Why haven't we Americans taken to the streets in protest?

Question

President Bush was not elected by popular vote. He was selected by the Supreme Court. All of his lies to us since and his contempt of our democracy would have produced outrage in any other country. GOP supporters even have contempt for the ACLU. What has happened to us?

Answer 1

What?????
Selected by the Supreme Court?
You smoking crack or something?

Answer 2

You've got no clue how the Electoral College works.
The purpose of the Electoral College is to keep people who have no education from influencing the outcome of an election. The intent is to allow people with education to handle the voting.
The only contempt being shown for the Republic (since the U.S. is NOT a Democracy, the Majority does NOT rule. It is a Democratic Republic) is by people who only want the rules to apply when it works in their favor. Should I remind you that Clinton was elected by the same process. Stop whining about it already.
As for the ACLU, they ONLY take cases that benefit them. Have you EVER once seen them take a 2nd Ammendment Case?
The only thing that has happened the the U.S. is that it has turned its back on the Founding Fathers' intent. It has turned its back on the foundation of this country. It has allowed Liberalism to weaken the country to the point that 1 person, who is 'offended' by anything can cause the remaining Millions to loose it. 1 Person can cause the American Flag to not be flown on American soil. So you tell us, what has happened to the U.S.?

Answer 3

Many have protested and continue t do so. The best way to change government and put elected officials who share your views is to get involved with the political process. Help your favorite candidates and help them to make a difference instead of whining about losing past elections. Had the dems been as politically active as they are vocal, perhaps we would have a different President today. George Bush was not selected by the supreme court, they simply refused to overturn the votes of the MAJORITY of voters, TWICE. Get over it and get involved.
I suppose our senators, congresspeople, governors, and all other representatives are appointed also. It appears you base your opinion on 30 second campaign ads. Dig deeper and you will find that neither the Democrats or the Republicans represent ALL you believe in.
For the record, we are safer here in America because brave leaders like G.W. Bush aren't afraid to make the unpopular decisions concerning American interests.

Answer 4

The percieved threat of terrorism has most Americans thinking if you protest ANYTHING (i.e., any form of dissent) you are an anti-American. You may think this is simply because of the expertly crafted brainwashing by Bush and his ministers of propaganda, and you are right to some extent. But there's something else going on here that is feeding the herd mentality to not be the nail that sticks up. The threat of terrorism has people in America in a state in which each person's mortality (i.e., the real truth that someday you will die) is being made "pre-conscious" by events in the news, Bush speeches, reports about dead military personel, etc. What this does to many (but not all) Americans is to make them cling more to the thing that they think provides them with a "symbolic" form of immortality--the nation. The nation of the USA become this thing that will live forever, and if I can be a pro-American in any way possible then I too will somehow live forever. It is very hard with the pro-conservative agenda and the above psychological defense against the fear of death to get people into a mode that will allow for more public dissent. One problem is political but the other problem is more part of the existential human condition. All the people who say the problem is just "apathy" are oversimplifying human behavior. I think most Americans care very much about the world events and injustices that are occurring--even at the hands of the "good" American and Israeli government. They are afraid to speak out against it because in that process they will loose the anxiety buffer the affiliation with their nation provides.

Answer 5

Where to begin? Every liberal organization, including the ACLU, went to Florida and counted and recounted the ballots and every time, Bush won. When they added the absentee ballots, Bush won overwhelmingly. And don't you think they would have done the same thing in Ohio if even one of those organizations suspected foul play? Of course we have contempt for the ACLU! THEY tend to make the laws, not congress, and no one elected them! Now, to the original question--We haven't taken to the streets in protest because unfortunately in THIS republic we have free speech so we HAVE to put up with these ridiculous liberal rants!

Answer 6

Our President is not now and has not ever been elected by a popular vote. Read the constitution. Also, read a history book or two. That wasn't the first time an election was not decided by the popular vote.

P.S. before I get alot of hate, I didn't vote for Bush in 2000.

Answer 7

The public has had it collective balls cut off by the government, and television media, what is called video castration. The government, a while back bought technology from Japan, which when used right, removes the so called backbone from any who view it over a period of time. Think I'm joking? There was a news report several years back where Japan put about 87% of their child population in the hospitals with seizures, because they did an experiment on the children, syncing the flashing eyes of battling robots to the brainwave frequency of those children, producing epilepsy like symptoms in them for up to 6 hours. With the gain turned down slightly on those broadcasts, it does strange things to the viewers, like making them complacent and docile, pretty much unable to do anything but sit there watching our government on its plan of world conquest without even so much as raising a vocal protest.

Answer 8

In case you have been asleep for the past six years, Bush is in his second term. He won by BOTH a majority of the popular vote and the Electoral College. Clinton never did that.

The GOP and the ACLU have never been bedfellows.

Maybe the reason people are not protesting is because they don't agree with you.

Answer 9

You are right, but our system doesn't make it so you have to win by popular vote.....it is the electoral vote that says who wins......and he is not the first to win without the popular vote....secondly....time, Newsweek, and the new york times recounted every vote in Florida, and found out that he actually gain a few hundred votes....so he would have won there anyway.....The second vote, he won by over 5,000,000....and Kerry did not even see a reason to fight it.......oh yeah, he was not selected by the supreme court....they did not vote him into the presidency.....they ruled on law.....I guess it si true, liberals can't stand when the law does not support them...must be tough being wrong so often

Answer 10

when a person vote for the president, you actually vote for the electoral vote. and the electoral votes cast the next president.
say NY. has 10 million people and 10 electoral votes, if 7 million vote for president he takes all the electors votes. Its like winner takes all even thoe 3 would of went to the other guy.
Its set up that way because the average American dose not know how to vote. That is what my government teacher said.

Answer 11

I guess you haven't heard of the Electoral College.

If you disagree with President Bush, on issues, that is all well and good; after all we live in the land of the free, home of the brave, where everyone has the right to express their opinions.

I suggest you write,call and email your elected reps,(which would include President Bush..he was elected) and express your opinion and concerns.

I assume you vote, but if you don't/did not vote, don't complain.