tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post115313428271290190..comments2024-03-17T14:01:29.276-04:00Comments on 2 Political Junkies: Super Conservative Prof Explains How Bush is Undermining Our System of Checks and BalancesMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1153318151259740572006-07-19T10:09:00.000-04:002006-07-19T10:09:00.000-04:00"If liberals want to get the public to get excited...<I>"If liberals want to get the public to get excited about wiretapping, they need to ask if there is a new “enemies” list, a la Nixon."</I><BR/><BR/>If liberals want the public to get excited they need to get the word out that they are wiretapping gun owners and remind them that if they will violate the 4th amendment what makes you think they'll stand up for the 2nd.<BR/><BR/>Sad but true.djhlightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10864568816457232014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1153274922670953122006-07-18T22:08:00.000-04:002006-07-18T22:08:00.000-04:00"If liberals want to get the public to get excited...<EM>"If liberals want to get the public to get excited about wiretapping, they need to ask if there is a new “enemies” list, a la Nixon."</EM><BR/><BR/>The problem with that is with one party holding all the cards and refusing to play honorably, we never will know if that happened.<BR/><BR/>See <A HREF="http://2politicaljunkies.blogspot.com/2006/07/well-say-it-again-impeach.html" REL="nofollow">here.</A>Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1153153596431990132006-07-17T12:26:00.000-04:002006-07-17T12:26:00.000-04:00Just to extend this a bit, I read part of Bob Herb...Just to extend this a bit, I read part of Bob Herbert's column today, which runs along the same lines. He is upset about the loss of freedoms. I think he peripherally notes, as do most journalists, that polls show the American people indifferent to losing those freedoms, as long as it (A) doesn't affect them directly and (B) does affect people that might be terrorists. I think most people, like me, don't really care who tracks (my) calls because they (I) don't call anyone exciting. But we (people) are passively racist in that we (they) assume the only suspicious people will actually be affected by the loss of freedoms. If liberals want to get the public to get excited about wiretapping, they need to ask if there is a new “enemies” list, a la Nixon. And the way Tom Delay behaves, I wouldn’t be surprised. If the public finds out that Bill Keller’s or William Safire’s phone is tapped, it’s a whole new ball game.EdHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1153139749376056202006-07-17T08:35:00.000-04:002006-07-17T08:35:00.000-04:00yes it does.yes it does.Sherry Pasquarellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06107407102753464356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1153139340686065182006-07-17T08:29:00.000-04:002006-07-17T08:29:00.000-04:00Was this Epstein’s amicus brief pro or con Bush. W...Was this Epstein’s amicus brief pro or con Bush. Well, you would think Chicago would be no bastion of liberalism (Is Posner from the law school?) and at least one other self professed libertarian, William Safire, has parted company with the President as far as the President’s view of the media is concerned. It is surprising actually, the number of libertarians and conservatives are now complaining about the administration (Francis Fukeyama). What I don’t understand is if the republicans control both houses in Congress, why would the President need signing statements? <BR/><BR/>If Bush is trying to finish the war his father didn’t, Cheney seems to be trying to resurrect the Nixon administration’s imperial way of doing business. Kinda puts a dark spin on the administration’s domestic wiretapping.EdHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.com