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Saturday August 04, 2007 · 10:44 PM PDT

2007/08/04 · 22:44

Welcome to the world of wedge issues. The passage of the law circumventing the FISA court (for no reason at all I might add), was classic Karl Rove. With no real terrorist stupid enough to still employ the techniques this act sought "desperately" to circumvent--what just happened? The only thing the new law seems to have effectively done was cause a Machiavellian civil war in the Democratic party, while jabbing at the heart of our Constitution (its defenders get soooo emotional, don't they?) What kind of leadership would have allowed this issue to be have been framed so effectively, or could so misread the mood of America? I'll answer that one . . . weak leadership. There was never any effective communication of what the old law provided, why it remained effective, and why the Constitutional protections were put into place.

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Thursday February 01, 2007 · 4:52 PM PST

2007/02/01 · 16:52

As the administration's popularity sinks to the lowest ebb in American history, it is important to mark a milestone that should sink any presidency--75% dissatisfaction--a mark Bush will soon pass in all likelihood. That number would be an extraordinary milestone necessitating extraordinary action on the part of Congress.

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Wednesday January 31, 2007 · 3:42 PM PST

2007/01/31 · 15:42

The notion of popular amendment comes from the conceptual framework of the Constitution. Its power derives from the people; it was adopted by the people; it functions at the behest of and for the benefit of the people. Given all this, if the people, as a whole, somehow demanded a change to the Constitution, should not the people be allowed to make such a change? ... the people may change the constitutions whenever and however they please. This is a right of which no positive institution can ever deprive them." James Wilson, 1787
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I should add that I selected the process of amendment as a means to start real dialogue; and because it does bypass the whole attainder issue, though one poster seemed to obsess on that aspect without seeing the subtlety of changing the Constitution to allow for an alternate means of removal of the President and to compell Congress to investigate. Bill Clinton was investigated, castigated and Attainted far in excess of the law without amendment. Anyway, the great part of the Kos community is the ability to throw out ideas, vent, and work for positive change.

Thanks!

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Tuesday January 02, 2007 · 8:01 AM PST

2007/01/02 · 08:01

Barack Obama 2008

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Saturday November 18, 2006 · 8:00 AM PST

2006/11/18 · 08:00

The GOP finally found an issue that matters to their netroots champions living in their parent's basements: Play Station III.

Edwards and his populist message must be very disconcerting to the GOP. Their fear of further red state erosion has caused them to continue the full frontal ad hominem attack against Edwards on a singular bit of triviality that may or may not have involved a staffer. It managed to find its way onto NPR's "Marketplace" and other MSM "news." Kind of a new low, for what remains of our media.

On its face it was a complete irrelevance of no interest to anyone--but it was actually a shot across the bow--the dirty tricks have started pretty damned early and will escalate. Time to change laws on robocalls, racist attack adds, and corporate "advocacy" adds. And also maybe time for the GOP to recruit thinking adults, and turn off the "Left Behind" video game.

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