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In reply to the discussion: If you truly believe Obama is spying on Americans, why not call for his impeachment? [View all]iemitsu
(3,891 posts)It is the best way for republicans to justify three more years of non-action on anything important.
Not that I don't think spying on Americans is a big deal, because I do, but Bush/Cheney were just as guilty of the practice as Obama and no one cared then.
With any luck, this might sponsor public debate over the proper roll of government.
A century ago, progressive reformers cleaned house in America. The spoils system was out and civil service was in. Officials were stripped of power, referendums and initiatives became part of the legislative process (at least in the west), trusts and monopolies were broken up, taxes were levied on the rich, and we moved forward as a nation, where all of us saw some benefit from the political and economic changes we had made, in the improvement of our living standards.
Its time to clean house again.
Too bad that the administration has made Democrats look so culpable.