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Dragonfli

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64. I heard the ACLU was comprised of nothing but rabid Ron Paul supporters!!!

Reply to frylock (Reply #28)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 03:01 AM

Mar 2012

They need to be silenced, maybe they can all be detained indefinitely so we can protect our rights.

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Naomi Wolf: "U.S. is sleepwalking into becoming a police state ... the president can lock up anyone" [View all] Better Believe It Mar 2012 OP

If the response to this thread is any indication, I see what she means. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #1

Naomi Wolf NAILED IT. WE have to STOP this NOW Vincardog Mar 2012 #2

Holy crap! What do we do?? GreenPartyVoter Mar 2012 #3

Watch reality tv and go shopping! nt JNathanK Mar 2012 #23

Wait ProSense Mar 2012 #4

The statute is what it says. If Obama didn't believe he'd use the power, he wouldn't sign it. leveymg Mar 2012 #65

You'd be right, The Doctor. Mar 2012 #72

If he was unwilling to sign the Bill, it would be returned to Committee to strip out those sections leveymg Mar 2012 #73

And they'd send it back with even worse shit in it. The Doctor. Mar 2012 #74

No, Democratic Senate majority. Have you ever actually worked on Capitol Hill? leveymg Mar 2012 #75

So you're saying that what you described is *exactly* what would happen? The Doctor. Mar 2012 #79

What certain people believe and shouted since this came up. Justice wanted Mar 2012 #5

It's only a big deal if there is a (R) behind the presidents name. eom Puzzledtraveller Mar 2012 #6

Uh, one of the copy and pastes is from MineralMan Mar 2012 #7

I have a broken watch that is correct at 12:18 every day! What do you make of the main article? Dragonfli Mar 2012 #10

When I read editorial writing, I always look to see where the writer MineralMan Mar 2012 #12

What about writers that contribute to the FR, do you dismiss their input. bahrbearian Mar 2012 #39

I haven't read FR for years. MineralMan Mar 2012 #42

All good questions bahrbearian Mar 2012 #45

And oddly enough Bruce Fein was a hero to the Left when he came against Bush's anti-Constitutional sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #32

Here's the thing: I oppose parts of NDAA, too. I think it is a very MineralMan Mar 2012 #35

So a bad bill has a couple of parts that your Ok with, so lets pass it? bahrbearian Mar 2012 #47

A couple of parts? Have you seen the bill? MineralMan Mar 2012 #67

That doesn't address the point of the OP. Not to mention the fact that you could say Bush sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #58

And none of that addresses the point of the OP. sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #62

Fantastic post. Yes! A passionate voice. Kaleko Mar 2012 #84

You're attacking the messenger, not refuting the message. Logical error. Fail. leveymg Mar 2012 #66

We put away the repubs socialindependocrat Mar 2012 #8

Can you imagine if all this was in place during Nixon? nc_gadfly Mar 2012 #9

Shouldn't it be a TOS violation to use a Reaganite Ron Paul advisor to attack Democrats?...nt SidDithers Mar 2012 #11

You'd think so, wouldn't you. MineralMan Mar 2012 #13

I don't hold it against them if they're Ron Paul suppoters. JNathanK Mar 2012 #25

What ProSense Mar 2012 #26

Obama is a Hypocrite by your definition, bahrbearian Mar 2012 #48

Exactly bahrbearian Mar 2012 #49

Absolutely telling (and pathetic) that attacking the messenger is what you do Bonobo Mar 2012 #31

For ProSense Mar 2012 #36

Did you call Bruce Fein a tool when he went after Bush? Airc, Fein was a big hero sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #80

Indeed. woo me with science Mar 2012 #41

You want to censor someone who was a hero on DU for standing up against his own party sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #57

So Alert on it, Sid, and see if you get a majority of a DU jury to agree with you. leveymg Mar 2012 #68

+1 L0oniX Mar 2012 #83

Should be. Bobbie Jo Mar 2012 #78

Still stalking Better Believe It I see. Did you alert on it yet? My bet is that it will stand. L0oniX Mar 2012 #82

I'm no Paul supporter davidthegnome Mar 2012 #14

Naomi Wolf NOT Naomi Klein Quantess Mar 2012 #15

Too bad these are just voices in the wilderness. bvar22 Mar 2012 #16

I don't care if she is a Ron Paul supporter. I am too, only to the extent he doesn't want war... JNathanK Mar 2012 #24

+1 bahrbearian Mar 2012 #51

The Ron Paul freakout is a symptom of malignancy in the party. woo me with science Mar 2012 #61

Oh, that's OK. Obama will certainly veto any bill that includes indefinite detention. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2012 #17

But the ACLU is always complaining about violations of the Constitution and stuff. Better Believe It Mar 2012 #18

I know. They're just professional leftist troublemakers who don't toe the party line. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2012 #19

don't they realize this is an election year!!1 frylock Mar 2012 #28

I heard the ACLU was comprised of nothing but rabid Ron Paul supporters!!! Dragonfli Mar 2012 #64

The language is just too murky and even downright missleading. JNathanK Mar 2012 #55

K&R woo me with science Mar 2012 #20

This will not end well. n/t Moondog Mar 2012 #21

What begins poorly often ends poorly. MineralMan Mar 2012 #27

and president obama's signing statement won't mean jack shit to the next republican admin frylock Mar 2012 #29

Yes, that's true, but we have almost 5 years before that happens. MineralMan Mar 2012 #30

i think you're being delusional if you believe the republicans will never inhabit the white house.. frylock Mar 2012 #46

Is Obama's signing statement proof against further Presidents as well? nt Bonobo Mar 2012 #33

Of course not. But, the NDAA, which authorizes defense spending MineralMan Mar 2012 #38

Really? The REAL question is what am I doing, Mineral Man? Bonobo Mar 2012 #40

See the link below: MineralMan Mar 2012 #43

Nope, not interested. Bonobo Mar 2012 #44

Not many here have over 26,000 posts over there and call themselfs liberal bahrbearian Mar 2012 #50

Signing statements aren't binding not even on the signer TheKentuckian Mar 2012 #34

Nobody SHOULD be held without trial. MineralMan Mar 2012 #37

It sucks for the the POTUS Really? bahrbearian Mar 2012 #52

Killing People used to be limited by the Constitution, until when? bahrbearian Mar 2012 #53

Kick woo me with science Mar 2012 #22

k & friggin r! wildbilln864 Mar 2012 #54

I clicked on this thread, hoping against hope, MadHound Mar 2012 #56

Naomi Wolf "eloquently educated all of us on the perils of unchecked crony capitalism"?... SidDithers Mar 2012 #59

Yeah, ProSense Mar 2012 #70

Naomi Wolf, Naomi Klein, Matt Taibbi, Jeremy Scahill, Michael Moore the list is long sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #60

+100000. nt riderinthestorm Mar 2012 #63

Kick woo me with science Mar 2012 #69

Over the top, sensationalistic, typical. The Doctor. Mar 2012 #71

I disagree.. I don't think people are "sleepwalking" SomethingFishy Mar 2012 #76

Bruce Fein is legit dreamnightwind Mar 2012 #77

Yes, it says something, not about him, but about anyone who would now try to sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #81