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beemer27

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3. Thanks !!
Sun Feb 10, 2013, 11:22 AM
Feb 2013

You spent a lot of time thinking about this subject, and composing an excellent article to share with us. It is very thought provoking, and, sadly enough, very true. Almost every president has tried to expand the powers of the office. And this always comes at the little guys expense. Big business has the resources to buy loop holes, and Congress always seems to include an exemption for itself.
The part about Nixon and the Bay of Pigs was new to me. I always wondered why a sharp fellow like JFK would be dumb enough to risk his reputation and political capital on such a risky venture. If the plans were in place before he took office, he might have felt some obligation to let the people involved have a go at it. It certainly turned into a massive cluster ****. It never did seem to fit in with the rest of his ideals.

Throwaway [View all] H2O Man Feb 2013 OP
Another gem, Patrick. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #1
Thank you. H2O Man Feb 2013 #11
Huge K&R raouldukelives Feb 2013 #2
Thank you. H2O Man Feb 2013 #12
Thanks !! beemer27 Feb 2013 #3
Very good essay, thank you! MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 #4
I think that your reasoning about the constitution and democracy is sound bigtree Feb 2013 #5
Outstanding, and "heart" worthy. radiclib Feb 2013 #6
This essay is no throwaway. R&K nt longship Feb 2013 #7
Thanks! H2O Man Feb 2013 #8
So what here is being thrown away? hootinholler Feb 2013 #9
Thanks for this. k&r Little Star Feb 2013 #10
Part Two H2O Man Feb 2013 #13
"Rather, such policies can only enhance the strength of non-democratic institutions...." panader0 Feb 2013 #14
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