Thomas Jefferson said all citizens should question the government and have a healthy distrust of it.
TRAITOR? Should we dig up his grave and ship his body to Europe?
2006-08-14 12:07:27 · 29 answers · asked by hawkeyes 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Absolutely not, that is why our founding fathers created the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. America is one of the youngest Nations still today by date and time assembled. I just don't agree with George W. Bush and his Administrations politics...They are running one sided Fascism policies and removing 150 years of legislature in 6 1/2 short years with Bush's behind the back signing statements, and all the Republican corruption going on. The Republicans are the majority! Democrats have no say so into any of the changes or Legislature that has been passed with George Bush's terms as President. Bush had his choices and Views and he made it all clear to me when he just said recently the words "Islamic Fascists" when America and the World believes George Bush is a Fascist Dictator of America right now....So go figure HUH!
2006-08-15 22:17:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 15⤊ 1⤋
Thomas Jefferson was a great man, no matter what anyone says. Yes it is actually your duty to keep an eye on the government. A good reason to have elections, is the fact that there are all kinds of people in this country with all kinds of ideas so at least majority wins. It is up to the losers to be good sports about it. You know as well as I do that doesn't happen all the time. What to look out for are the extreme ends of the political party's. The extreme left and right are very dangerous to your freedoms.
2006-08-14 19:20:21 · answer #2 · answered by Taiping 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson was right ! ! !
And if this were so, the nearly 50 percent of people who did not vote for the present U.S. government would have to be considered "haters" of the other half...
The answer is definitely NOT Hatred for America by disagreeing with the government!...
One of the great things about the USA is exactly this...that you are not chastised or considered a "traitor" simply because you disagree with the current government!
2006-08-14 19:19:20 · answer #3 · answered by abuela Nany 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The First Amendment protects our rights to oppose the government's actions.
To throw out accusations that can't be PROVEN is despicable, but let me say this:
Many on the Right Wing say that we who oppose the "War on Terror" (as it is currently conducted) are "traitors". They say we are effectively giving aid and comfort to the "enemy" because of our opposition to how the war has been operated. Here's the facts:
Terrorists - as the Right Wing want us to believe (read some of my previous answers or research the truth to see what their true reasoning is) - hate everything about America, especially our freedoms. The Right Wing wishes to suppress some civil liberties (privacy, free speech) with the Patriot Act and other stuff like "free speech zones" to empower the Executive Branch a little more and "fight terror".
Let me quote Benjamin Franklin who said: "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither". According to this, the Republican view of what the Terrorists hate this country for and what the constitution defines treason as; isn't the temporary suppression of the very rights that "terrorists hate" actually aiding them in their initial "goal"?
Aren't these Fascists in government really traitors to the Constitution through their actions. It isn't despicable to "call em' as you sees em'", and I label Republicans in government - especially BOOsh - for what they prove to be in their actions; Fascist Traitors.
Research the rise of Fascism, the definition of Fascism and all the actions of this treasonous group of crooks, and you too will agree that our country needs to stop it's current course towards destruction.
2006-08-14 19:29:24 · answer #4 · answered by Daniel C 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What is more american than to question authority? Remember "by the people, and for the people" ??? not for some rich multinational corporations, or some other government somewhere else! I think it's people who bs you, into thinking that criticizing the government makes you unpatriotic, that are the real "unpatriotic"!
2006-08-14 19:25:45 · answer #5 · answered by Mike V 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Questioning authority is what this country was founded on. The conservatives have created an air where quesioning the establishment makes you anti-American. Totally untrue.
2006-08-14 19:10:56 · answer #6 · answered by kmarz10 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
NO!!!
That's one of the great things about America. We have the freedom to criticize our government without having to worry about any sort of punishment.
2006-08-14 19:16:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Nope! Your right to question the government is covered in the Constitution.
2006-08-14 19:11:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No,disagreeing with your government is a right and a freedom.
2006-08-14 19:13:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you constantly say negative things about the government than I think they should shut up, but we wouldn't get anywhere without questioning
2006-08-14 19:15:28 · answer #10 · answered by Dawn M 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋