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In reply to the discussion: The abuse of FISA, prosecuting whistleblowers, PRISM, kill lists. Guess what. It isn't about Obama [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)Then why do people leave office when they are not re-elected? Why are there any courts - there are millions of them functioning every day, federal and state. Why do the states remain? Why do federal agencies continue to function? How is it there are elections when the Constitution says there should be? How is it that people are not arrested for criticizing the government? Why is it they can publicly say anything? Sarah Palin goes about her business day to day. The Constitution has to be functioning, or she'd be in jail.
Why does the President not close Gitmo? He wants to. Yet he seems to respect the separation of powers, imagine that. He doesn't do whatever he wants, but stays in the parameters of his power.
It would be better for us to defer to your judgment rather than our collective judgment as it plays out in our three branches, state v. federal and our elections? Why should I trust you over the government that has been functioning for about 230 years?
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