This quote is as important today as it was then. Anyone in a leadership position should heed it’s warning. Since when has the truth been dangerous for Democrats????????
Huh? What the hell……Vilsack: Opposing wiretapping dangerous for Democrats
THOMAS BEAUMONTREGISTER
STAFF WRITER
January 31, 2006
Gov. Tom Vilsack said Monday that Democrats
risk political backlash if they object to the Bush administration's wiretapping but cannot show that Americans' civil liberties are at risk.
"If the president broke the law, that's unacceptable. But I think it's debateable whether he did," Vilsack told Des Moines Register editors and reporters.
Under a directive signed by President
Bush, the National Security Agency can monitor the international communications of people inside the country, when one party to the call or e-mail is believed to be involved with the terrorist network al-Qaida. The practice is done without a court order, normally required to monitor such communications. full article
Does anybody recognize America……?? Because of the abuse of power, we now attack preemptively based on lies….torture and render people…..hold American citizens and others indefinitely without access to the courts. All this behavior fueled by doses of fear and adolescent bravado that passes as security. ie. Landing on an aircraft carrier all dressed up tough! Only a leader willing to stand up with courage and speak the truth can lead us away from the dangerous direction this county is headed.
How the hell will we know if the president broke the law if we don’t know if the president broke the law??? Let the debate begin!! Let’s start with the stuff that, as far as we know, didn’t get anybody killed. We have a perfectly broad law in place that allows for super secret surrveilance. As an active member of the democratic party, I expect leaders to stand up for civil liberties and against the abuse of executive power.
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