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JoePhilly

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56. Its neither.

Wed Jun 19, 2013, 10:42 PM

Jun 2013

The Constitution was written to create a government of WE THE PEOPLE. Its powers were separated between 3 CO-EQUAL branches.

Those branches being the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive.

In the current situation, the Legislative branch, in a bill offered by Ted Kennedy, proposed a special court (Judiciary, FISA) to handle warrants for which added secrecy was needed (such a thing did not exist prior). That legislation was signed into law by then President (Executive branch) Jimmy Carter. All three branches engaged.

See ... the US government is WE THE PEOPLE. With divided powers. Our government is not some "separate thing".

I'm not surprised when Tea Party members get confused by this.

But I am surprised when Democrats appear to be confused by what the founders actually created.

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If you've criticized Bush and Clinton more than Obama [View all] whatchamacallit Jun 2013 OP

Apparently I'm a "Self-hating white"... richmwill Jun 2013 #1

How many different kinds of racists are there? Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #2

One dollar, Bob! nt Earth_First Jun 2013 #3

if you hate white people downbythelake Jun 2013 #4

says who? Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #5

Hate to tell you magellan Jun 2013 #6

Well, I'm assuming that's satirical. sibelian Jun 2013 #8

yes :) downbythelake Jun 2013 #9

Sounds like the guy posting #4 is trying to help you out. JoePhilly Jun 2013 #7

Look how wrong you can be RobertEarl Jun 2013 #11

Which Constituional right has been violated. JoePhilly Jun 2013 #18

I'm sorry Joe RobertEarl Jun 2013 #33

So asking you to be specific is an attack? JoePhilly Jun 2013 #37

Haha RobertEarl Jun 2013 #39

While I don't agree whatchamacallit Jun 2013 #12

Given that any one of us can claim that we contributed ... time, money, effort ... JoePhilly Jun 2013 #31

They may exist whatchamacallit Jun 2013 #34

I've yet to see this broad brush you speak of. JoePhilly Jun 2013 #38

Well, I'm paid by the post, don'tcha know? Major Hogwash Jun 2013 #40

And the people trying desperately to make this about anything other than the issue Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #45

Which explains why every time I try to engage one of the outraged JoePhilly Jun 2013 #48

You forget that some of us read what you write. You don't try to engage, you dissemble Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #53

I posted an actual point of debate. And you ignored it. JoePhilly Jun 2013 #62

Yeah I think you are onto it there! treestar Jun 2013 #55

Huh? What the hell is going on around here??? JaneyVee Jun 2013 #10

The last grasp to protect Obama RobertEarl Jun 2013 #13

That pretty much sums it up. Skip Intro Jun 2013 #25

Yup ... Obama is done for ... in just 1310 days! JoePhilly Jun 2013 #51

He's got a lot of work to do RobertEarl Jun 2013 #52

Its neither. JoePhilly Jun 2013 #56

You lack an understanding RobertEarl Jun 2013 #59

I criticized all 3, consistently, over the same issues. Put me down as a self-hating Black woman n/t Catherina Jun 2013 #14

! whatchamacallit Jun 2013 #15

It's truly funny. Unless people reveal their race, there's no way of knowing who's what Catherina Jun 2013 #19

So right on Catherina! whatchamacallit Jun 2013 #24

<3 Marrah_G Jun 2013 #22

Is there a conspiracy theory explanation for how so many racist people voted for Obama? Catherina Jun 2013 #28

What? Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #16

Really? whatchamacallit Jun 2013 #17

What difference does it make? Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #20

If an answer exists I'd love to hear it whatchamacallit Jun 2013 #26

Yeah Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #30

You showed up with nothin whatchamacallit Jun 2013 #32

No Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #35

There was nothing to get whatchamacallit Jun 2013 #36

It's easiest to just put those people on ignore Marrah_G Jun 2013 #21

+1,000,000 n/t Catherina Jun 2013 #29

Benghazi! Major Hogwash Jun 2013 #23

DUers weren't fixating on Benghazi and the IRS flap whatchamacallit Jun 2013 #27

Duers are also being accued of being Nazis and Stalinists. JoePhilly Jun 2013 #41

Does this really bother you? bigwillq Jun 2013 #49

Since you ask ... JoePhilly Jun 2013 #50

Good answers! bigwillq Jun 2013 #61

Nah, not nazi, or Stalinists nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #65

It's all they've got. The desperation is palpable. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #42

I don't think so. nt jazzimov Jun 2013 #44

Care to make any point? n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #47

And, there we go. jazzimov Jun 2013 #43

The "only racists could possibly disagree with us" theme is DirkGently Jun 2013 #46

There's no valid reason to be as bitterly upset as some people seem to be treestar Jun 2013 #54

Most people on the left ARE pissed at BushCo and congresses past and present whatchamacallit Jun 2013 #57

They sure don't mention it much treestar Jun 2013 #58

Fuck the letter after the name whatchamacallit Jun 2013 #60

It's true that he's subjected to some very strong criticism here sibelian Jun 2013 #63

You know who else used the "it's a legal question" canard too nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #64