re: Democracy

Jody — 7/23/2007 5:19:57 PM (archived)

It is as good as it gets.....[we do have impeachment]...and until a law is passed otherwise, limiting the amount of years a presidents' term is, what am I able to do?

I am not one to armchair criticize...that is futile....and I am no politician, to be sure....but I do try to vote as an informed citizen.

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A new challenge to supporters of this administration - azstrummer - 7/22/2007 11:21:24 PM
- Breaking News....You could be RIGHT! - Lindy - 7/26/2007 2:27:51 PM
- hey we have an imperial congress...And term limits for them is seen as out of the question... - TAFKASE - 7/25/2007 1:44:00 PM
  - Two words..... - Jody - 7/25/2007 4:05:57 PM
    - He's getting booted by term limits also. - TAFKASE - 7/25/2007 7:45:27 PM
      - Brushing with broad brush strokes - Eri - 7/26/2007 1:02:35 AM
      - Brushing with broad brush strokes - Eri - 7/26/2007 1:02:29 AM
      - I am not a liberal...not a republican either - Jody - 7/25/2007 10:29:18 PM
- Everything old is new again - Fox - 7/24/2007 6:02:44 PM
- re: A new challenge to supporters of this administration - REB - 7/24/2007 4:30:21 PM
  - martial law - FrankC - 7/25/2007 6:11:27 PM
    - if martial law doesn't work in Iraq, how would it work in the USA? - TAFKASE - 7/25/2007 8:10:09 PM
      - Depends on how martial you want to get. - Lee - 7/26/2007 2:20:13 AM
      - It depends - FrankC - 7/25/2007 9:33:23 PM
- Interesting development - azstrummer - 7/24/2007 2:36:18 PM
- Do you think it would help the stock market? (n/t) - Day Trader - 7/24/2007 12:46:28 PM
- paranoia may destroy ya (n/t) - Ray Davies - 7/24/2007 12:45:14 PM
  - step outta line, the Man come and he take you away (n/t) - Steven Stills - 7/24/2007 5:48:14 PM
    - You got yer dead skunk in the middle of the road Stinkin' to high Heaven! (n/t) - Loudon Wainwright III - 7/24/2007 6:40:10 PM
- Metaphorically speaking of course - Jody - 7/23/2007 5:33:06 PM
  - wasn't looking for you to physically grow a set - azstrummer - 7/24/2007 5:57:47 PM
    - ;) (n/t) - Jody - 7/24/2007 11:01:55 PM
- I am not a fervent supporter - Jody - 7/23/2007 2:16:44 PM
  - Democracy - Raoul - 7/23/2007 3:17:08 PM
    - re: Democracy - YES! - Marcia - 7/23/2007 8:25:53 PM
      - Belgium was born in 1831, is a bit younger than the US and has a better democratic system - Raoul - 7/23/2007 9:16:47 PM
        
        You are fortunate, Raoul! (n/t) - Jody - 7/24/2007 1:02:59 PM
        
        re: You are fortunate, Raoul! - Marcia - 7/27/2007 9:10:54 PM
        
        Congo - Raoul - 7/31/2007 6:07:01 PM
        
        re: Congo. - Thanks, Raoul. (n/t) - Marcia - 8/3/2007 6:29:02 PM
        
        Better? - Lee - 7/23/2007 9:47:51 PM
        
        Because it used racist propaganda, yes - Raoul - 7/23/2007 10:00:03 PM
        
        Racist by who's standards? - Lee - 7/24/2007 12:01:09 AM
        
        The VB was condemned for racism and - Raoul - 7/24/2007 6:41:56 AM
    - Government problems - FrankC - 7/23/2007 6:56:00 PM
      - Wasn't that Italy? Perhaps France before 1958 - Raoul - 7/23/2007 7:21:01 PM
    - re: Democracy - Jody - 7/23/2007 5:19:57 PM
      - Astonished... - Raoul - 7/23/2007 6:44:33 PM
        
        re: Astonished... - Lindy - 7/31/2007 2:33:44 AM
        
        re: Astonished... - Raoul - 7/31/2007 6:09:50 PM
        
        re: Astonished... - gbaikie - 7/24/2007 3:26:07 AM
        
        I feel that... - Jody - 7/23/2007 7:08:13 PM
        
        re: And I'feel that... - Raoul - 7/23/2007 7:26:22 PM
        
        re: And I'feel that... - Marcia - 7/23/2007 10:46:35 PM
- re: A new challenge to supporters of this administration - Jeff F - 7/23/2007 12:30:17 PM
  - I disagree. - TB - 7/24/2007 5:24:47 PM
    - Or in short: - TB - 7/24/2007 5:25:40 PM
  - Jeff Foust - American Fascist - directorizor - 7/24/2007 3:47:16 AM
    - Not Jeff Foust - Jeff F - 7/24/2007 9:19:15 AM
- It is early morning... - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/23/2007 5:12:56 AM
  - I just read this.... - Lindy - 7/28/2007 2:17:30 AM
  - out in the real world... - TB - 7/23/2007 6:25:39 AM
    - You're right... - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/23/2007 9:33:52 PM
      - Jeez........ - Lindy - 7/28/2007 8:17:17 PM
      - Hey... - TB - 7/24/2007 3:39:11 AM
  - Not to worry - FrankC - 7/23/2007 5:32:18 AM
    - LOL...True... - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/23/2007 5:38:49 AM
- re: A new challenge - TB - 7/23/2007 1:09:57 AM
  - Pretty much what I expected - azstrummer - 7/23/2007 3:07:08 AM
    - Talk is cheap, Art. - TB - 7/23/2007 4:40:27 AM
      - I'm forced to agree with you on this one. - ER - 7/26/2007 1:42:56 PM
        
        Iron Heel - azstrummer - 7/27/2007 4:15:50 PM
        
        You have a point. And I'll keep it in mind. - ER - 7/31/2007 1:20:47 PM
    - re: Pretty much what I expected - gbaikie - 7/23/2007 3:21:35 AM
      - Grounding flights - azstrummer - 7/23/2007 4:02:25 AM
        
        re: Grounding flights - gbaikie - 7/23/2007 10:22:55 AM
        
        Loyalty to Bush - azstrummer - 7/24/2007 7:34:33 PM
        
        nothing new - gbaikie - 7/24/2007 8:16:58 PM
        
        Loyalty in general - azstrummer - 7/24/2007 10:11:40 PM
        
        re: Loyalty in general - gbaikie - 7/25/2007 2:51:04 AM
  - If he had asked the question without snark... - alcaray - 7/23/2007 1:29:10 AM
    - The snark unfortunately was necessary - azstrummer - 7/23/2007 3:38:12 AM
    - Snark or no snark, it was a dumbass question. - TB - 7/23/2007 2:19:56 AM
      - Snark? SNARK?? - Lindy - 7/26/2007 2:23:01 AM
      - "Geez" is not answer - Robert - 7/23/2007 9:55:10 PM
        
        "Geez is not an answer. "It's a dumbass question" is. - TB - 7/24/2007 3:54:34 AM
        
        "Geez" is a dumbass answer - Robert - 7/24/2007 6:19:38 PM
        
        Heinlein on the question "could it happen here?" - Robert - 7/24/2007 8:20:39 PM
        
        By the standards of that time, - ER - 7/25/2007 3:25:19 PM
        
        You're just spewing now. - TB - 7/25/2007 1:59:48 AM
        
        Vector sums and survival traits - Robert - 7/25/2007 4:35:21 PM
        
        Huh? - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/26/2007 12:06:27 AM
        
        When did liberals become such interrogation Nazis? - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/23/2007 10:16:34 PM
      - I like to think I could have answered the question... - alcaray - 7/23/2007 2:42:26 AM
        
        re: I like to think I could have answered the question... - gbaikie - 7/23/2007 3:37:25 AM
        
        Don't really expect dead people to answer questions. - alcaray - 7/23/2007 4:02:59 AM
        
        Let me give it a shot. - TB - 7/23/2007 6:04:47 AM
        
        Hitler could have... - alcaray - 7/23/2007 7:35:09 AM
    - What's not to snark at? - Lee - 7/23/2007 2:09:57 AM
      - I'm cutting Art some slack, and assuming it was hypothetical, not that he believes it. (n/t) - TB - 7/23/2007 2:20:44 AM

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