Since George Bush took office in 2001, what rights have you lost?

Question

Please give examples and how your life was affected.

Crabby, please list your sources, or if these things have happened to you, please tell us how you were affected.

In the case of constitutional issues, such as habeous corpus, please give the Supreme Court case results, since they would dearly love to rule on that one.

In 2004, the Supreme Court upheld the right of habeus corpus in Hamden v Rumsfeld.

Sorry guys, this right is still in tact.

For me, the Patriot Act was required reading. (Any of you actually read the damn thing?)

Sections 200 and 300 are nothing but edits of older laws, most of them passed by Clinton (SEALA, DCTA, ATDEA) and Carter (FISA).

Are you sure you want to blame Bush?

All you liberals who are giving these answers, don't forget the second half of the question:

How has your life been affected? I don't see anyone giving examples.

I think what I'll do later (or tomorrow) is take all of these examples and turn them all into individual questions.

If liberals really think that they've lost privacy or the right to free speech or anything else, I should gather some resources and hit them where it counts--I mean offer an opportunity to defend their positions.

As most conservatives obviously suspect, these are talking points only, fictional expressions of liberal hatred for their own people and their own government. We'll see....

Answer 1

We've all lost Habeas corpus, a cornerstone of any self-respecting democracy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_corpus#Suspension_in_the_United_States_in_1990s_and_2000s

Answer 2

I voted for him and he's failed me. I voted for the conservative view of small government. he's raising taxes and spending funds at checklist ranges. He has extremely no plan on how we are going to pay down the deficit, extremely with those wars he's ordered. I voted for competence. Bush regarded clueless while 9/11 handed off, and he would not seem to any extent further on top of issues now. He promised WMD in Iraq, and there have been no longer any. He promised we could capture Osama, and the place is he? Bush's fortune lays with oil companies. humorous ingredient is gas is triple what it replaced into basically years in the past, and it extremely is basically destined to flow larger. Exxon is posting absolute checklist income. I experience a conflict of interest. some individuals can't arise with the money for the gasoline to stress to artwork, and what's he doing? the different pres could be freeing up the oil reserve, working for legislations to construct some extra refineries, and so on Bush should additionally be against special government, yet he endored the native land Secutrity Act some aspects of which violate constitutional rights. unlawful Wiretapping. Endorsement of the NAIS (mandatory enormous Brother tagging & monitoring of ALL farm aniamals on the kinfolk farmer's rate). i'd desire to flow on and on. This lifetime Republican is particularly disenchanted. :-(

Answer 3

None. In fact since Bush came into office one of my rights has been reaffirmed and strengthened. Namely my 2nd Amendment rights. The Congress let the highly unconstitutional "Assault Weapons Ban" expire,in part because they knew if they re-authorized it it could easily have been Bush's first Veto. Secondly because they knew they would get zero pressure from Bush to pass it,in fact I don't think it ever even made it to the floor. And since he came in there have also been a tide of pro 2nd amendment decisions by the courts,including a decision overturning the ridiculous DC gun ban,which will most likely be struck down by the Supreme court very soon.

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Answer 4

N O N E and that IS A F A C T!! The Bill Of Rights are still intact!

Answer 5

I have lost the right of privacy because now everything I do can be recorded and everything I have can searched WITHOUT a warrant. I have lost the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness because the government can declare me an enemy combatant and keep me imprisioned indefinately without proving anything or answering to anyone. No miranda rights, no trial by jury, no protection against torture.. nothing. Unfortunately most people don't realize this yet.

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President Bush signed the Military Commissions Act of 2006 into law on October 17, 2006. The declaration of a person as an "unlawful enemy combatant" is at the discretion of the US executive branch of the administration, and there is no right of appeal, with the result that this potentially suspends habeas corpus for any resident, citizen or non-citizen, of the USA.

Answer 6

The right to vote in an HONEST election. The right to know that there is no one listening to communication without a warrant. The right to have my taxes well spent and not diverted to the Dictator Dumbya crony companies under the guise of the Big Lie Iraqi Crusade.

Answer 7

No rights have been lost.
ADDITION: Hey Anti_Censorship, Has any government official threatened your life, is a government agent knocking at your door for posting your answer. Have you been arrested and not read your miranda rights. Have you been denied a trial by jury. Have you been tortured. Has your belongings been searched without a warrant. Stop buying into the far left hype.

Answer 8

None that any bipartisan person can name with a fact. If people start listing, I would like to see sources of the violation in their lives.

Answer 9

The right to have privacy (warrentless searches)
The right to habeaus corpus
The right to legal representation if accused of a crime
The right to due process
The right not to be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment
The right not to be compelled to incriminate oneself

Among others.

Those rights are no longer protected under the Constution--and won't be until Bush and his accomplices are out of power.

The fact that most Americans have not suffered DIRECT negative effects--yet--does not change the fact that our rights no longer exist.

Answer 10

None, really. More security in airports is all. This is a bad thing?? Not to me.