Comments on: The Democrats Embrace Big Brother http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/the-democrats-embrace-big-brother/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:29:32 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: hp http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/the-democrats-embrace-big-brother/#comment-23570 hp Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:26:26 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2273#comment-23570 "Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods." Mencken “Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.”
Mencken

]]> By: Tobe http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/the-democrats-embrace-big-brother/#comment-23477 Tobe Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:16:30 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2273#comment-23477 What I don't understand is what mechanism exists that allows lawmakers to give away other people's property. Could congress pass a law that allows government to come take our furniture? Or come empty our refrigerators? Or take our jewelry? I don't recall placing my rights in the control of any other person on this earth, and I never would sign them over to anyone. Who would? Even in the name of this so called security they claim they need our blood won rights to provide us with, the bottom line is that legislators seem to believe they have some right to give away something that doesn't even belong to them. They're giving away other people's property. And if our rights aren't our most important property I don't know what is. I challenge congress to explain at what point everyone in this country signed over their entire lives and rights to congress to do with as they so choose. I'm afraid this leaps well beyond the concept of writing laws to maintain and operate the country. They are helping themselves to our private property as if it were theirs to dispose of at will. We should be challenging this imho, and asking if it's up to them whether we shall retain our rights, or if in fact it's our call. I don't see where they could make any claim but the latter. What I don’t understand is what mechanism exists that allows lawmakers to give away other people’s property. Could congress pass a law that allows government to come take our furniture? Or come empty our refrigerators? Or take our jewelry? I don’t recall placing my rights in the control of any other person on this earth, and I never would sign them over to anyone. Who would? Even in the name of this so called security they claim they need our blood won rights to provide us with, the bottom line is that legislators seem to believe they have some right to give away something that doesn’t even belong to them. They’re giving away other people’s property. And if our rights aren’t our most important property I don’t know what is. I challenge congress to explain at what point everyone in this country signed over their entire lives and rights to congress to do with as they so choose. I’m afraid this leaps well beyond the concept of writing laws to maintain and operate the country. They are helping themselves to our private property as if it were theirs to dispose of at will. We should be challenging this imho, and asking if it’s up to them whether we shall retain our rights, or if in fact it’s our call. I don’t see where they could make any claim but the latter.

]]> By: Sam http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/the-democrats-embrace-big-brother/#comment-23457 Sam Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:18:44 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2273#comment-23457 HR, You wrote: Quote: Sam, gullibility is not constrained by party affiliation. End Quote. I agree. That's a given. You asked me: Quote: Why do you bother with talks shows, anyway? End Quote I don't. I don't turn any of them on. My partner turns some of them on purely for "entertainment" most evenings. That's how I heard the host I wrote about earlier. HR,

You wrote:

Quote: Sam, gullibility is not constrained by party affiliation. End Quote.

I agree. That’s a given.

You asked me:

Quote: Why do you bother with talks shows, anyway? End Quote

I don’t. I don’t turn any of them on. My partner turns some of them on purely for “entertainment” most evenings. That’s how I heard the host I wrote about earlier.

]]> By: HR http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/the-democrats-embrace-big-brother/#comment-23436 HR Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:30:17 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2273#comment-23436 Sam, gullibility is not constrained by party affiliation. Nearly a majority of the herd put the current criminals in office, and actual majorities elected their predecessors as well as the scum in "congress". Why do you bother with talks shows, anyway? Sam, gullibility is not constrained by party affiliation. Nearly a majority of the herd put the current criminals in office, and actual majorities elected their predecessors as well as the scum in “congress”. Why do you bother with talks shows, anyway?

]]> By: hp http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/the-democrats-embrace-big-brother/#comment-23421 hp Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:27 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2273#comment-23421 Here's Christopher Hitchens trying out a little "torture light." He lasts all of eight seconds. Perhaps this should be a mandatory experience for the Congress. Just so they know. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuhJUmR4B6Q# Here’s Christopher Hitchens trying out a little “torture light.”
He lasts all of eight seconds.
Perhaps this should be a mandatory experience for the Congress.
Just so they know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuhJUmR4B6Q#

]]> By: Sam http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/the-democrats-embrace-big-brother/#comment-23405 Sam Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:50:54 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2273#comment-23405 HR, True. Obama has a D behind his name so that's the only requirement for the gullible herd. One wonders what the herd would do if overnight Obama re-registered as what he really is, a pro-war Republican. What would the herd do then? I heard a talk show host last night telling the truth about and railing against the Republicans in congress. But what he was saying about the Republicans could also equally be said about the Republicrats (a.k.a. Democrats), but unfortunately he wasn't about to do that, because this talk show host is a partisan Democrat. He often has a blind spot when it comes to the Republicrats, like many other people. It's one reason I have difficulty listening to him. HR,

True. Obama has a D behind his name so that’s the only requirement for the gullible herd. One wonders what the herd would do if overnight Obama re-registered as what he really is, a pro-war Republican. What would the herd do then?

I heard a talk show host last night telling the truth about and railing against the Republicans in congress. But what he was saying about the Republicans could also equally be said about the Republicrats (a.k.a. Democrats), but unfortunately he wasn’t about to do that, because this talk show host is a partisan Democrat. He often has a blind spot when it comes to the Republicrats, like many other people. It’s one reason I have difficulty listening to him.

]]> By: bozhidar balkas http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/the-democrats-embrace-big-brother/#comment-23399 bozhidar balkas Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:50:40 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2273#comment-23399 with one party system, what can we expect? it's one funny goose w. two even funnier wings when it comes to cosmetic changes. but when it comes to US expansion, health care, spending on military, spying on amers, controling domestic and alien pops the two wings beat in unisson. thank u with one party system, what can we expect? it’s one funny goose w. two even funnier wings when it comes to cosmetic changes.
but when it comes to US expansion, health care, spending on military, spying on amers, controling domestic and alien pops the two wings beat in unisson.
thank u

]]> By: burt halli http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/the-democrats-embrace-big-brother/#comment-23395 burt halli Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:50:10 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2273#comment-23395 Your email will not be published! That's very rich! Next will come the frigging cameras like in the UK. 1 camera for every 14 people. But the borders are left WIDE open. So how is we are being protected? Kiss your privacy goodbye folks. We all let it happen. M Your email will not be published! That’s very rich! Next will come the frigging cameras like in the UK. 1 camera for every 14 people. But the borders are left WIDE open. So how is we are being protected? Kiss your privacy goodbye folks. We all let it happen. M

]]> By: Manitor http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/the-democrats-embrace-big-brother/#comment-23392 Manitor Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:01:13 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2273#comment-23392 They're mostly the same people who gave Bush a 90% approval rating after the 9/11 attacks. What else can be expected? They’re mostly the same people who gave Bush a 90% approval rating after the 9/11 attacks. What else can be expected?

]]> By: HR http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/07/the-democrats-embrace-big-brother/#comment-23390 HR Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:41:11 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2273#comment-23390 How easily the gullible US herd is to embrace fakers like Obama. Guess it's not surprising, though, given the herd's track record over the last 40 years. How easily the gullible US herd is to embrace fakers like Obama. Guess it’s not surprising, though, given the herd’s track record over the last 40 years.

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