Why is it that Rove, Meirs, Gonzalez and such are so afraid to be questioned...they have nothing to hide, right? And that aid pleading the 5th come on, that basically means if I open my mouth I am incriminating myself or someone that I don't want to incriminate. So, what's good for the American people, should be good for them too, right? And, don't tell me it is a "witch-hunt", the cons weren't afraid of a witch-hunt when it came to Clinton, and now all the sudden they act aghast as if they are above that partisan B.S. I'm ready to hear what they have to say, I would like reaffirm my faith in those people...so let's bring it on, right?
2007-03-27 13:17:46 · 13 answers · asked by ♥austingirl♥ 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Chi...I don't want to live under a governmental microscope, but if we have to live under one, which we do at this point, then I should expect our leaders to as well. I have never been for the Patriot Act and I never will.
2007-03-27 13:29:46 · update #1
AnnRocks, I did not step into anything at all, I never said that she didn't have the RIGHT to plead the 5th ammendment, only that she looks as if she is covering something up by pleading it. I don't see how that was missed on you, with all the GREAT logic you have. And what rights for terrorists were you inferring that I have been championing? The right to invoke the Geneva Convention that we no longer follow...well, yeah, I guess I do believe in that. Because, believe it or not *gasp*, sometimes we are torturing the wrong guy. Like the 90% of prisoners at Abu Ghraib which Janis Karpinski, commander of Abu Ghraib stated were innocent of any crimes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_prisoner_abuse
2007-03-27 15:59:31 · update #2
Oh my, here we go again. Yes, I do get the concept of the 5th ammendment, but again, all I am saying is that it LOOKS suspicious...along with all the other back-pedaling from everyone else. It's called critical thinking, one of my other skills besides logic. My question is this, how can you be so blind? Of course, I shouldn't expect much more from a Coulterite, but there is always hope. You know what the really, really sad thing is? You actually are one of the smarter of the Repubs. on here. *sigh*
2007-03-27 17:36:38 · update #3
Oh, and btw, no you can not infer guilt in a court of law, very true...but the public's opinion is a different thing all together. If they put all the pieces together and form an educated opinion, that's just as much as a right as the dear ole 5th ammendment which she invoked. Opinion of the generalized public is not dictated by law, unless of course we keep letting the Cons. have their way...
2007-03-27 17:45:22 · update #4
Hee, hee, I love the way you rile them up. Logic? Critical thinking? My goodness, do you have a boyfriend? Those are two skills held almost exclusively by liberals, whereas cons are very much a "do what the 'authority' tells you to do" crowd.
Of course the actions of Rove etc. look suspicious. Isn't this the same administration that just sealed off tons of documents from the past three presidencies? Things are definitely being hidden. (Meanwhile, France just opened up all of its UFO information to the public and, gasp, the whole world didn't panic.) An open government is a better government.
2007-03-28 10:53:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
While I would agree that Rove and the bunch are full of you know what, the fifth amendment is one of our constitutional rights. If you are for protecting the constitution which judging by your disdain for the Patriot Act I would say you are then you should have no problem with the citizens of this country pleading the fifth.
2007-03-27 21:17:16 · answer #2 · answered by mrlebowski99 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is you that has this backwards, btw. It is you that cannot challenge the right to plead the 5th, because you have already whined long and loud about the Patriot Act.
You cannot have it both ways. I won't let you. And your fellow liberals who applauded your logic, you are all hypocrites. That's how great your logic is.
You scream for terrorists to have rights and then want to pull the plug on the 5th for your own government. Ouch! You messed up.
And you should listen to Chi Guy, sweetie. If you had been paying attention to any of his questions yesterday, you would see that all day long I warned liberals of stepping in what you just stepped in.
And Chi Guy: The Patriot Act provides the oversight, where formerly, we had the "extraordinary rendition." The Patriot Act was the ultimate in liberal appeasement. I had almost forgotten this, because you are very good.
EDIT: Then you stepped in it worse than you know, because you do not have any kind of understanding of what the 5th Amendment means. It means you cannot infer guilt because someone takes it. Yes, on this issue, I'll agree that my logic is superior. And you just keep digging...
2007-03-27 20:45:15 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 5⤋
Hegellian dialect look into it and you'll see. Both parties are a joke. Finding truth in Democrats and Republicans is as easy as understanding why the Federal Reserve isn't anymore Federal then Federal Express. Are the Democrats on a witch hunt, do the Republicans feel they don't have to answer questions on policy? Yes to both I guess.
2007-03-27 20:23:46 · answer #4 · answered by GTS 1 · 4⤊ 4⤋
Well that is a good question and a very good interpretation. However, what is good for the goose in this case apparently is not so good for the gander.
2007-03-28 18:19:02 · answer #5 · answered by fitzovich 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is no way I could possibly disagree with this question. Right is might. The patriot act could NEVER be good for this country, but I an also tired of all the hypocrisy! Let them tell us the truth. Let them all testify under oath. They are not any better than any of the rest of us, and they best begin to understand that! I also have to add that I completely agree with the guy who said the Federal Reserve is no more Federal than the Federal Express. FR is a fraud against the people, and should never have been established. It is criminal, and I can't wait to see the demise of both it, and the IRS and the income tax! *sm*
2007-03-27 20:23:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 6⤋
No "act" that gives the federal government the authority to invade the privacy of honest citizens with NO oversight can be good.
These people willing to live under a governmental microscope have no respect for the WW ll vets that died to preserve these rights.
2007-03-27 20:22:48 · answer #7 · answered by Chi Guy 5 · 10⤊ 4⤋
Brava austingirl, brava.
2007-03-28 00:22:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Careful, you might make someones head explode with that kind of logic. I agree with you, let them take the personal responsibility they are so fond of mentioning, especially if they have nothing to hide. I am all for giving them the opportunity to back up their allegations of dismissal for poor performance.
2007-03-27 20:33:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 5⤋
heres the answer in a nutshell from the whitehouse.....
9/11 osama bin lauden....embolden the enemy...stay the course... wmds.....bill clinton....veto....serve at the pleasure of the president....ect ect ect
2007-03-27 20:22:45 · answer #10 · answered by Unfrozen Caveman 6 · 5⤊ 3⤋