Scorp: Hey I am not looking to start another round of arguments but stay with me here. 1. I am a Republican; have a much more conservative twist than anything else. 2. Politics is what it is - you can point out the contradictions of Kennedy, Kerry and many others on the Dem. side but....let's look at what the Bush admin has said. Hussein was an imminent threat to our nation, Iraq has ties to Al Qada, Iraq had WMDs. Then it became a story of post 9/11 we can't allow leaders like Hussein to exist, then it became the middle …
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Jon B - congrats on capturing the real points. Imagine the hypocrisy of the posters here - specifically "tina1" types if the politicians in control were democrats and they were doing this. The blow hards on talk radio would be assailing them and demanding investigations/impeachments. True conservative values were always founded on small gov't and less intrusive gov't. I am astonished at how this radicalization of the right has hijacked conservative ideology and I think you explained the reasons perfectly. Bush's followers would support him to the latter w/o regard to the substance; shame on them for being ideologically brainwashed. Well …
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I gotta agree with you on that whattheheck....I'm sorry but I will not shed a tear that the press is unable to check out my records or some random public official in the name of their special investigation.
Posted to Information Is Power
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Posted to Information Is Power
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It may be wasted effort but here's a suggestion. As the debate rages here on these threads and elsewhere, one thing that has been overlooked is where the Grand Presedencia has been claiming his authority. Whether it's for eavesdropping, utilizing his back door draft, and other "war powers" authority, it all has by claimed to originate by the emergency powers granted the him by Congress after 9/11. Our efforts as citizens that are concerned about the "imperialist" authority of this president, need to start sending Congress daily messages that if they oppose these acts as they claim, they need to draft …
Posted to FBI, DoD, NSA: All Spying on You
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Congresss will certainly act if re-election is all they care about and there's enough movement amongst the voters to have this granted power rescinded. Frankly, that'll work a hell of a lot faster than random people sending random emails with a couple of terrorist related phrases in it.
Posted to FBI, DoD, NSA: All Spying on You
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That same public also elected Pelosi, Kennedy, Durbin, Leahy, Boxer, Reid, Bird, Rockafeller, etc... Luminous is on to it... more and more the citizens are getting fed up; there will come a breaking point. By the way, your asking the public to write all these emails to get the super secret orgs to look at everybody yet you don't believe the people are empowered enough to speak up to their reps....sounds like a similiar means to a different end.
Posted to FBI, DoD, NSA: All Spying on You
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Mirmir, I apologize I didn't mean to start a trash and bash deal; I just meant to say the ends are the same just a different means to get there. Your 2nd to last post - I like the comments, unfortunately I agree with those comments.
Posted to FBI, DoD, NSA: All Spying on You
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Back to the topic of the article. I shudder to think anybody left, right, center are ok with the warrantless eavesdropping. It's sickly amusing how the president ties in eavesdropping in general with it's protection of US citizens, and that anybody against it is basically compromising it. What bothers me is not the eavesdropping itself, though not a thrilling event, it's the fact that they are being done without warrants. If we all buy the president's argument about how necessary they are, how they only target likely terrorists; why not go to the FISA Court then. If they're so obviously necessary, …
Posted to An Imperial President
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Here's some perspective on the article by Mr. Hayes as I was interviewed, though my story is not included. The issue is how the army is manipulating their authority to grab and maintain beyond contracts. I will say with certainty that I for one new my entire obligation was for 8 years. This is well detailed in the contract (mine was via ROTC and an enlisted contract that accompanied it). What I have issue with is this: the army leaves it entirely up to a soldier to know what their obligations may or may not be beyond the 8 years. You …
Posted to Backdoor Draft, Back Again
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BTW - The army did not pay me one dime towards my education so I don't fall under the free ride comments out there either. The proof of the backdating is obvious, there are two different oath of office forms out there the one dated was one unavailable to me when I left active duty plus the army date/time stamped the FORGED oath when it was received - April 2002.
Posted to Backdoor Draft, Back Again
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The fact that he is still sec. of the DOD is disgusting. This guy has been wrong on every decision with running the Iraq war, yet the man is still in charge. Would shareholders put up w/ such a performance if he was the CEO of their company? How about if he was a head coach for a college or pro sports team? He like our president are a couple of self proclaimed know it all believing only their plan is the right one. And our soldiers continue to be pawns in their game of ineptness.
Posted to Backdoor Draft, Back Again
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Tina - do you have a point? You need to go back to school and get refresher training on federalist powers. The executive branch doesn't raise and maintain armed forces that falls to the legislative branch. I am a conservative, will no longer register republican, I have zero liberal bend here. It kills me how so called conservatives go out of their way to back this moron of a president regardless of what he does. This administration has so poorly handled this war in Iraq they should be (rumsfeld, bush, chaney, rice) all be put on trial for it. Blaming Clinton …
Posted to Backdoor Draft, Back Again
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Tina, You're an idiot. I don't have to convince you of my ideology, I am a true conservative - go listen to Pat Buchanon, I am of the like of him. To state that the right wing cronies - the radio mouths, disagree with Harriet Miers or here's one you didn't mention dolt- they all disagree with Bush on immigration. None are of any substance. Putting the three idiots on trial - maybe more of a figure of speech - maybe. What they have done to and with Iraq and to our soldiers, from mismanagement, improperly equiping, the rush to war, …
Posted to Backdoor Draft, Back Again
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Yea, what Rabbit said. It's Buchanen by the way.
Posted to Backdoor Draft, Back Again
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Jay, Read my post again asshole. I resigned my commission. Furthermore moron, you don't just get a commission randomly. You have to sign and execute a contract to get into a program that leads to a commission. When in that contract language like indefinite appointments etc are absent, what then are you signing up for? You execute an oath of office to accept a commission and nowhere is there language that states your commission is indefinite. Whether you are an officer or enlisted you have to sign a contract, and you dumbass, that contract is an enlisted contract! You are not …
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Jay, Another note - looking at your first comments on this post where you state there are no restrictions on the use of the IRR...you need to go read the US Codes specific to utilization of the nations reserves. There are a number of restrictions to its use. If you are going to just rant, make sure your facts are straight - again!
Posted to Backdoor Draft, Back Again
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The ammunition issue is one where we are now buying from China because our inventory did get low. Another example of inadequate planning. That is, however, not specific to the administration as much as it is to the pentagon - where priority budget matters are for the F22 and Abrams etc v the equipment that helps in force protection for the grunts on the ground. It's been endemic of the Pentagon for 30 plus years unfortunately. In terms of where our troops will end up? Unfortunately, with out a real plan and strategy to succeed there, I think the day will …
Posted to Backdoor Draft, Back Again
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What you don't get is that they forged that oath of office which changed my status and the ability of the army to grab me. The army FORGED a document to hold authority over me, do you understand that? Had they not forged it, they never would have been able to call me up! Makes a big difference.
Posted to Backdoor Draft, Back Again
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Jay, What they were suppose to take care of was a new appointment. At the time I wasn't an officer so they had to offer me a new appointment or else I had to join that unit as an enlisted soldier - which I was open to as well but instead, they broke the law. I guess in your world that's ok though.
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and Iraq is related to that?????? Priceless.
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