2007-09-23 04:58:59 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
It's a matter of how we exit Iraq.
2007-09-23 05:06:18 · answer #1 · answered by Kubla Con 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Technically we are in a Republic.
However we have a president who won't respect the Constitution, the rule of law, and has no sense of shame or decency.
I have no doubt this president would love to preside over a dictatorship. He actually expressed this desire years ago.
What makes this more complicated is how this president, by fraudulent means
stole the 2000 election outright and very likely did the same thing in 2004, ( thanks to Ken Blackwell and Diebold) .
Seeing the erosion of civil liberties at home as well as the consequences of an illegal pre emptive war and occupation in Iraq does fit with aspects that can be characterized as fascism.
Its the authoritarian NEOCONSs who have infected the legislature, judiciary and the executive branch that pose the greatest menace to America and the world at large. They have done a tremendous amount of damage and are steering us towards a dictatorship.
I am very concerned about habeas corpus as well as the suspension of the Posse Comutatus. I wonder how far President Cheney is willing to go.
2007-09-23 05:25:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
If you can show me the vote that decided this, you are correct.
If you simply want it changed because of polls, you are very mistaken and unjustified in your insinuation, as are those who say, "Dictatorship".
Our government does not sway with polls (thank goodness)!
We VOTE.
We made a vote. President Bush became President.
We made a vote. President Bush became President.
We made a vote. Congress was made Democratic by a small minority.
The next vote will decide it. NOT you, NOT those who are so uneducated that they confuse our system with a dictatorship because the President doesn't change his mind with every poll (how idiotic to think that)!
We VOTE. Learn the difference. Vote.
I'm a democrat. I intend to. Since I am a democrat with ethics, who is first and foremost a patriot, I encourage EVERYONE to vote.
I may consider your question fairly foolish, and those who answer, "Dictator" to be acting even more foolishly, but I would NEVER discourage you from speaking up.
1) That's how we learn.
2) That's how others can learn.
3) If they don't learn, it serves as something we can point our to our children and say, "See? That's what you DON'T want to do."
2007-09-23 05:11:24 · answer #3 · answered by mckenziecalhoun 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Neither.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C for which is stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Did you have to recite this in school every day? Yes? Then where are you getting the word democracy from?
The solid answer to your question is, since we live in a republic and not a democracy, our leaders are free to do what they feel is "right," and not necessarily what is "popular."
I'm not saying it's right or wrong to stay in Iraq. I am saying, however, that in a republic, it's not necessarily that the majority rules. It's the majority of the government that rules. If you don't like what they're up to, vote 'em out.
2007-09-23 05:10:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Bringing our military home as "winners" doesn't matter a whit to me. I don't consider anything as victory in that war, because it was started with lies. To lose our Youth and a million Iraqi citizens because of a Liar, surrounded by a group of other weasely, crafty liars, is not my idea of the integrity George Bush promised to bring back to the nation.
Pay attention to polls. They do paint a pretty accurate picture of what is going on in this country. If you want to talk about the "Oops! Election" of 2004, do some research and a lot of thinking. You might find out that the Republican hierarchy in Ohio, along with the determination of church volunteers in the precincts, indulged in some mighty suspicious activity.
All that aside, other than a Republican friend who of course says "College First" for his own grandsons but approves of other people sending their children immediately to war, I don't know a soul who approves of George Bush or the way he is handling Iraq.....and I live in a Republican area. Not all Republicans are fools. Some are moderate Conservatives and deplore what is going on, both with the War and with Civil Rights.
It was started with lies, continued with lies, and is being extended with lies. One thing I have learned about liars....you can't believe a word they say!
2007-09-23 08:24:46 · answer #5 · answered by Me, Too 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since 9-11 Congress has been pretty much a rubber stamp. Even now with the "opposition" in control. The USA right now is far closer to dictatorship than I ever would have believed. It's disheartening.
The question in my mind is; will Congress wake up and attend to their duties when the next administration starts. If the answer is no, then the ideal USA has crumbled and there is no telling when, or if, it will ever exist again.
2007-09-23 05:08:48 · answer #6 · answered by Robert K 5 · 2⤊ 4⤋
The left whines and complains of living in a dictatorship whenever it doesn't get its way. Ever see a six year old at the mall, throwing a tantrum because mommy won't get them an ice cream cone?
2007-09-23 05:13:46 · answer #7 · answered by bucksbowlbound 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Its hard to beleive that 30 percent still think we need to be in Iraq fighting a country that didnt attack us, had no AL queda in there and dont have WMD's or the dictator that was the apparent reason we went in there.
Some of GW's speeches are word for word exactly to the words of speeches that Hitler gave to his people. However back then the propaganda was communism and now its terrorism.
There is no doubt we are in a dictatorship. Without an honest constitution driven candidate in office we will certainly be doomed. There is still one last hope. They are calling this election the most important in our short history , I beleive they are right.
SPread the word research the man Ron Paul will give you back your freedoms and make us a safer nation with out federal income tax. What part of that doesnt sound good.
2007-09-23 05:12:44 · answer #8 · answered by stephenmwells 5 · 2⤊ 5⤋
What source are you using for 70%+? That is not true unless you include those of us who want the military to be able to run things without interference from the do nothing congress in order to win and THEN come home. Stop drinking the kool aid.
2007-09-23 05:10:32 · answer #9 · answered by Cinner 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Your numbers are wrong in that they only tell part of the story. While we are not really happy about being at war, we want to bring our military home as winners. We will feel good and the people of Iraq will certainly appreciate it.
2007-09-23 05:06:40 · answer #10 · answered by macaroni 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
I would say democracy, but if you're of that 70% to speak out means that you don't support the troops. There's a definite corruption of power!
2007-09-23 05:04:37 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋