I just heard something on the radio that blows my mind (pardon the expression). Last year the Republican Congress voted for the Military Authorization bill (the name of the bill may be wrong) that provides for, among other things, the removal of Habeas Corpus for people living in the U.S. but who are not necessarily U.S. citizens as well as allowing this President to allow torture and removes criminal prosecution for those committing torture. This is absolutely nuts.
What is worse is that we hear nothing about this from our new Democratic Congress. They are more concerned about Alberto Gonzales than the Constitution. Now I am all in favor of removing this horrendous AG but let's deal with issues that can possibly destroy our way of life. Invading the Constitution by allowing this military bill to survive paves the way for additional invasion and the possibility of a loss of other freedoms. This has got to stop.
I for one am watching our Democratic leaders (note the lack of a capital L) to see how they respond. If they don't, I plan to leave the Democratic party and start thinking Independent. Now I truly understand that right now I am the only one reading this blog. It feels good though laying this out in writing and placing it on the web for someone else to see. If it affects just one other person and they affect another, then I have done my job.
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