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DEFENDING THE _REAL_ SYMBOL OF OUR COUNTRY
September 15th, 2008, 11:22 am · 1 Comment · posted by Dan Lehr
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new poll says two out of three Americans are strongly opposed to expanding the president’s powers at the expense of Congress or the courts, even if it would improve national security or the economy.
The Associated Press-National Constitution Center poll finds people wary of increased government authority, and especially skeptical of increasing the president’s powers after the controversies surrounding the Bush administration.
The government’s power to take private property for redevelopment had little support in the poll, not even when owners are paid a fair price and the project creates local jobs.
The poll also finds a generational gap over the issue of gay marriage. More than two-thirds of those under 35 favor the recognition of gay marriage. Less than 40 percent of those over 35 feel the same way.
Those who believe the United States flag is the symbol of our country, aka “the one worth giving your life for,” I beg to differ. For me, it’s the document you see above that makes the United States the greatest country in the world.
If you haven’t read the U.S. Constitution, that most rare expression of genius in human history, allow me to strongly suggest doing so, especially before you vote.
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I am going to force myself to keep this short. The Constitution deserves every reverence we can give it. Just like the flag. So close to perfection. Such an example to the rest of the world. You must have found an old picture of it, one that doesn’t have Bush’s muddy footprints stomped all over it. We have had so many rights taken away in the name of “war” that we will never be the same. The war that has been waged against “terrorism” is never ending. Don’t ever kid yourselves. What could ever mark “victory” against every wacko out there that hates us? So we will continue to give up our rights, freedom, and privacy until we crumble.
The only glint of redemption I see is if we finally honestly got sick enough of watching our ever accelerating slide to total collapse and voted every last politician out of office. But you have to be strong to do that, and you have to have a better alternative waiting to take their place. Can it be done? Will my grand kids have to register to play in the public park? Will my grand kids be able to travel to another state without showing their “papers”? Will I have the freedom to check out a book from the library without it going into a government database? Will my kid have to be microchipped to be allowed into public school or work or to buy or sell?
When will that document be treated with the awe, reverence and respect it deserves again?