To those who worry about how this will affect Obama.

[caseymoz]

124. Close to perfection?

Don't give me that speech about nothing being perfect. That's not even what's being debated. If it were, I wouldn't have voted Democratic in every election I can remember and I wouldn't have donated hundreds to Obama in 2008 and what I could afford in 2012.

No, we're not discussing close to perfection. Close to mediocre is more like it. Close to anything honest. Close to minimally democratic. Close to respecting Constitutional rights. The President promises in his oath of office to uphold and protect the Constitution. That's the minimal he's expect to do. Read the Fourth Amendment. Is he upholding and protecting the Fourth Amendment. Yes or no?

The object, remember, is to hit the bulls eye, not come within a backyard of the target. And there's a time when your party is missing the whole target that measuring the distance compared to your opponent becomes irrelevant.

If you ask me, the only difference between Democrats and Republicans is that Democrats are smarter. Democratic candidates can pronounce "nuclear" and can usually be counted on to go a week without a gaffe. It feels better to be sure. However, I'm not sure when both parties are embracing fascism if smarter is better. All it means is that you can con your voters better.

Mark my words, the minorities are going to get screwed over more than anybody as this plays out. They are not going to fare well without an effective 4th Amendment. The War on Drugs is going to still be prosecuted disproportionately against them. It's hard, no impossible, to be treated equally when you're in prison.

However, I'll "see the light" when President Obama reverses himself on his surveillance and secrecy programs and reinstates the Fourth Amendment. It's nothing personal. If he does that, and I'll vote Democratic again. Not for anything else. Not any sooner. Don't even ask.

He's already gotten my vote twice. I gave him hundreds of dollars for his elections. I've voted for all Democratic candidates since I can remember. After this surveillance scandal, you don't have the right to ask that I do anymore.

No, President Obama hasn't "disappointed." He takes an oath to uphold and protect the Constitution, that's minimal requirement of his office. He hasn't disappointed; like Bush, he's done the exact opposite.