They're manpulating us right into a "frickin" Tea Bagger veto proof majority

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112. No he didn't

He specifically said that he would "reverse the illegal and unconstitutional aspects of the Patriot Act" and he DID.

Let's not forget that the Bush Admin interpreted the law as allowing them to use "warrantless wiretaps". Now "that" was the "gubmint" listening to your conversations without a warrant.

One of the first things President Obama did was to conduct a complete review of these programs, with the goal of ensuring that they didn't violate legal or constitutional protections, and that adequate OVERSIGHT was in place.

Could you fucking imagine Dick "the Unitarian Executive" Cheney, or his puppet Bush, or Mitt "fucking" Romney doing ANYTHING that might be a check on their power???

That's one of the main fucking differences between Democrats and Republicans, and it's one of my main reasons for being a Democrat and rejecting the current Repuke Party.

Dems see a program like this and say; "yes, this can help us defeat people that wish to destroy our country, but we need to make sure we have adequate oversight in place"

Repukes see a program like this and say; "let's see how far we can go".

Be outraged if you like, but let's not lose sight of the fact that we are Democrats because THERE IS A VERY REAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PARTIES

Want to see that difference up close? Just take a look at how Dems and Repukes exercise their role as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Our military is very powerful, and they have been asked to do things over the years that I am not comfortable with, but I trust President Obama with that power a hell of a lot more than I do ANY FUCKING REPUKE

No one is asking that we disband the military...it's just that we trust this president AND I TRUST DEMOCRATS to use that military might properly.

I guess that's why I'M A DEMOCRAT and not a Repuke.