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In reply to the discussion: What Does the Democratic Party Actually Believe? [View all]
''When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
''We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.....'' More@BigBrother'sArchives
''We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.....'' More@BigBrother'sArchives
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Extra-judicial drone killings, War&MIC, Banks, Big Oil, Off-shoring, and spying on US citizens. n/t
PowerToThePeople
Jul 2014
#1
Yes Kucinich did in fact, but Obama in contrast to Clinton promised a public option
Dragonfli
Jul 2014
#42
Semantics? Really? "Any plan I sign must include" does not use the word veto but...
Dragonfli
Jul 2014
#45
what a shocking development, a president didn't get everything in legislation
geek tragedy
Jul 2014
#46
I have been in several extended face-to-face arguments with mid-level bankers
MannyGoldstein
Jul 2014
#15
They are mad because they know he is right on the merits, and they have no argument.
bemildred
Jul 2014
#18
I can't imagine how they'd feel if a true progressive were in the White House.
stillwaiting
Jul 2014
#54
Harper appears to share many a view with my good friend Sid, that'd be my guess.
Dragonfli
Jul 2014
#31
No shit. When you're dismissing The Nation out of hand for it's agenda, it's probably time
Marr
Jul 2014
#66
C'mon, you can't expect "New Democrats" to be familiar with left-leaning publications.
Marr
Jul 2014
#67
no, the Clintonites are NOT the Democratic Party --- there are many anti-DLC/anti-Third Way
antigop
Jul 2014
#25
Your post conflates two separate entities - politicians and the Democratic Party.
sybylla
Jul 2014
#26
K&R / Until later when I may have time to comment. Good post X we need to discuss the elephant ITR
Dragonfli
Jul 2014
#30
Dem voters believe in liberal policies and fighting conservatives. DC dems believe in nothing.
Doctor_J
Jul 2014
#39
As far as I can tell, it believes in getting elected and then getting reelected, and anything
djean111
Jul 2014
#56
It believes that as long as the Repubs are awful they can win by being "Not as bad".
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jul 2014
#58