Despite claims to the opposite, Obama’s not even in the same galaxy of dictatorial power that the ghouls on the right say he is.
Newsflash Conservatives: Obama Issued Fewest Executive Orders In Presidential History
by Michael Hayne •
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Herman Cain Trusts The Government
by Lupine Predator •
Cain said that he would put the power back with the states, and let them do what the federal government has not done. When asked why he would do it that way, Cain said, in part, ‘Because I trust the government.’ The implication is that he trusts all governments in the U.S., which would mean that he also trusts the federal government.
The Threat of Terrorism vs the Threat to Democracy
by Activist4Peace •
The Obama Administration decided to pass up an opportunity to appeal the decision of the 11th Circuit court judges ruling the individual mandate as stated in the Affordable Health Care for America Act (Obamacare) as unconstitutional. Due to the fact that judges from the 6th Circuit court issued a separate ruling to uphold the bill as constitutional, the case will likely be subject to a Supreme Court hearing just months before the 2012 election.
The Patriot Act in Effect
by Activist4Peace •
I am sorry but I believe that the drone attack on Al-Alwaki and Samir Khan was wrong. Both of these men were American citizens and should have been taken alive and given a fair trial. But of course this is the Patriot Act in effect which gives the president the right to declare any American citizen an enemy combatant.
Our Broken Electoral System
by Clint Hulsey •
For a ‘democracy’, citizen participation in government in the United States is rather anemic. Federal Elections are always held on work days, making it harder for the poor and middle class to vote. Only 46% of working Americans vote, and only 35% of the unemployed vote. The unemployed and poor are most affected by government decisions and yet, for whatever reason, they don’t vote.