OT: why I sound ultra-liberal

[Jeremy Fowler]

It also voids the amendment that prohibits the government from signing contracts
with corporations that move their headquarters off-shore - so that they don't
have to pay taxes.

However, the liability protection probably is the scariest. Meaning no one can
sue them for developing "technologies" that fight terrorism. Meaning they get an
out-of-jail-free-card for developing "technologies" that could possibly kill or
injure thousands of people or conduct secret tests and if someone were ever to
spill the beans, they aren't held responsible.

This is a turning point in our history and could very well be the end of freedom
as we know it. Imagine a government super office composed of various parts of 22
government offices with only one prime directive. Seek out terrorism and destroy
it at all costs. Power to do whatever they want, whenever they want, to whoever
they want. Add this to the fact that they void out the Freedom Of Information
Act, Whistleblower Protection Act, and hold all their advisory committee
meetings in secret and you get one very scary government office with absolute
power. Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net
> [mailto:owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net]On Behalf Of JD Runyan
> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 12:19 PM
> To: Marvin GodfatherofSoul Bellamy
> Cc: kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: Re: OT: why I sound ultra-liberal
>
>
> On Tue, 2002-11-19 at 11:59, Marvin GodfatherofSoul Bellamy wrote:
> > Take a look at the latest CNN story on the so-called security bill that
> > was just passed by the House and Senate along party lines.  A 30-odd
> > page law suddenly blew up to 400+ pages as Republicans stuffed the bill
> > with corporate hand-outs.  It just passed the Senate along party lines.
>
> I don't see corporate handouts in the article, but I did only a quick
> scan.  I see liability protection.  That may be something to opose, but
> it is not giving away tax money to corporate interests.  The republicans
> may be more likely to side with corporations, but the democrats will
> side with other lobbying groups.  They are all stripping freedoms from
> us in thier own way and taking our money.  Whether it be for security,
> or in the name of hate crimes, or freedom "from" religion; we no longer
> have freedom of speech in this country.  It has been attacked from both
> sides of center.  Those who would call themselves moderates in
> government are even worse, for they tend to vote to take away our rights
> from both directions, so long as the measure will win.  They aren't
> willing to take a stand on any issue. Our government officials tend to
> be unchecked by the population, because A) Our population does not take
> the time to be informed, they tend to pick thier favorite paper,
> newscaster, etc, and believe what they are told et. al. B) Our
> population largely does not vote, and a large number of those that do
> don't consider the ramifications of thier vote.  They are swayed by adds
> with a nice guy playing a guitar, or a pretty face smiling with kids
> from local school.  These things have nothing to do with thier
> ideology.  Most politicians are "nice guys"  they couldn't get voted in
> if they weren't.  Most politicians don't want to hurt old people or
> children.  It comes down to what ideology you subscribe to, and how that
> affects the solutions to problems.  Most people don't find out what a
> canidate has stood for in the past, and how they have conducted
> themselves.
> --
> Jason D. Runyan
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