Naomi Wolf: "U.S. is sleepwalking into becoming a police state ... the president can lock up anyone"

[sabrina 1]

62. And none of that addresses the point of the OP.

It isn't about YOU or where you stand. It is about principles, it is about fighting for what is right the same way Democrats fought when Bush was implementing all these violations of our rights. And we won. If we refused to accept Bush's excuses many of which also sounded reasonable enough to an awful lot of Americans, why on earth would anyone be willing to accept excuses now?

Your post is filled with excuses. Excuses we hear each time a bad decision is made. Thankfully enough people are not willing to accept them, and the President listens when the people speak out, he has at least acknowledged it is a bad bill.

But that is not nearly enough, so we will keep on criticizing whether you like it or not. Because it is about this COUNTRY and because it is the job of every elected official first and foremost to 'defend and protect the Constitution of the US' and because they need to be constantly reminded of that. THAT is our job.

Do as you wish, but don't expect those arguments to have much resonance with any but a few Washington insiders, lobbyists and political operatives who in no way relate to the people or their needs which is why the people are now taking matters into their own hands. The people were derelict in their duties, and you are asking them to continue to not participate in their country's affairs. That is not going to happen until the damage that has been done is fixed, and it may take years.