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- SilverStandard, on 12/16/2007, -6/+93Impeach, indict, prosecute, incarcerate.
- Nudar, on 12/16/2007, -4/+74Can we impeach Harman while we're at it? Have diggers forgotten that she is the one who submitted the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007? She, Bush and Cheney should be tried for treason.
- reeder, on 12/16/2007, -3/+24When haven't they used the constitution to wipe their ass for the last 7 years?!
- jaymzdean, on 12/16/2007, -8/+27Incarcerate or better.
Hint: piano wire. - alcoholanon, on 12/17/2007, -2/+19With both parties guilty of sedition, who ultimately is there left to preserve the law of the land? The "crisis" extends far beyond waterboarding. That is the least of our troubles.
- Jeveran, on 12/17/2007, -3/+19Conservative nightmare: Cheney impeached. Cheney resigns. Bush nominates new VP. Nomination stalled in the senate. Bush impeached. Bush resigns without VP nomination being ratified. Speaker Pelosi (being third in line) becomes President.
Sure, it won't happen, but I like knowing how to scare Republicans. - gwolf, on 12/17/2007, -2/+17This shredding party suggest some significant consciousness of guilt. Both wings of congress need to act to preserve all that this country is suppose to stand for and put some people in orange jump suits. If they let it slide it will only happen again, only worse next time.
- zachblume, on 12/16/2007, -0/+15Oh ***** that finger-pointing propaganda almost got me. She submitted that? My god...
- mOdQuArK, on 12/17/2007, -0/+14Try reading past the title. It wouldn't surprise anyone to hear that Congresscritters labeling a bill "Warm Fuzzy Puppies and Kittens" when they're funding a program to drown pets in bathtubs.
- GMorgan, on 12/17/2007, -2/+16The Republicans have caused far more damage to America than terrorists.
- DangerCollie, on 12/17/2007, -1/+15For a second I thought that said "impeach, indict, prosecute and incinerate." I was thinking, "Yeah, buddy!"
- williamdyer, on 12/17/2007, -0/+13All this "Bush == Hitler" nonsense fails to account for Bush's monstrous mediocrity. He is definitely more of a Mussolini.
- banmaster, on 12/17/2007, -0/+13Seems a few diggers aren't aware of where that quote came from.
Hint: Its from Bush you *****! - TheSkinsFactory, on 12/17/2007, -1/+13Give that Congresswoman the "No *****" award.
- grunk, on 12/17/2007, -2/+13Welcome to 7 years ago, Rep. Harman.
- DonTazeMeBro, on 12/17/2007, -0/+11, castrate.
- Richandler, on 12/17/2007, -3/+14We've had a constitutional crisis for the last 100 years.
- spyd3rweb, on 12/17/2007, -4/+15, execute.
- PHiZ187, on 12/17/2007, -0/+10Why are there only up or down thumbs and no applause button for me to push!?
- Dylson, on 12/17/2007, -1/+10,eviscerate
- banmaster, on 12/17/2007, -0/+8So long as testicles are involved!
- Janizzary, on 12/17/2007, -0/+7, incinerate
- MrXfromPlanetX, on 12/17/2007, -0/+7This is Fascism. Not Socialism. This is important because both Liberals and Conservatives oppose Fascism
http://www.favreau.info/misc/14-points-fascism.php
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Powerful and Continuing Nationalism
Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
2.
Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights
Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
3.
Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause
The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial, ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
4.
Supremacy of the Military
Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
5.
Rampant Sexism
The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Opposition to abortion is high, as is homophobia and anti-gay legislation and national policy.
6.
Controlled Mass Media
Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
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Obsession with National Security
Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
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Religion and Government are Intertwined
Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.
9.
Corporate Power is Protected
The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
10.
Labor Power is Suppressed
Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.
11.
Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts
Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts.
12.
Obsession with Crime and Punishment
Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
13.
Rampant Cronyism and Corruption
Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
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Fraudulent Elections
Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections. - banmaster, on 12/17/2007, -1/+8Um, its a clip from FOX news! RawStory didn't create it!
- dove316, on 12/17/2007, -1/+8The real Constitutional crisis began in the 1930's. That's when Congress started writing laws not authorized by the Constitution. Basically, the entire Federal Government uses the Constitution as toilet paper. America needs to wake up and see how "Absolute power corrupts absolutely." This is why it takes millions of dollars to run for Congress and hundreds of millions for President: They simply have way too much power than was originally intended. Instead of amending the Constitution, they choose to ignore it. Examples include: Social Security, Lawrence Welk Museum, funding of the unuseful arts, Department of Education, Alaska bridge to nowhere, etc. They can't even do their main function of protecting the Country's borders so how can we expect them to do anything else they weren't supposed to do effectively.
I know, I know, the original founding fathers meant the general welfare clause to mean complete Gov't control of everything; they just didn't want to use terms like socialism or communism or group-think dictatorship!! - krnldmp, on 12/17/2007, -3/+10These people are pretty sure you're stupid. They're playing like there has to be some sort of "criminal evidence" before the procedure to impeach can be started. The Fact is, Congress can impeach the president and vice president for wearing too many red ties, and they don't need ANY more public support or news coverage to do it.
- goffy59, on 12/17/2007, -2/+8I really hate people like you, get.the.*****.out.of.my.country! You are obviously Anti-American.
- banmaster, on 12/17/2007, -1/+7Bu especially during the last 20 where the country has been run by 2 families only!
- inactive, on 12/17/2007, -2/+8I wish Bush would arrest my upstairs neighbors. Bush doesn't care.
- objectcode, on 12/17/2007, -2/+8War today, war tomorrow, war forever
- solarsavior, on 12/17/2007, -2/+7I think we should water board them. We should be able to figure out the truth in no time.
- toddcat, on 12/17/2007, -0/+5Alix...I got your sarcasm dawg.
- inactive, on 12/16/2007, -15/+20But...but...It's just a goddamn piece of paper!
- Izult, on 12/17/2007, -0/+4glad someone pointed that out early on in the posts otherwise i think most people would have missed that fact.
- rockdawg, on 12/17/2007, -0/+4I think we as an entire nation have come to a turning point in history. If you look at how much reform is needed in not just general policy of government. "Orange jump" suits have to be taught how to be integrated back into society and not have a permanent label of in humanitarian that disqualifies them for most jobs. Theres a lot of people that go into prison and come out 12 yrs later and know they did wrong but don't know another way of life and with that inhumanitarian permanent label people don't want to hire them and they go in a circle back to prison. Then there is a major reform needed also to integrate foreigners better to become citizens in a proper absorptive manor.
I hope the CIA will have to adhere to the army field manual making them more integrated where they should be included in proper checks and balances. - MrCobaltBlue, on 12/17/2007, -11/+15Obligatory Ron Paul Comment.
ronpaul2008.com - Veni_Vidi_Vici, on 12/17/2007, -0/+4It's okay. Diggers like that were never told that you can click on the title and be redirected to another page.
- Izult, on 12/17/2007, -1/+5FFS learn to recognize sarcasm.
- williamdyer, on 12/17/2007, -2/+6It got significantly worse under Bush. And considering the damage the New Deal, LBJ, and Nixon did, that's quite an accomplishment.
- williamdyer, on 12/17/2007, -2/+6When rawstory writes it, it's opinion. When a torture-loving goon from Gitmo does it, and gets paid to do it, it's propaganda.
- toddcat, on 12/17/2007, -0/+4Rep. Harman, if you had objected when waterboarding was proposed five *****' years ago, we might not BE in a constitutional crisis. Most of our leaders are *****.
- MrXfromPlanetX, on 12/17/2007, -0/+3I would like to point out Jane Harmon is the same stupid bitch that introduced HR 1955
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill= ... - BlacklabelSAR, on 12/17/2007, -0/+3The only way out of this is for the AVERAGE U.S. Citizen to become aware of what is going on, and what our nation was intended to be. Then people would see that the Federal Government sees us as subjects, not citizens. It takes your earnings in the form of an illegal Federal Income Tax, and then holds back YOUR TAX MONEY if your state does not bow to it's will. Does that sound like a free society to you? It shouldn't.
- BlacklabelSAR, on 12/17/2007, -0/+3Let's see now....you are all for the CIA doing illegal things so you feel safe.....so you would rather be safe than free.....and you call the Founding Fathers babies?
You are a fascist coward. Sieg Heil, coward! - toddcat, on 12/17/2007, -1/+4Don't let the door hit ya.....seriously dude, that's not opinion. Justic HAS been advising CIA. This is not a pinky liberal commie outlook.
- toddcat, on 12/17/2007, -1/+4So the fact that FDR helped raise the country out of a Depression, that he guided the country deftly during the Second World War, and that he gave people hope wasn't enough eh? OK. Yeah, it's not the government you should be scared of; it's the corporations. Too many people are worried about the wrong thing. It's better to have a government, however maddening that is working for We The People, than it is to have a bunch of corporations working for We The Stockholders.
- toddcat, on 12/17/2007, -0/+3Yup, Google Stauffenberg Hitler.
- toddcat, on 12/17/2007, -0/+3commisserate? No? collaborate? No? This game SUCKS.
- nixfu, on 12/17/2007, -5/+7The real constitiunol crisis is when that FDR ***** DESTORYED THE 10th amendment by threating the supreme court to get his way and have them rubber stamp or first footstep into solcialism...
Before FDR = home of the free
After FDR = Big slide down to socialism and the loss of freedoms from a government that can take your money at will and tell you what is good for you - goffy59, on 12/17/2007, -1/+3You want to talk about intelligence now. Thats a joke in itself.
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