Is Iraq a democratic nation? Are we?
Evidently, this is the truth because the Republicans who are in congress go along with anything George says and the Democrats who supposedly are there to keep him in check will not do what it takes to rein him in. It is a shame they are all in on this free-fall from democracy into totalitarianism in our country. The Republicans have abandoned any shred of pretending to follow the constitution and are falling all over themselves to give away the rights that were won at so great a cost to the people who fought the Revolutionary War.
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry at this situation as the country slides into this state under this regime and the spineless, complicit congress. I keep hoping the right thing will be done here but I am quickly losing any hope of that happening. The rule of law has been replaced by the dictatorship of tyranny. We have all allowed this to happen here and we seem frozen in our indecision to do something……. or not.There are some who feel that by going to Washington , marching around the mall and pretending to die to represent the casualties of the demise of democracy is going to make a difference. I do not think this will help as this is a different time than the Sixties and protest marches will not affect those who have no conscience. At least Nixon had enough integrity to resign the presidency when it was obvious he was responsible for what had happened under his watch. The regime we now have has no such intention because they are deliberately eroding the U.S. Constitution and they have planned this for some time. I will be highly surprised if George leaves office in Jan 2009 as is required by our constitution because he has written an executive order that will preclude his leaving if there is a “catastrophic event” in our nation.
I am begging the American people to wake up to what is happening here and to make a stand against it before it is entirely too late. It is almost to that point but we are not there yet and if we can pull ourselves together enough we can end this mad spiral into tyranny here in our country. I know that 71% are aware of the problem but I am looking for the other 29% to help put a stop to this as we are all going to have to work together to end this madness.The work to turn our nation around will not be easy and it is going to require us to get out of our comfort zone and make some sacrifices if we really believe what we say about wanting to remain a true democracy. We have to be willing to defend our constitution if we want to keep the rights it affords us and right now our constitution is under attack, not by the “insurgents” or al-Quaeda as some would like you to believe. No our constitution is under attack from those here in this country who are drunk with the thought of having power. But their power is weak as it is not gained through hard work and respect but through fear and intimidation.
Fear and intimidation will never stand in America as long as Americans are willing to stand for what is right and not allow themselves to be snow-jobbed by individuals with only their interests in mind. The foundation of America will have to be re-built from the bottom to the top and we will have to be diligent to ensure it will remain a true democracy.
