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Mon Mar-06-06 03:18 PM
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post WWII. That is what Ike warned us/them (military) about.
General Marshall (as in the guy who rebuilt Europe) thought that active duty military should not be allowed to vote period. He was afraid they would align themselves with one party and become a single issue voting block. Just look at the voting percentages of the officers (90% through 2000) and the enlisted (65-66%) for repugs. Gen. Marshall's fears have come true.
Giant defense contracts are awarded to companies that don't really make a product - we just run the money through the military turn it over to repug companies that then give it back to repugs on certain committees as campaign donations and repug presidential candidates.
We now have publicly funded campaigns but just for repugs - our tax dollars at work.
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