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L0oniX

(31,493 posts)
122. What they've done to the Constitution was not done democratically by the majority of an informed...
Sat Jul 27, 2013, 08:28 PM
Jul 2013

US population. We can't be informed because they hide the truth in state secrets. We can't trust the voting system because corporations own the machines with proprietary hackable code and SCOTUS will when it can, decide for us. We are forced to accept candidates that are manipulated and selected by the corporate media. Steal a car and get killed by the cops but steal from the US people and get a fat TARP pie. Iraq war criminals live in security and peace while new ones are preparing to do the same. The MIC profits from the deaths of children while its employees make enough money send their kids to the best colleges. Public schools are being destroyed and everyone is going to end up having their kids graduate from K12 schools online. Ya can't even pledge allegiance to the flag without questioning the validity of the words used nor sing the nation anthem without also questioning the validity of the words used. Imposter's hold office and the nations poor, sick and elderly are at severe risk because of unbridled greed. SCOTUS runs wild with interpretations only Timothy Leary could come up with and the Goldman Sachs congressional mafia plays Uncle Wiggly and Chutes and Ladders. The executive branch runs its Punch and Judy puppet show after suckering punching every lefty progressive who sided with the Dems in a facade of hope and change. US democracy is an illusion with its zombie voter party constituents, all the while operating under the pretense of American exceptional-ism and a never ending war on perceived terrorism coming from all sides and internally too. National fear mongering is all the rage to enable endless money being thrown into vast secret DHS and NSA operations partly designed to protect the 1% from the rest of us ...and most certainly it will be used against us should we the people take up cause against this continuing attack on our constitutional and human rights. I totally understand why the elderly wish to not even think about it anymore but try to live out the remainder of their lives without being cast out into the streets or die on the steps of a hospital. Apathy? O yes indeed ...and much of it.

K & R. But a little editing - Point three is not truedelphi Jul 2013 #1
Those are sections of the Bill of Rights. n/t Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #6
They're getting ready for a wider war in the Mideast, and expect domestic opposition. That's what leveymg Jul 2013 #2
But since the truth is marching on... defacto7 Jul 2013 #31
ready kardonb Jul 2013 #32
And when will this be happening, Summer Hathaway Jul 2013 #63
On this one, I hope I'm proven wrong for a long time to come. leveymg Jul 2013 #92
I wouldn't rule this out at all, but woo me with science Jul 2013 #96
There is nothing left to control us but the police state leftstreet Jul 2013 #3
At least we have the memories of the Bill of Rights damnedifIknow Jul 2013 #4
Put it in the Smithsonian tblue Jul 2013 #56
K&R MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #5
So by your own admission, he has preserved over half of them! Alamuti Lotus Jul 2013 #7
Sad that a sarcasm tag was needed n/t Hydra Jul 2013 #8
I debated with myself about precisely that before posting.. Alamuti Lotus Jul 2013 #17
Hey, the glass IS half full! Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #11
I see my glass is about empty. Will have to fix that right away, although posting rhett o rick Jul 2013 #119
Some Paulbots here wanted President Romney! Don't they see Dragonfli Jul 2013 #15
I'm am so SICK of this Le Taz Hot Jul 2013 #86
"DU used to have a much higher level of discourse until The Collective invaded this place." chimpymustgo Jul 2013 #89
"Tactfully worded, of course." Le Taz Hot Jul 2013 #90
+1000 N/T beevul Jul 2013 #113
You actually took that post seriously? Saved the third Amendment? Dragonfli Jul 2013 #95
So, that was satire? Le Taz Hot Jul 2013 #98
Le Taz Hot & Dragonfli, I love you both! appal_jack Jul 2013 #100
Agreed! Brewinblue Jul 2013 #108
Ya gotta admit Le Taz Hot Jul 2013 #115
You're right... chervilant Jul 2013 #103
LMFAO This should have been posted in a conspiracy group. n/t L0oniX Jul 2013 #104
Psst! You forgot the part about the pony! BuelahWitch Jul 2013 #117
He has preserved nothing, for He is powerless! It is the A Simple Game Jul 2013 #114
He's been beaten and flogged into submission by the RW since he was Crowned! KoKo Jul 2013 #121
Obama is wide awake. He signed, twice, the NDAA section 1021 providing for the indefinite detention Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #136
Snopes on the 2012 bill HR 347 struggle4progress Jul 2013 #9
I know the Snopes response to HR347 and have quoted it in here in the past alongside the ACLU's. Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #10
I haven't encountered any problem protesting recently: Monday, the cops strolled past me without struggle4progress Jul 2013 #18
I'm with Occupy and have seen cops grab people while they were looking entirely in the Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #24
"Obama .. ordered domestic terrorism against US citizens engaging in the 1st Amendment" struggle4progress Jul 2013 #26
You need to be aware of what has been done to "our" police departments under "iWatch". Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #30
Chicago PD cop came this close to splitting my skull open at NATO as well NuclearDem Jul 2013 #39
:( Thank you at least for getting out and protesting, knowing it would be bad there... Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #59
The ones framed with the alleged bomb plot against Rahm, or the others? NuclearDem Jul 2013 #64
Sigh...I didn't know there were that many :( Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #88
That's not how 3 strikes works in CA. RudynJack Jul 2013 #93
Ah, thanks for that. To imagine that 1st Amendment marching forces me to have to learn such. Note: Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #132
Sigh RudynJack Jul 2013 #141
This message was self-deleted by its author ieoeja Aug 2013 #143
What were you demonstrating about? JDPriestly Jul 2013 #48
Exactly. NuclearDem Jul 2013 #61
The Federal Executive doesn't give orders to the Capitol Police in Raleigh, nor to any other state struggle4progress Jul 2013 #74
What were you demonstrating about? JDPriestly Jul 2013 #77
The people who are getting arrested are deliberately refusing to leave a legislative building struggle4progress Jul 2013 #79
You forgot he wants your guns too......... Historic NY Jul 2013 #12
I truly wish the 1st and 4th Amendments had half the money and political firepower the 2nd enjoys. leveymg Jul 2013 #13
Do not conflate NRA talking points with my post, which stand on its own and has nothing to do Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #14
you have a link to support any of this? nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #16
You just watch what country he leaves us with. caseymoz Jul 2013 #41
No links, then, apparently. n/t pnwmom Jul 2013 #51
Links have already been rejected by one genius or another. caseymoz Jul 2013 #97
thanks for straightening that out nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #71
Just mark my words. caseymoz Jul 2013 #99
someone just messaged me the link arely staircase Jul 2013 #107
Well, that was as clear an oil spill. nt caseymoz Jul 2013 #131
K&R forestpath Jul 2013 #19
K&R DeSwiss Jul 2013 #20
"Oooooh! Mel Gibson! I'm sure libruls luuuv Mel Gibson!" struggle4progress Jul 2013 #27
Keep trying to change the subject, struggle4progress. Th1onein Jul 2013 #67
I stopped watching when Mel appeared cuz he's a rightwing fruitcake struggle4progress Jul 2013 #75
A rightwing fruitcake almost immediately followed by Whoopi Goldberg, Ed Norton, NuclearDem Jul 2013 #78
Sorry. I've refused to watch Mel since his racist meltdown a few years back struggle4progress Jul 2013 #81
Do you realize that making it about Mel Gibson is the same thing that you and others Th1onein Jul 2013 #82
Well, you go ahead and listen to the racist fruitcake, and I'll spend my time in other ways, struggle4progress Jul 2013 #91
There you go AGAIN. Making it about the messenger, and not the message. Th1onein Jul 2013 #126
Wow, good point, that'll entirely change my perception of the video. NuclearDem Jul 2013 #72
I enjoyed the video.....timely. nt snappyturtle Jul 2013 #40
What is that from? I really love it. Well done. Favorited and thank you n/t Catherina Jul 2013 #42
I first saw it here: DeSwiss Jul 2013 #44
I loved it so much I just added it to my last thread Catherina Jul 2013 #45
Excellent!!! DeSwiss Jul 2013 #54
Coming from an Obamacare = tyranny pundit. n/t cprise Jul 2013 #80
Nice video. NealK Jul 2013 #57
Thanks. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #58
ALL OBAMA'S FAULT! ALL OBAMA'S FAULT!!! cliffordu Jul 2013 #21
Is he, or is he not the President, the sworn defender of the Constitution? n/t Hydra Jul 2013 #22
Yep. So is congress. cliffordu Jul 2013 #23
don't forget the good old boys at the Carlyle Group think Jul 2013 #28
Ya, it's called revealing Hydra Jul 2013 #29
NO!!! DeSwiss Jul 2013 #34
Are you serious? mimi85 Jul 2013 #25
Google what I've posted and learn how horribly wrong you are. Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #33
You're making the assertions, so YOU should be doing the googling. pnwmom Jul 2013 #53
That one isn't a direct link. The evidence of opinion against the 2nd Amendment is quite clear here Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #133
LoL, yeah, it'll be like 'oh, hey, it wasn't that bad' railsback Jul 2013 #35
Christ, the "do you want the Republicans to win??!!?!?!" argument NuclearDem Jul 2013 #36
I agree. Zoeisright Jul 2013 #43
Oh, well I guess that makes it okay then. NuclearDem Jul 2013 #46
I want the next president to be a Democrat -- Elizabeth Warren. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #62
I support Elizabeth Warren for 2016. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #60
PUH-LEEZE! Don't you know that the MSM will pick our next candidates FOR us? Th1onein Jul 2013 #70
So which of the networks should we send our political contributions to? L0oniX Jul 2013 #106
Sorry, LOonix, you lost me. Th1onein Jul 2013 #123
"Don't you know that the MSM will pick our next candidates FOR us?" - Th1onein L0oniX Jul 2013 #124
LOL! Yes, I know, that's what I wrote. But I don't understand your comment in Th1onein Jul 2013 #125
Why bother giving money to campaigns when ya can just give it to those who decide who will be... L0oniX Jul 2013 #127
Okay, I understand what you're saying.......but, what I'm saying is exemplified by Th1onein Jul 2013 #129
So what happened under BushCo.? SoapBox Jul 2013 #37
FINALLY someone brings it up, thank you! Torture, rendition, secret prisons, warrantless wiretapping Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #38
With Congress and the Senate WHEN CRABS ROAR Jul 2013 #116
K&R. We did not work to elect Obama so that his administration could violate JDPriestly Jul 2013 #47
What they've done to the Constitution was not done democratically by the majority of an informed... L0oniX Jul 2013 #122
I think this is putting it mildly. blackspade Jul 2013 #49
Do you have links for all of this? pnwmom Jul 2013 #50
pay them no mind, huffing glue makes one post wierd shit. nt dionysus Jul 2013 #55
Yeah, maybe you should stop doing that then. NuclearDem Jul 2013 #69
I and others have been posting and screaming about these things for well over a year, right here Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #66
How on earth would anyone know to google something like "DHS hunch 100 miles"? pnwmom Jul 2013 #73
Because having read the article here several times, I made certain the key words which would Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #76
I've read many posts but, sorry, I don't remember the specifics of yours. pnwmom Jul 2013 #85
I've explained why three times and twice suggested that you do a quick and easy search. Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #138
I agree and sympathize. delrem Jul 2013 #120
lol dionysus Jul 2013 #52
K&R NealK Jul 2013 #65
Operation Northwoods .. blkmusclmachine Jul 2013 #68
More anti-Obama BS jazzimov Jul 2013 #83
Or to hold Democrats to a higher standard. NuclearDem Jul 2013 #84
Voicing Displeasure With Obama = Making People Vote Against Dems? Brewinblue Jul 2013 #111
Gee. Obama's actions are anti-Constitutional and I have a real problem with that. Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #137
similar things under Wilson, Adams. Deep13 Jul 2013 #87
It is always nice to see another thread Skidmore Jul 2013 #94
Obama himself twice signed the NDAA section 1021 (indefinite detention) and sent laywers to Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #134
ROFL... SidDithers Jul 2013 #101
This op would be better over at freerepublic JaneyVee Jul 2013 #102
Thank you for your enlightening insight into these extremely critical matters. n/t Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #139
#8: The bail for being arrested for smoking pot has been raised to ... JoePhilly Jul 2013 #105
! dionysus Jul 2013 #112
Oh, boy. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #109
Here's an interesting thing I saw on reddit today BobbyBoring Jul 2013 #110
who knows Chaco Dundee Jul 2013 #118
Really? Was Alan West busy the week they were picking? Generic Brad Jul 2013 #140
Didn't Everyone Get The Memo - Obama Has Moved Pass N-Dimensional Chess To Hyper-Dimensional Chess cantbeserious Jul 2013 #128
lol @ the rantings of a paulbot Dustin DeWinde Jul 2013 #130
"Zimmerman apologist"? When you call names, you go very deeply below the belt. Not from around here, Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #135
Wow, bullshit logic bingo! NuclearDem Jul 2013 #142
Has anyone alerted on this? Blue_In_AK Aug 2013 #144
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