Well let's see: There's the Fairness Doctrine, the proposal to buy off the media with a "bailout", higher taxes, the refusal of liberals to partake on conservative media (chickens), socialism, the defining of conservative descent as inspiring hate while liberal descent is "civil disobedience", higher taxes, using government data bases to smear critics (Joe the plumber), socialism, sending lawyers after descenters, restricted trade, government takeover of 401k plans, very tight environmental controls (greenhouse gas penalties), higher taxes, an expanded and strengthened ACORN, wide open borders, socialism, less security through cuts to the military and security organizations, loosening of sentences for criminals, more people on the dole, higher unemployment, no chance of energy independance, mamoth regulation of the financial markets, socialism, placing carbon dioxide on the toxic pollutant list, tighter fuel standards reducing car choice, higher taxes, government mandated health care (means rationed healthcare), end to private union voting, gun restrictions, etc., etc. I am sure there will be much more but that is all I can think of off the top of my head. Scared yet? If you aren't you haven't got two brain cells to rub together...
Every Administration since Woodrow Wilson has expanded Government, increased tax and repealed Freedoms. The Governments new job is to justify its existence through legislating answers to problems that don't exist. Thats the nature of Government - to grow its scope, size and influence. Private Money loves that because they own Government via special interest "lobbying". Obama is nothing more than a Puppet. Like I already mentioned, he hasn't even broached the Real Issues that are plaguing America. Why? Because he's controlled. You probably think the President is the most powerful man in the World, too? Special Interests took ownership of this Country in 1913. Since then, its been a downward spiral. The last President to buck the System, end the FED and expose the scam, got assassinated Obama knows that and has sold out accordingly. His "new vision" of "change" is a politically-castrated one that only proposes to solve problems of little to no consequence. If you understood what the real issues were, this would be obvious. He is âanti-establishmentâ when compared to 8 years of Bush-Cheney. He is 100% Establishment when compared to the larger Agenda and his resolve to do nothing.
He will most likely appoint the next 3 Supreme Court Justices.... extremely important.... for that is the one true power a Pres has which actually affects yourlife. He will have both a Dem House and Senate.... maybe even 66% Dem on the Senate.... again extremely important, more anti-Bush policies will be able to pass....
You don't get it. Obama is the other side of the same coin. Republicans sell Fear. Democrats sell "Protection and Safety". Obama will give us more of the same. You liked the John Warner Defense Authorization Act? The Patriot Act 1 & 2? Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Act? Homeland Security? How much of that will Obama and his democratically-controlled Senate and Congress repeal?? NONE OF IT. He won't repeal a single fucking bill (save the tax cuts). AND HE'LL ADD EVEN MORE LEGISTLATION ON TOP OF THAT. Why? Because its about the Power and Expansion of that Power. And all the Liberals will excuse him for it. Because they're just happier than pigs in shit their God is pulling the levers. Its the same asinine mentality you see from the die-hard Neo-Con, Gord. Bush instituted wholesale spying, massive debasement, special-interest wars-for-profit, phony WMD intel, Patriot Acts 1 & 2, Open Borders, Homeland Security etc etc. Was he crying about the relentless expansion of Government and curtailment of Freedoms then??! Fuck No. Because "his Guy" was in Power. It's the same with the Democrats. Both partisan die-hards are basically dumb-ass sheep who eat CNN/FOX 24/7. They have no capacity for original thought outside what mainstream media inculcates in them. Hence, the abandonment of logical princibles and the adoption of tribal-like bickering and meaningless power-trips.
I can see your point, but for those looking for change, now is as good a time we will see in a long long time.
Let's examine the "freedoms" of a leftist court. Do you agree that gun rights are an EXPLICIT i.e. specifically mentioned constitutional right? The D.C. gun ban was overturned by only a 5-4 vote. The four "liberal" justices (two of whom were appointed by Republicans) were the ones voting yes to gun control. Do you favor property rights? If a developer wanted your home for some fancy shopping center should you be FORCED to sell? I'd say no-a PRIVATE concern shouldn't trump your INDIVIDUAL right. Liberal justices disagree. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelo_v._City_of_New_London#Majority_and_concurring_opinions
Friend, if Obama gets near the real Levers of Power, he'll be killed by the same people that killed Kennedy, Jackson and Lincoln. The Left and Right offer consolidation of Power and Control from different angels. Thats the only difference. The Right sells control through fear and war. The Left sells control through specters of "protection" and "kindness".
Very true. The 2nd will get repealed or suspended under Obama. It'll go Martial Law house-to-house gun sweeps or die slow with a Supreme Court ruling hailing from Obama. Not to put all the Blame on Obama. The Country is filled with Freedom Haters on both the left and right. But his role will be pivotal.
I agree with you that this was a bad decision -- except that the majority of justices who ruled in favor of this were appointed by Republicans: John Paul Stevens --> appointed by Ford Justices Anthony Kennedy --> appointed by Reagan David Souter --> appointed by GHW Bush Kennedy (concurring opinion) --> appointed by Reagan Ruth Bader Ginsburg --> appointed by Clinton Stephen Breyer --> appointed by Clinton