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sabrina 1

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27. There you go. The authors of the quaint old documents our elected leaders swear to defend and

Sat Jul 6, 2013, 10:32 AM

Jul 2013

protect were a bunch of Libertarian Teabaggers! And it took us this long to find out. George Bush, to give credit where it is due, DID try to tell us about this, he wanted to get rid of it, but we were very mean to him and imho, owe him a huge apology. He was only trying to protect us after all.

So, what should our elected leaders swear to defend and protect from now on, now that we know the truth?

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Let's rename the Fourth Amendment to the Paul/LaRouche Amendment [View all] MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 OP

I have heard recently that only loonies & RW Libertarians support the 4th. DirkGently Jul 2013 #1

I am! Down with 4th! In UK we don't have Constitution and we are just fine! idwiyo Jul 2013 #2

Lol! Lucky you, no old quaint document like the Constitution to worry your beautiful mind sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #6

We kind of do have... What is it called... Oh, Magna Carta! But who gives a shit! It's like ANCIENT! idwiyo Jul 2013 #8

Oh yes, the Magna Carta, which we based some of our nonsense on. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #9

Hey! Them are not lies if they are for our own good and prosperity of military industrial complex, idwiyo Jul 2013 #20

The poodle across the puddle is one of our best employees. Dragonfli Jul 2013 #26

Isn't that supposed to be "United Kingdom of Great Britain Art_from_Ark Jul 2013 #65

It's an eventual goal, and its for their own good! idwiyo Jul 2013 #66

So, Ryan's daughter was right! Art_from_Ark Jul 2013 #68

*Used to* base our law on, you mean kenny blankenship Jul 2013 #28

Thanks, too bad so many people defend this. Blind sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #58

Long live the poodle zeemike Jul 2013 #16

Who needs it? kentuck Jul 2013 #3

"If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #4

"If you think you have nothing to hide- " kenny blankenship Jul 2013 #54

Ralph Nader wrote the 4th amendment. Warren Stupidity Jul 2013 #5

It was originally going to be the 7th Amendment, but Nader totally fucked with the feng shui of the DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2013 #14

DUzy! n/t winter is coming Jul 2013 #31

definitely deserves to be a DUzy! liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #64

That, my friend, is an 11th-dimensional HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #15

I almost spit my drink on my screen! Good one. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #63

The best part of this ProSense Jul 2013 #7

Worse, it will probably be 'collected and stored' by the NSA for future use. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #24

The best part of this stonecutter357 Jul 2013 #10

Are those two still trying to pass that crazy Amendment? Dragonfli Jul 2013 #11

Bravo! (or Brava!) - nt HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #18

I see Third Way Manny is back. zeemike Jul 2013 #12

Yes, if the president of another country has nothing to fear East Coast Pirate Jul 2013 #30

socialist country? stonecutter357 Jul 2013 #13

State-controlled media ownership, too. It's a great place for Snowden. nt msanthrope Jul 2013 #19

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Venezuelan_intelligence_agencies stonecutter357 Jul 2013 #23

down with the tyranny of privacy! nashville_brook Jul 2013 #17

Manny , you give the public too much credit. How many LibDemAlways Jul 2013 #21

I've even seen a few newbies claim that the "elite" founding fathers Hatchling Jul 2013 #22

There you go. The authors of the quaint old documents our elected leaders swear to defend and sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #27

Please. Elite, greedy, teabagging, TERRORISTS of their day. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #41

Rand Paul...Calls For Jailing People Who Attend ‘Radical Political Speeches’ ProSense Jul 2013 #25

May as well toss L Ron Hubbard in there too AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #56

Or drone-killing someone robbing a liquor store in America. Bolo Boffin Jul 2013 #60

Uh...no. SoapBox Jul 2013 #29

Well done, Manny ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #32

In that case, please give us a true understanding of the 4th Amendment DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2013 #33

I know this will be wasted; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #36

No, not wasted. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2013 #38

I understand that many, many people disagree ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #40

How does any level of judicial and congressional oversight make the the programs constitutional? TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #49

To your first question ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #52

I still don't see the basis of the exception. Are you saying the law itself defines an operative TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #59

Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #61

There is no point at all if that is the game. What is democratic about overriding fundamental law on TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #62

That/This has been "the game" ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #69

True. "Probable cause" had a different meaning in the 1700s MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #34

Actually ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #37

or in this case, devolved. frylock Jul 2013 #42

Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #43

Nothing we believe aligns with the Paul Bots/Libertarians AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #48

Point taken ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #51

Right, only the guilty have something to hide AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #44

Where have I said ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #45

You are essentially calling privacy unconstitutional AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #46

No ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #47

You are defending the patriot act AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #50

I am defending the rule of law ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #53

I understand where you are coming from AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #55

Agreed ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #57

Manny, thanks for all you do - keep on testifying! Divernan Jul 2013 #35

Those worthless documents felix_numinous Jul 2013 #39

that's right-the Communist were behind the 1st & 5th amendment -the 4th is the Paulbot/Larouche gang Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #67