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House Approves Warrantless Wiretapping
inKubus writes to mention an AP article about the approval of a warrantless wiretapping bill by the house. The legislation's goal would be to legitimize the wiretapping program President Bush previously authorized, with a few new restrictions. Despite this victory for the President, "Leaders concede that differences between the versions are so significant they cannot reconcile them into a final bill that can be delivered to Bush before the Nov. 7 congressional elections. The Senate also could vote on a similar bill before Congress recesses at the end of the week. For its part, the White House announced it strongly supported passage of the House version but wasn't satisfied with it, adding that the administration 'looks forward to working with Congress to strengthen the bill as it moves through the legislative process.'"
Right now the Democratic party is being purged of those who do not completely support the liberal values enshrined in the Bill of Rights and the rest of the Constitution. It started with Lieberman, the Democrat who has gone along with the Republicans on almost everything. There were 11 Democrats who voted for this abomination of a bill yesterday. We know their names, and we won't forget. All of them are going to face primary challengers the next time they are up for election.
I can totally understand what you're saying about both parties being full of shit. In fact, I think it's a pretty true statement. The Democratic party definitely is full of a lot of shit right now. But even if you're not a Democrat, pay attention to what we're trying to do. There are good people in the party who are calling our worst leaders out, and we're throwing them out of the party. As far as we're concerned, you can't pick and choose which Bill of Rights you like and which you don't. We also take the MOST liberal interpretation of all the ammendments, even the 2nd ammendment. If our leadership does not support that fully as a minimum, they're going to face primary challengers.
Now, watch the conservatives out there completely misunderstand what I mean by the most liberal interpretation of the 2nd ammendment. It'll be amusing.
Fascism trolls keeping me up every night. When I starts a preachin', he HITS ME WITH HIS REICH!
I'm tired of your sig. Why tell us you're going to see "every side of the issues"? Just go ahead and see them. And what's with all the line breaks? Is it supposed to be a poem?