what if bush threw out the constitution and nobody came

so the FBI, NSA, and the Pentagon has us under surveillance and it honestly seems like no one really cares. too much of the press is painting it as a partisan issue or a battle between people interested in fighting terror and people concerned with civil liberties. publically i hear more people talking about the next lost episode than this. this seems otherworldly. is it just me or is this some scary shit? which agency is next to spy on us? at this point i wouldn't be surprised to learn that the peace corp now has a domestic spying function.

we impeached clinton for doing something that is probably one of america's favorite activities (considering our divorce rate lying about blowjobs must be one of our favorite pastimes). this just seems so much more significant than oral sex. i take some comfort that some conscientious conservatives are condemning bush's abuse of power with strong and pointed language. this came from an op/ed in the investment magazine barron's (hat tip MyDD)

Willful disregard of a law is potentially an impeachable offense. It is at least as impeachable as having a sexual escapade under the Oval Office desk and lying about it later. The members of the House Judiciary Committee who staged the impeachment of President Clinton ought to be as outraged at this situation. They ought to investigate it, consider it carefully and report either a bill that would change the wiretap laws to suit the president or a bill of impeachment.

if this violation is allowed to stand, our country deserves the destruction coming our way. if this goes without consequence for this administration we stand for nothing. america will be completely irrelevant as anything other than as an engine for making the grossly wealthy moreso. i've said it before, these fuckers hate our country, i defy anyone to offer an example of an action that says otherwise.

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