What does this bailout legislation and the Patriot Act have in common? Fear, by design.

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  I certainly can't be the only one watching the events unfold over the last few weeks- the fear, the dire warnings, the not-so-veiled threats who is reminded of the atmosphere in which the Patriot Act was passed. It is the same atmosphere of fear, urgent fear.

  Here is a link to a video which KPete posted where Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) speaks openly of the threats he and others have received from the Bush administration and their cronies. Threats of martial law, right there from a House member's mouth. Watch it.

  That snippet says quite a bit about the kind of pressure being put on these lawmakers, doesn't it?

  This is why I am against the current legislation. It is just as poorly written as the Patriot Act- and it is stuffed with pork, to boot. The administration is using fear and pork barrel carrots to lure house members into voting for this piece of shit before it can be refined or better alternatives can be proposed.

  Tomorrow you, me, your children, every breathing American may have several thousand dollars added to their debt load.

  For what? What guarantees can we get from this astronomical amount of money?

  Some, even Obama, have mentioned that we can pass this now and work on taking out the worst bits later.

  Remember how they said that about the Patriot Act? How could you not remember that?

Call your rep, demand that they VOTE THIS DOWN! We can, we must, demand better legislation.

Remember, you don't need threats, coersion, fear and pork to pass good legislation.

PB

[xiamiam]

1. dont think it will solve the problem which is housing...foreclosures..not even a bandaid

and a threatening arrogant proposal to begin with...i dont trust it..im with kucinich, defazio, et al..why?..thats the question we need to really ask...why

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2. The disruptors will shortly appear on this thread and tell

you that "no,no that is not what he meant. He was talking about a House rule"

Readers - watch the video. They are using fear tactics against Congress once again. They don't want them to take the time to think this through and come up with an alternate rescue plan that will rescue the people, not the perpetrators.

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4. Agreed. It's a race against the clock to get something passed before GOOD legislation emerges...

...and gains popular support.

PB

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6. And they're being told that the clock is attached to some sticks

of dynamite

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8. Whew- you got THAT right!

:scared:

PB

[wundermaus]

3. There is much more to this bailout than fear mongering:

Extortion -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqIFoBXGizc

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5. Agree K&R n/t

[girl gone mad]

7. We've submitted to authoritarianism, once again.