wasn't going on vacation, congress was. Bush wants congress to give him the ability to wiretap without a court, and he's threatened to stop congress from going on their vacation until they do so. - smackywentz, on 10/10/2007, -2/+21Couldn't have said it better. This train of though, undoubtedly leads us to the realization that we are not living in a democracy, but rather an apathocracy.
- jamdogg, on 10/10/2007, -3/+19wait a minute - does this mean that all the wiretapping they have always been doing is all illegal? Every phone conversation on earth is monitored already, that's what Echelon is for.
- DavidGX, on 10/10/2007, -6/+22I'd rather have weak opposition than none at all.
- WilliamDavis, on 10/10/2007, -5/+20Please. These people felt like going on vacation, and that was more important than the constitution, or congressional oversight. The executive branch is not there to create law, or bully congress into creating law. I hate to say it, but americans will eventually suffer for what they've allowed to happen over the years.
- kindrobot, on 10/10/2007, -4/+19Stop expanding the definition of spam.
But I like the message, too. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -7/+22So, despite all their tough talk, Democrats value their vacation time more than their principles. HAH! Predictable.
- nreynolds, on 10/10/2007, -4/+18dude, if you had said " Bush: You sit there til you're ready to be good Sheepocrats " that would've been fine. But putting the quotes around "You... crats" is a pretty clear statement that that's exactly what someone said, and it wasn't. So, next time, don't ***** it up.
- Gaki, on 10/10/2007, -5/+18Their "opposition" has amounted to delay tactics and nothing more. Bush wanted his funding ... Bush got his funding. Bush wants to legitimize the illegal spying he's been doing ... and the Senate buckled. It is only a matter of time before the House does, too. Bush's cronies refuse subpeonas ... the Dems just whine about it. ***** CHARGE SOMEONE ALREADY. Remember USA vs. Nixon? You had to take your last bastard President to court to prove he used Executive Priviledge to save his cronies illegally. Now you have to again. Get the ***** on it.
- Gaki, on 10/10/2007, -2/+14@ tkstock
*cough* Diebold *cough*
*cough* illegally destroyed votes in Ohio *cough*
Yeah, sure he won the popular vote. - MasterChi, on 10/10/2007, -1/+13FTA - "The temporary powers give Congress time to hammer out a more comprehensive plan instead of rushing approval for a permanent bill in the waning hours before lawmakers begin their monthlong break."
Wow, no wonder people joke Government workers as lazy bums. Wish I could get a month long break. - bendingbeats, on 10/10/2007, -3/+15Okay... I see you can regurgitate the typical Rush Limbaugh/ Bill O'Reilly/Ann Coulter rhetoric. Think for yourself.
- Loonacy, on 10/10/2007, -1/+123 months? Wow, where has the time gone? He's not out of office until 2009.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -13/+23As much as this is total spam I'm digging you up for your message.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11I don't know why the title of this story even has Bush's name in it. This is a story about 16 weakass Democrats selling us out.
- TheChihuahua, on 10/10/2007, -7/+17Buried on the strength of the title alone...Sheepocrats...jesus....
- CiXeL, on 10/10/2007, -8/+18well you would show little resistance too if you were working with someone who could supernaturally choke you across the room.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11What's the ***** bill number? Jesus, all the rhetoric about this thing and I'm having to hunt the damn thing down so that I can read it for myself. There's something badly wrong with American journalism and American political debate in general when legislation discussed is never actually referenced.
- RollFizzlebeef, on 10/10/2007, -2/+12This is a serious subject with a horrible headline.
- MasterThief117, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11Oh, I see. I fail then. Digg me down.
- MadJoe75, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10Sadly you're both wrong. The United States of America is a Constitutional Republic. http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/thompson/031105
And, yes, by definition a Republic can not be Democratic. - thecoolestguy, on 10/10/2007, -7/+16Im inz your Whithouse, Taken Ur Freedoms
- robdiggity, on 10/10/2007, -4/+13I logged in to make this very point. Thanks for making it, and diggers, thanks for having the sack to digg this guy up. I realize lowpartscom likely is not a journalist, and doesn't have to follow the "rules" per se, but playing games with quotes in this way is just another example extremist horse *****, and it diminishes the author and the readers alike.
- notque, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8If you have opinions on ways to increase the message of a General Strike I'm all ears. This is our strike, and we need your help too.
- Gaki, on 10/10/2007, -4/+12You are an ass.
- feckineejit, on 10/10/2007, -7/+14Just like Noam Chomsky said - the democrats and the republicans are too close in ideology and control by corporations to effect ANY type of change in this country. We need a third party to actually make some kind of difference - or ban lobbying altogether.
- samdu, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8While this is pretty silly, it's not such a terrible thing to make Congress stay in session longer. If most people kept the work hours those ***** do, they wouldn't be employable.
- Bhima, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Found it: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1927/show
S1927: A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. - AntBing, on 10/10/2007, -8/+15Actually the U.S. is a Republic.
- Avengelist, on 10/10/2007, -6/+12You are all welcome to come to Canada... we have lots of water, less than half the murders, the Arctic (despite what the Russians think), Tim Horton's, and on the east coast, Donairs. Come on up before it's too late!
- yutt, on 10/10/2007, -6/+12It's a democratic republic. What the ***** is your point? Are you trying to claim a republic can't be democratic?
- corvin, on 10/10/2007, -7/+13@lowpartscom
What the hell are you talking about?
MasterThief117 thought that Bush wanted this approved before HE, as in Bush, went on vacation. Hence MasterTheif117's comment "What a good president. Going on vacation while thousands are dying because of him.
Bush ISN'T going on vacation Congress is. All I did was correct him, and let him know that Bush isn't going on vacation congress is, but you seem to have a problem with that.... - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -12/+18Gosh, I would hate for people to get a negative view of our president. Just look at all the great things he's done for us!
- Gaki, on 10/10/2007, -3/+9@ jedikv
Just sick of conservative ***** after several months of reading posts here at Digg. It's as every commie-hating redneck from the 1950s was ressurrected and given a computer so they can spew their garbage all over again. Just like racism, this ***** will die when the 65+ demographic dies off (what will Fox News do for viewers, then?) and they take their ridiculous biases and prejudices with them ... but that doesn't mean we have to tolerate it until they keel over. - bkemper, on 10/10/2007, -3/+9"Al-Qaida is not going on vacation this month,"
I'm a hell of a lot more worried about the President becoming a dictator than I am of Al-Qaida. The threat from Al-Qaida is infinitesimally small by comparison. If the terrorists hate our liberty and want to destroy our freedom, then they are winning, because that it what this president is accomplishing. - Charlotte_Web, on 10/10/2007, -3/+8Truth would be nice. Seems to be in short supply in Digg's political sections.
Just make up any damn thing, and attribute it to Bush... that seems to be the conventional wisdom on digg. - joe7845, on 10/10/2007, -3/+8Did you survey Digg users or did you pull that opinion out of your rear end?
- gropo, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6uhh... "STANDIN UP TO UR POPE. STARTIN UR PROTESTANTISM"?
- Gaki, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6Tim Hortons is a good suggestion, but your numbers on the murder rates are out. 7.4% (USA) vs. 2.1% (CA) means we are almost 1/4 of the US murder rate. In Canada, your potential murderer will buy you a Timmies and some timbits instead.
- zippy757, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5....but the reality is a Democratic controlled senate based this bill, and a democratic house rejected one that didn't go far enough.
Either Bush is the most powerful man in the universe, or democrats must be very weak...and dont believe in what they say to us!
Or maybe, the democrat leaders believe and agree with Bush....
Wow...wouldn't that be interesting... -
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