Re: What has America lost?

"steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> What has America lost?
>
> - The US Constitution / Bill of Right (due to US Patriot ACT) The
president
> now has the power to order the arrest and indefinite detention, secret
> trials, of anyone, with no evidence, public courts or legal representation
> or habeas corpus. The President can order anyone's death if it suits him -
> provided they aren't Americans. No evidence required.
>
> - democracy (due to gerrymandering of district boundaries - 99% of House
> congressional incumbents are re-elected - 80 out of 435 were un-opposed).
> Mandatory cheat-able voting machines will finish the job in 2004. To be
> fair, both major parties cheat in elections like there was no tomorrow.
>
> - Trust - Bush leader has habitually lied to you about serious matters, He
> has also lied to the world at large and they trust him far less than
> Americans do.
>
> - Allies - Most of their citizens and most of their governments think the
US
> at present is out of its friggin' mind. To the extent they work with Bush,
> they are working to restrain his excesses.
>
> - Safety - Bush's actions in invading Iraq have vastly increased the
dangers
> to America at home...and *certainly* abroad. Three to four years ago,
> Americans could have visited almost anywhere in relative safety. Today,
> roughly a 3rd of the world is off-limits to any sane American. The
> *difference* has been Bush's response to 9/11.....he invaded Iraq...who
had
> nothing to do with it.
>
> - Money - Bush has mis-spent almost $300 *billion* dollars on a military
> adventure that had NOTHING to do with 9/11 or terrorism. Bush as turned
> surplus into record deficit and debt in barely 3 years. He is currently
> lining the pockets of his corporate buddies through non-tender, inflated
> contracts.....and they are rewarding him with "cronations" (donations from
> cronies) to aid his re-election....so they can rape the American taxpayer
> even more.
>
> - Moral standing - Few people anywhere will now hear America's pious
waffle
> about freedom and democracy without thinking of how like the old Soviet
> propaganda it is - utterly disconnected from reality.
>
> Last but not least: 436 Loyal soldiers who trusted their leader not to
waste
> their lives in vain. Biggest mistake THEY ever made.
>
> Steve


And... now it's time to lose BUSH.