Folks, just a reminder of the plethora of police state legislation the Grand Oil Party is set to unleash upon the populace after the Labor day break. Now, if we can get this Orwellian legislation held off until after the elections we'll have a much greater chance of having these bills watered down or outright defeated.
Democrats can filibuster and delay every single scrap of the abhorrence that the neo-cons will try to foister upon us, under the guise of "fighting terrorism".
Polls in Great Britain and the US show that the populace is fast awakening to the fraud being perpetrated on them under the guise of protecting them from "terrorism". The neo-cons and Repugs are desperate and shill in their attempts to provide themselves immunity from investigation and possible prosecution.
Hence, you have the spectacle of seven mentally challenged individuals being framed by an FBI informant in Liberty City, FL. You know, the "terrorists" that were going to lead an all out ground war assault upon us "enablers" just as soon as their FBI/Al Queda connection secured them new shoes ! [You know, I may really miss Ol' Abu Gonzalez and his histrionics when he's gone.] The legislation is their last, final desperate gasp at self-preservation. We must call our elected representatives and voice our opinions.
Here's what we can expect:
"The State Secrets Act" - That bastion of civil rights [Kit Bond- R, Missouri] has introduced this piece of sewer-like floating debris in the strong desire to jail journalists, bloggers, etc., who divulge sacrosanct, closely guarded secrets like all of the neo-cons illegalities, the battery life of Cheney's pacemaker and Condi Rice's cup size.
Bond's Official Secrets Act does not require that the information even be classified for its disclosure to be a crime.
http://www.niemanwatchdog.org/...
Of course, if Demo's take the House back, there may not be any witness's left to the illegalities of the NSA illegal wiretap program.
http://www.bradblog.com/...
Specter's NSA 'Enabler" Bill - Seeing how a federal judge has just struck down Bush/Cheney's NSA wiretapping as 'illegal and unconstitutional" the natural reaction of Ol' '"Single Bullet Arlen" is to [of course] reintroduce the exact same program with even more draconian measures buried in the legislation. This cesspool of unconstitutional legislation is the "Let Bush/Cheney do whatever the hell they want" bill with the additional kicker of Bush can "request" judicial oversight. [That addendum should provide everyone with a sound sleep tonight].
http://www.rawstory.com/...
Of course, let us not forget that "Waterboard" Alberto and the rest of his Darrow-like legal minds over at the DOJ are pushing hard for amending the War Crimes Act. See, this little-known and mostly forgotten piece of legislation makes it illegal to do, precisely what the neo-cons have been doing for the last 6 years. [Unprovoked War, Profiteering, Torture, etc.] Of course, the penalty provisions of this legislation will be struck from the bill and made "retroactive". How nice, violate the law, just go back and change the law !
Reminds me of the movie "Goodfella's":
Tommy: " Problem ?" "What problem ?" "You got nothing to worry about."
In lieu of the recent SCOTUS decision regarding the fact that even the neo-cons have to abide by the Geneva Convention in treatment of enemy "combatants"...........this once again provides Ol' "How does Pennsylvania keep electing me ?" Specter with the opportunity to again rewrite struck down legislation. The GOP will essentially try to pass the exact same thing that the SCOTUS just struck down, with the added flavor of applying no rights, no lawyer, held indefinitely, incommunicado, etc. to AMERICAN citizens ! That's right. Bush/Cheney crossed out "Foreign" enemies in the previous legislation and reintroduced the same bill with just "enemies."
Geez, ya' don't think they'll use this for nefarious/partisan reasons, do you ?
Here's a link to a new "Michael Moore-like" film on the political pestilence sweeping our country. Aaron Russo has produced/directed some major Hollywood films.
http://freedomtofascism.com/
Folks, we must stop this at the congessional level, we can no longer count on the courts. If any of these monstrosities pass and Bush can pack one more fascist 'unitary executive' believer on the SCOTUS, it's over. If you don't think the situation is dire, read the following article on how it's now illegal to carry money while driving.
http://www.thenewspaper.com/...
............or how they have plans to spy on you using drones.
http://news.aol.com/...
Of course, the neo-cons will employ their "usual and customary" application of fear and war-mongering. Here Rep. Peter Hoekstra is caught cajoling the intelligence community into fudging and masculating PRE-WAR intelligence so the neo-cons can attack Iran. Sound familiar ?
http://www.antiwar.com/...
Of course, the fascists that now want to throw the world into complete chaos with an attack on Iran will never mention this little ditty.......how we funded Iran's nuclear program. Sound familiar ?
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/...
HAD ENOUGH YET ?