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In reply to the discussion: American State of the Union: A Festival of Lies [View all]LuvNewcastle
(16,844 posts)if that's what it takes to fix the problem. Someone who is determined enough should use any legal means necessary, and also means that are in that gray area in between legal and illegal. The question is: Is Obama determined? Also, does his interest coincide with the people's interest? If the answer to the second question is "no," then the first question doesn't matter.
It isn't just that Obama has gone along with certain things that are against the people's interest, he's proposing things that are against our interest. Sadly, I don't think we're going to see meaningful reform from this President, whatever the circumstances, but I don't believe in my heart that we're going to see it from any other President either. Things have gone too far, and I no longer think our current system is salvageable.