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In reply to the discussion: Do you support Senator Leahy's Patriot Act/FISA reform bill? [View all]Lady Freedom Returns
(14,198 posts)4. There is only one reason they are doing this, any of those in Congress.
They want to use this to hide how bad they are hurting the poor in America.
To react to shock and awe 'news' is a safe way to hide what they are doing. It is also something they can do and not rock the boat when it comes to the corp. donations that are still, in one form or the other, going on.
We somehow ended up putting in 'republican lites' instead of Democrats into Congress. What we need is real Dem. Congress to push for higher taxes on the upper echelon, bring back the WPA, stop cutting public programs, the list as we know goes on.
Till them we get a Congress that does thing like this to cover up the destruction they are doing.
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Or are Democratic Senators Leahy, Blumenthal, Tester, Udall and Wyden not acceptable here?
freshwest
Jun 2013
#44
We have too many rw libertarians masquerading as liberals/progressives on this site
arely staircase
Jul 2013
#49
There is only one reason they are doing this, any of those in Congress.
Lady Freedom Returns
Jun 2013
#4
no, he's not. and if you informed yourself by doing a little research, you'd know that
cali
Jun 2013
#18
That is just stupid. Leahy is a stalwart defender of civil liberties and social justice.
Comrade Grumpy
Jun 2013
#27
I support ANYTHING that limits the government's ability to surveil its citizens.
cherokeeprogressive
Jun 2013
#19
"Unlike a lot of stuff this poster has been stinking the place up with lately. "
ProSense
Jun 2013
#30
Sure, yeah. I have no doubt that the potential for abuse is high in the current system.
BenzoDia
Jun 2013
#29