Reply #7: It is the unmasking of dictatorial intentions masquerading as

[mandomom]

legitimately won 1-party rule. Plain and simple. The republican neocons intend to run this nation with an adhoc rewriting of history and of our constitution. For many months now I have watched with increasing incredulity and fear. I do not recognize the language of this man named Bush who continues to call himself president. I do not recognize the voices of the majority party members or their following talking heads, except when I turn to the history books with details on the gradual buildup of the power of men like Mussolini and Hitler. I hate these comparisons and I do not say that Bush is murdering people let alone millions of people. I do say that he has declared himself above all of our laws and seems to see himself as the keeper of the constitution in exile. He directly and publicly challenged anyone to correct him by his recent pronouncements that he will continue to (for one) spy on Americans when he sees fit to do so. The challenge to date is far too muted for the import that it holds.

I believe there are now good grounds for all good Americans to be both afraid and brave in facing this assault on true American values. I believe all Constitutionally and statutorily valid actions should be endowed in our congress and where appropriate in our president. If Bush needs or wants addtional anti-terrorist powers he will get them on the basis of logical, honest, open arguments of law, not by spewing fear and dread across the nation, and by slashing through all checks and balances that are intended to inhibit such run-amok power. I also believe that the top secret information about the illegal spying program should have been exposed by the congress persons who learned of it firt hand at the time of its origins. They could have and should have found a way to divulge the information and been willing to battle back against the inevitable charges of violating national security; for in their silent acquiesence to the demands of the WH for continued secrecy, they have only further oiled a dangerous machine of military power and aristocratic wealth-gathering.

Write to your local editors now. Call you congress persons now; and ask them how dare they leave their offices for holidays when they know that Bush means to continue his abrogation of his duties to uphold our constitution and laws.