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To: Sunny who wrote (172491)7/5/2006 2:00:20 PM
From: Orcastraiter  Read Replies (1) of 793852
 
I don't know anyone who thinks that America is not great. The richest most powerful nation in the world. The only super power.

And I do not know anyone that thinks that America is responsible for all the ills in the world.

I too believe that Bush has made errors. Those errors have caused ill in the world. We are responsible for those ills.

I do not believe that this administration has operated in the best traditions of our founders. The founders believed very much so that centralization of power was a great danger to this and any nation. They took great pains to design a government of, for and by the people. They created separation of powers, giving every opportunity to balance the influence of the executive, legislative and judicial elements.

Bush has done everything he can to consolidate executive power. Has thumbed his nose at legislation from a Congress of his own party with signing statements for those laws. He challenges the power of the Congress with those statements. That constitutes an unprecedented usurping of power. I don't think the founding Fathers would approve.

All that is required for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing.

Our country is being run by special interests. Since Bush came to office the number of registered lobbyists has doubled. This has been fueled by an enormous increase in Government spending. Those lobbyists are there to get their share of the money, and in many cases to urge the spending of more money.

Over at the Pentagon they are spending so much of our money, that literally billions of dollars fall through the cracks unaccounted for. Would the founding Fathers be proud?

I believe that the founding Fathers were for folks being accountable. For Government to be accountable. That's why they included the process of impeachment in the constitution.

Orca
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