[Peace-discuss] Fake democracy

["E. Wayne Johnson 朱稳森"]

How about Holy For Unlimited Unmitigated Unauthorized Un-called-for... 
Continuous Killing Day.

My colleagues in Beijing approve of the appropriateness of this appellation.

On 2011-5-27 10:36, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
> It's tempting to make suggestions...
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> On 5/26/11 9:21 PM, "E. Wayne Johnson 朱稳森" wrote:
>> Hairy Reed was careful to oppose the Patriot Act as a  perversion of 
>> the Bush Administration when
>> the Dims were not in power.  Of course it was a perversion of the 
>> Bush Administration.  But
>> now it's essential to national security.
>>
>> Don't worry.
>>
>> The courts are there to protect you in case your rights are violated.
>>
>> Actually this is not "Fake Democracy" but it is "Democracy, 
>> American-Style".
>>
>> By the way, what is the name of the New National Holiday?  Enquiring 
>> minds want to know.
>>
>>
>> On 2011-5-27 8:16, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
>>> Although a growing majority of Americans are opposed to Obama's 
>>> illegal foreign wars, the US House of Representatives passed today 
>>> the "Defense Authorization" bill, HR1540, which gives the president 
>>> authority to wage war wherever he wishes in the world and to 
>>> imprison people indefinitely without trial. (See "The Worst Bill 
>>> Ever in Congress" 
>>> <http://warisacrime.org/content/worst-bill-ever-congress-0>.)
>>>
>>> The House also unanimously created a new national holiday to 
>>> celebrate the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars - and defunded the US 
>>> Institute for Peace (saving the cost of 5 hours in Afghanistan).  
>>> And it required that all suspected terrorists be tried by the 
>>> military and not in courts (unless the president orders them to be 
>>> murdered first).
>>>
>>> A majority of the Democrats in the House voted for this bill. The 
>>> opposition was expressed by Rep. Ron Paul. (See his speech here: 
>>> <http://www.ronpaul.com/2011-05-25/ron-paul-is-this-the-end-of-the-american-republic/>. 
>>> )
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, our representative, Timothy Johnson, went back on his 
>>> promise to vote against more money for war in the Mideast, and voted 
>>> for this bill (while six other Republicans manged to vote against it).
>>>
>>> Meanwhile, the Democrats in the Senate reauthorized the Patriot Act. 
>>> Here the opposition against the Democrat majority leader, Harry 
>>> Reid, was led by Senator Rand Paul 
>>> (<http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/05/24/harry-reid-pushes-patriot-act-past-rand-paul>.) 
>>>
>>>
>>> Illinois Sen. Durbin, normally a toady to the administration, in 
>>> fact voted against the extension of the Patriot Act.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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