Constitution Watch. Four sections of the Bill of Rights have been extinguished under Obama.

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134. Obama himself twice signed the NDAA section 1021 (indefinite detention) and sent laywers to

reinstate it when it was struck down as unConstitutional in the Hedges et al. lawsuit against it. Three levels deep in this unConstitutional legislation, he is. Obama also said zip zero zilch when Occupiers were systematically attacked by militarized police and 7400 of us were arrested. He DID say in 2011 regarding uprisings in Egypt that "attacks against peaceful protesters are unacceptable". That a government must protect the rights of its people.

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Militarized attacks upon his own citizens are just fine, evidently. Silence equals consent. And he was completely silent. And that is his "strong message" on the subject. The message is received and understood.

When and where has Obama challenged, downsized, or even better, ended outright the Bush/neocon legislation? He's done the very opposite with extra-judicial executions of US citizens, secret kill lists, expanded spying...you do know that section 1061 of the upcoming NDAA results in the creation of a brand-new intelligence department dedicated to scrutinizing and analyzing the data and metadata captured up to now and in the future? As Obama twice signed and fought in court for the indefinite detention of US citizens with neither trial nor representation, I'll harbor a suspicion that he'll also sign section 1061, and more and more and more.

The President is not powerless. He has a voice, at minimum, and it has not been raised against the suveillance state, not one whit. His actions on the other hand significantly expand it. This is consent, and worse. You did read about DHS deciding they can seize laptops anywhere along the border and up to 100 miles inland? No more 4th Amendment right there. Silence from Obama. And another year, another 100 billion dollars to fund the DHS budget. They've spent $1 trillion dollars up until now. Silence from Obama. Sense the Trend.