The US is in danger of edging towards dictatorship if the (Republican) party’s rightwingers continue to attack the judiciary.
We must be ever-vigilant against those who would strong-arm the judiciary. It takes a lot of degeneration before a country falls into dictatorship, but we should avoid these ends by avoiding these beginnings.
~Justice Sandra Day O’Connor~

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Each day I think I have read, heard or seen the worst that this government, this country and some of the people in it can possible do. Each day, I find that there is a new outrage to scream at. Sometimes I feel like just shutting down. Just stay quiet and enjoy my life in […]

When did we become a country which arrests you for Thought Crimes? A country which arrests you for Potential Crimes?
George Orwell must be rolling over in his grave. He warned us! We did not believe him. His book,“1984” was listed as fiction. But it seems that he was writing about our future. Warning us.
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Mr. Bush keeps telling us that our Social Security is in serious trouble. That too many “baby boomers” are coming to the age of retirement and that there is simply not enough money in the system to pay all of them. To keep the Medicare system we have. He has a plan which he has […]

First we had Mrs. Thomas crying at the hearings for her husband’s appointment to the Supreme Court. Now we have a repeat performance by Mrs. Alito.
It seems to be the only response that these women who are married to these extreme Right Wing members of the Republican Party can do. When their husband’s record and […]

We American’s are horrified by the graft that goes on in other countries, the business-as-usual, the money paid to get what you want done, done.
What is the difference between graft and money under-the-table that goes on in other countries and our lobbyist? The Jack Abramoff scandal of corruption, the buying of votes and influence, of […]

The Bush Cabal have been selling us “Fear the Arabs” for five years now. They could not open their mouths without telling us that all Arabs were a danger to us and the whole world. September 11, 2001 was invoked in every talking point, which signaled to us the “Fear the Arabs” image.
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I fondly remember the days when Mr. Cheney, instead of shooting his wad, just shot off his mouth at a Senator on the Senate floor!

For this Administration to get it’s way for the last five years all it had to do was scare us. All they have had to do to get some story off […]

“….Destroy life to save lives is one of those ethical problems….”. So said Mr. Bush at one of the debates between Senator Kerry and President Bush.
This seems like such an easy one to agree with. “Destroy life to save lives” must be wrong in all circumstances just as Mr. Bush said. He believes that when […]

The Republicans want to make it a crime for Whistle-blowers, reporters or the Media to report on any crimes which this Administration commits.
The proposed legislation for the so-called Terrorist Surveillance Act of 2006 to be introduced by Ohio Senator. Michael DeWine. The principal purpose of which is to legalize the Bush Administration’s illegal warrant less […]