Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft is back in the news as the U.S. Supreme Court considers his misuse and abuse of the law in terrorism cases while he was top law enforcement official in the country. The case that's under consideration is that of Abdullah Kidd, detained as a "material witness" in March of 2003, and subjected to the usual anti-Islam horror show tactics that became a mainstay for the Bush administration.
The facts are that Kidd didn't commit any crime and he wasn't charged with any crime, but was detained and held for two weeks and then released minus his passport. According to David G. Savage of the Tribune Washington Bureau, "Obama administration lawyers appealed on Ashcroft's behalf and asserted that it would "severely damage law enforcement" if the nation's top law enforcement official could be held liable for abusing his authority."
Well hell, if the nation's top law enforcement official isn't liable for abusing his power and authority then what cop will be? From all that I have witnessed in my life for the past 18 years, police and prosecutors have unlimited power. They can search without probable cause and without a warrant. They can arrest on a whim or a grudge or for no reason at all. Their pals at the prosecutor's office can then convict in court with false testimony from liar informants with something to gain.
Have I missed something here or is much of the rest of the US population on serious prescription drugs designed to promote complacency and acceptance?
Sorry, but I'm not into any prescription drugs and complacency has never been a strong point in my personality. I know I'm not alone, only because I have read other responses from posters on various forums that despise the system of abuse by those in power as much or more than I do.
So what happened to constitutional Obama? It seems that he was replaced by power Obama – the man that won through promises to the people, but now denies that any such promises were made. As someone that worked with the Obama campaign, I resent this more than most could imagine. Those that continue to support him would have many of you believe that no such promises existed and he's done his best.
I don't give a crap about many of his campaign promises – health care for all would have been nice, but I didn't expect it to ever happen in this country. I also didn't expect much of a turnaround with the economy, as after all, Bush spent 8 years ruining it. We couldn't realistically believe that President Obama could turn it all around in 2 years, could we now? What I did expect was immediate withdrawal from the occupied land known as Iraq – and do not try to tell me that withdrawal was recently accomplished as that was a load of bullshit. I also didn't expect "troop surges" in Afghanistan or declared wars on Pakistan, threats of war with the Iranians, and the invasion and occupation of more than half the nation-states of the Middle East.
I did expect the Guantanamo camps to be closed long ago – like by February of 2009.
Do I sound unhappy and even ticked-off? Well, there's nothing like dropping everything in your life to work for someone for no pay that ended-up being not much better than Bush. I really have no intention of even voting again and feel that if the pretty, though brainless, woman with the Tea Party wins (Sarah Palin), well, Americans will be getting exactly what they want, and deserve. Recent polls show that almost half of the responders (like 45%) actually miss Bush. It's hard to imagine that close to half the country is that stupid, but they were in 2000 and again in 2004, so I believe it. I've had enough arguments about it since 2000; that's for sure.
The only way I'd be involved in politics or vote again is if Alan Grayson decided to run for president in 2012. If he fails in getting re-elected as Congressman we could only hope… Grayson is outspoken and honest, and there's little doubt that he would keep his campaign promises. It's time that we ditched the no accountability crowd in this country for good.
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