Should we allow elected leaders to trick us into doing things that we would never agree on by giving us false or misleading information, creating a big mess, and by the time we realize the truth have them tell us that we might as well keep doing that thing that we would never have done cause a greater mess will ensue?
Should we allow them anyone to get away with this sort of thing?
2007-08-12 03:25:30 · 8 answers · asked by ez f 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Sounds like you are describing verbatim what happened in Iraq. Had we known all the facts, we would never have agreed to go there. We were fed bad information, or cherry picked information that matched what the Bush cabal wanted to do all along. Of course, when the truth came out, it was too late, and we were already there on the ground, and had to accept the facts on the ground. A huge mess came about, and now we are told that we cannot leave or (gulp) iraq will destabilize and be controlled by Alquaeda, and the terrrorists will follow us home. It would all be comical if it was not so sad.
2007-08-12 03:54:21 · answer #1 · answered by me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That isn't the biggest issue.
All the amendments added to bills that never see a debate and few know about are how most garbage gets passed!
I think a bill should be a bill, and other non-related items should be entered as bills instead of trying to insure their passage in a manner that should be illegal!
They have been pulling the wool for way to long and it needs to stop! A bill should rise or fall on it's own merits, not that someone attached a money bill to it with no debate and without it seeing light of day! I am tired of that type of government!
2007-08-12 10:34:31 · answer #2 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are being tricked, then how would you know it? lol
Should we hold them accountable for their lies? Of course! The only problem is that they often control the information so proving they are lying is not easy, often until after-the-fact when they are already out of office.
Politics, especially after the last 8 years???? BAH HUMBUG.
2007-08-12 10:30:38 · answer #3 · answered by americansneedtowakeup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course not, but people are often to lazy to not just take what the bush administration says at face value. and that is the true problem.
2007-08-12 10:39:04 · answer #4 · answered by tony cola 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as sad as it is.YES..its called 'give and take'..or 'you scratch my back and i'll scratch yours' type set up...i do not agree with this method but some times you have to turn the other cheak so other reliable house bills can be passed...that is why they call it 'politics'...beam me up scottie
2007-08-12 10:43:20 · answer #5 · answered by eb_guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have been doing this for years and getting away with it. People (aka "voters") are too pathetic, ignorant and uncaring to stop them doing it but, hey, that's "Democracy!"
2007-08-12 10:31:23 · answer #6 · answered by scotslad60 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Argue with the politicians now otherwise you cant anymore.
2007-08-12 10:30:48 · answer #7 · answered by wilma m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess we do. We let Bush do it.
2007-08-12 10:34:06 · answer #8 · answered by Ladybug II 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋