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In reply to the discussion: Apparently this is the breaking point, [View all]nvme
(860 posts)"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness." The Declaration of Independence.
We Assassinate Americans abroad. These were not idle words. I am glad they are dead, yet I am saddened that we are losing the moral high-ground. This president claims to exercise restraint, but I doubt it, considering the increase in the drone strikes. It might be cost effective. I am chilled by our extra-ordinary renditions (kidnapping) to different location(gulags), enhanced interrogations (torture). We spy on our peoples phone calls. We have become the United Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) via legislation and the patriot act. If the terrorist seek to alter our behavior, The won. We are no longer Am-eriKa. its too bad because we used to have a really great country.