New Democrat / Ex-Republican

Death of "Activist Judges"

Now that W will have a second term, it is time for all of us dissenters to monitor his activities and become "activist citizens," Our courts will not protect the constitution after Bush appointees are in place.

Get vocal. Our free Press is the only check we have left in our system of checks and balances.

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Bush  the “shoot first ask questions later" President
 
Since WWII, the US culture has driven an international policy with the sole purpose of spreading democracy through out the world. I love democracy and this country, but other people and cultures throughout the world do not necessarily share our values.
 
Having traveled extensively around the world, I have observed other cultures first hand. Some value their thousands of years old culture which is based on community decisions from elders. Some value guidance from their god; while others thrive on individualism. Others yet find peace in socialism. There are as many values as there are cultures. 

The US way is best for the US. If others believe that our way of life is the best, they will choose to change, much like we did. We should lead by example ... not bulling ... and never by force, unless there is genocide, then act immediately not decades later.

But now like a zealot religion, the US is pushing democracy much like christians did during the Crusades.

Bush is incapable of understanding that our aggressive push to spread democracy is a de-stabling factor in the world. Kerry although hasn't talked about this, would be more likely to understand a more diplomatic route to lasting world peace than the “shoot first ask questions later" Bush.

Join me on November 2 and vote to boot King George II from his throne.

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Rhetoric Man

 

Faster than the fleeing truth.

More powerful than a supreme court justice.

Able to link buzzwords together in a single sentence.

Look! Up in the Sky.

Is it a nerd ? Is it something lame?

It’s Rhetoric Man!

Yes, Rhetoric Man – strange visitor from a southern state who came to Washington thinking he had powers beyond those of mortal men.

Rhetoric Man – Who changed the course of a partisan congress; bent  the truth with without remorse, and who, disguised as George Bush, mild mannered simpleton from from failed businesses in Texas, fights a never ending battle for christianity, over spending, and doing everything his way.

 

Vote Kerry 2004!

 

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Bush inflexibility ... a very public example

You don't have to look very far to see an example of W's inability to admit mistakes and avoid catastrophe. Look at his handling of bring Democracy to Iraq. He has continued to absolutely push an artificial deadline for Iraq elections in January. This is simply ego and stubbornness not leadership and "staying the course."

I can see it now. Voters running down the street, dodging bullets. Hundreds of voters killed by car bombs. Large sections of the population not allowed to vote. An election not accepted by the people.

But Bush will have his election .... unless we take action. Vote for Kerry / Edwards.

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2004: a vote for the next Supreme Court

Your vote will determine whether we continue to lose our freedoms and stop the erosion of our rights. We face the prospect of the most socially conservative court ever.

Issues at risk:

Organized prayer in school. (Bush strongly supports)

A woman's right to choose. (Bush strongly opposes)

Constitutional Gay marriage ban (Bush strongly supports)

Commandments in Fed Buildings (Bush strongly supports)

Federal funding of religious charities (Bush strongly supports)

Supreme court justices are appointed for life.

I usually vote for the candidate  with strong conservative economic veiws -- and that puts me squarely in republican territory. With Bush senior it was the economy stupid. With Junior, I fear the long term impact of his social programs, more.

If you are a Republican like me and have over looked Bush's conservative social agenda in favor of economic issues, think again.  

The president has little impact on the overall economy, but will put into play decades of archaic, conservative social programs. How? By appointing one, two, three or more supreme court justices and any number of federal judges.

In 10 years, your children or grand kids could be forced to pray in public school.  We could loose many other rights, too.

So if you've ever looked the other way like I have when it comes to the religious right's agenda, don't do it this year.

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The big question for this election is:

Can Bush bring peace?

GW has proven capable of doing one thing right -- he can swing the big stick of war.

Don't get me wrong, Afghanistan was a righteous and just war. Iraq was not. Bush is big on rhetoric that facilitates hatred of the US.

Yes, some of the world did not like us much, before Bush. But he has, through arrogance and a lack of cultural sensitivity, moved the rest of the world to outright hate us. His stated policy of spreading democratic values through the world is misguided and not wanted by most Eastern civilizations. We are a big threat. Democracy isn't necessarily bad, but there is a link between Christianity and democracy in many minds.  They link the changes democracy would bring as an attack on their religion. They view us much like we viewed the communists with the domino theory.

Bush lacks the diplomatic skills to bring peace.

Bush is too hardened in his views, too one dimensional in his thinking. The perception he projects makes it worse. Basically, he has the diplomatic skills of a pro-wrestler.  

Kerry, on the other hand, seems to have the skills, desire and personality to calmly and tenaciously win peace. He is multidimensional in his thinking. ( Bush refers to it as flip-flop) Kerry can simultaneously be strong on defense, yet push for peace. Kerryoffers a big picture view which includes a look at the causes of war and the courage to look at both sides of an issue. W does not. Without that capability there is no hope for peace in our life time.

Vote Kerry. Give long term peace a chance.

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Which one isn't alike. Which one doesn't belong: Bush, Rudy or McCain

The RNC is playing a shell game at the Republican National Convention. A bait and switch game so to speak. They have Rudy Giuliani and John McCain speak at the convention and believe they can dupe the US public into thinking that GW thinks like either one of them. If their political life didn't depend on being a loyal Republican, they would not position themselves near Bush. They have very little in common. In fact, if I was in their state or city I'd vote for them. As for Bush, I'd rather cut off my right hand.

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Democratic Imperialism

 

We as a country have been saying that we want to spread Democracy throughout the world. The world hears that we want to spread judea christian values and capitalism. We as Americans can't see this problem. We love what democracy and capitalism has provided us. And we want to spread the secret to our success.

 

But the outside world does not see it that way. We may have even inadvertently done this to ourselves. During the cold war, we labeled communists as atheist and the US as god fearing christians. Now we want to spread democracy like the domino theory we said threatened our freedoms. It's no wonder, moslems and other non-christian countries fear democracy.

 

And with GW's christian right rhetoric and absolute support for Israel, no matter how totalitarian they act toward the Palestinians, the Middle East will never desire or accept democracy. Most Democracies in the world are judea christian. And the ones that aren't where beaten into submission -- Japan comes to mind.

 

GW's stated goal is to spread democracy. In reality, this may be more of an economic strategy than some great plan to make the world a wonderful democracy. But as we all know, GW only knows how to carry a big stick and lacks the mental capacity to understand the strategic use of policy. He is too ridged and unbending in his thinking, whereas, Mr. Kerry has shown his ability to be diplomatic and flexible in his thinking.

 

If we really want to fight terrorism and win, we must look at the core reason the rest of the world hates us. We must look at our own policies and philosophies. We are perceived as war mongers, the world's police and imperialists. We must change this direction while maintaining a strong defense. Defense not offense.

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Bush in action

 

 

We've all seen Bush in action and it scares the crap out of me. He has shown a flagrant disregard for the Constitution of the United States and is attacking our freedoms.

 

I will not feel disloyal to the Republican Party. I am a fiscal conservative who believes that there is no free lunch. GW is clueless and his followers are all lemmings. No liberal influence here. I'm a conservative; I just don't believe in god and tote a bible like the rank and file. Mr. Bush, believe in your religion, but don't mix it with your job. God and government should not mix. And if you did, whose god would be mixing with our government anyway?  

 And to all who will tell me this sounds like liberal propaganda... you are wrong. This is conservative thinking -- Constitutional Conservatism. I dislike unions, big government, and irresponsible spending. I disagree with Kerry on many things, but I agree with him on more fronts than GW.  And that is sad.

 

Vote Smart . Vote Kerry/Edwards 2004.

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W and the religious right has high-jacked the Republican Party

 

Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists were focused on the relationship of government with the economy and the US with the rest of the world. They were not interested in forcing religion on anyone. The anti-federalists, James Madison in particular, pushed for and won the separation of church from state at the Constitutional Convention in 1789. Hamilton  came up with the checks and balances system provided by separate the branches of the government.

 

Bush has abandoned these basics of the US Constitution. He is acting like a dictator, not the protector of the Constitution.

 

1, W has created a national debt that is well beyond "reasonable" and for a war that was partially personal, not fully against the enemy hiding in Afghanistan. There is no link to the attack on the US and Iraq, so why are spending all this money on the wrong war?

 

2. GW's arrogance has isolated us from many of our allies. The only way I can see to fix this, is to get rid of the problem by voting for Kerry. The US cannot stand alone.  We need international friends beyond the UK and Israel.

 

3. Bush continues to push religion into the government. Faith-based initiatives are completely unconstitutional. The Christian Right is winning little battles that are slowly infiltrating the government. The "moment of silence" laws in Virginia schools inflicted a penalty on my children by removing 1 minute a day from their learning so others could make a public point every day in school and pray

 

4. W and the Republican Congress are now trying to reduce the role of the Federal Courts in monitoring constitutional changes of the majority.  The House just passed a law that would remove rights all the way up to the Supreme Court. That cannot stand. I hope the Senate kill the bill.

 

Bush does not represent all Republicans. He truly is focused on his political base within the Republican Party -- the Christian Right.  Send W a message. Vote for Kerry.

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