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There was some speculation

Libertine — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:07:09 +0000

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There was some speculation after the election whether Obama would change the way the surveillance of the American people was being done, en masse and without cause, by our government. And some speculated, myself included, that once the government had the power to do that it would be tough to 'put the genie back in the bottle'. Unfortunately that appears to be the case as not only has our government continued to spy on its people the abuses appear to have been even worse since Obama took office. Makes me think about the concept of 'absolute power' and what it does to people...

STOP SPYING ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WITHOUT CAUSE!!!! IT IS TYRANNICAL!!!!

Sadly, I think sell out far

oleeb — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:05:26 +0000

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Sadly, I think sell out far more likely.

I suppose we deserve to be

axolotlcheesehead — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:26:34 +0000

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I suppose we deserve to be disillusioned. Once a republic becomes an empire, its citizens lose their liberty. And with the technological advances of recent years, the totalitarians can keep the lid on us pretty effectively. There was probably a moment when it was made clear to Mr. Obama that Presidents come and go, but the invisible government rules them all. And any President who thinks otherwise doesn't survive . . . they'll make sure of it. Which is it, I wonder . . . a simple old-fashioned political sell-out . . . or a conspiracy? Probably both.

Abuse (of power)? And from

Libertine — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:23:15 +0000

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Abuse (of power)? And from where I sit that defines tyranny...

nice blog oleeb, i have

redneck — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:13:09 +0000

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nice blog oleeb, i have thought the govement was getting to personnal for awhile now. they need to stay out of our personal lives and let us live

Any police state has it's

oleeb — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:43:16 +0000

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Any police state has it's secret element which is, of course, the worst and most despotic arm of the police state.

I am not too worried about a

Karl the Marxist — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:23:05 +0000

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I am not too worried about a police state: police are conspicuous and follow the same laws as everyone else*. The thing to be concerned about is a secret police state.

* May cause blunt trauma. Void where prohibited.

Feinstein is going to do a

bluebell — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:13:27 +0000

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Feinstein is going to do a hearing. Ha! They expect us to fall for that. She's the Queen Bee of appeasement.

I don't expect the

oleeb — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:04:18 +0000

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I don't expect the administration or Congress to do anything about it on their own. It's literally up to us to make them take the necessary actions.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/

Resistance — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:59:48 +0000

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http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin

"Every Body cries, a Union is absolutely necessary, but when they come to the Manner and Form of the Union, their weak Noddles are perfectly distracted."

"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."

"Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."

How true this is today about AIG

"The colonies would gladly have borne the little tax on tea and other matters had it not been that England took away from the colonies their money, which created unemployment and dissatisfaction. The inability of colonists to get power to issue their own money permanently out of the hands of George the III and the international bankers was the PRIME reason for the Revolutionary War."

Franklin reportedly stated

The Convention began May 13, when all 40,000 Philadelphians had turned out to cheer the arrival of George Washington and by September 18, it was done.

The people of Philadelphia had heard the rumors that the great work had been completed and a large crowd of anxious citizens had gathered, milling around outside and waiting to hear what had been accomplished.

The first delegate to emerge was 81 year old Ben Franklin. When the crowd saw him, the buzz of anticipation grew louder. Above the din, a Mrs. Powel, wife of the mayor of Philadelphia, shouted out, "Well Dr. Franklin, what have we got, a monarchy or a republic? Franklin looked at her over his spectacles and responded, "A Republic, madam, IF you can keep it." (emphasis added)

The American people aren’t fighting to keep it.