In the meantime, Ms Abraham writes, "Many supporters of the democratic candidates will argue that their candidate has promised to close Guantanamo, to end the war, to repeal the Military Commissions Act and so forth, but why have these candidates not done so already? Neither candidate has put forth legislation to do this now, in fact they have voted to fund the war, and neither have filibustered or fought long, hard, and loudly to pass legislation to restore habeas corpus rights, or to stop the illegal spying on Americans, in fact they have not filibustered or fought long, hard, and loudly to stop any of the policies that power the Bush agenda. What does this say about the abilities and passion of these candidates to promote and create change in the future?"
I have a suggestion for Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton. Rather than sniping at one another, resulting in divisions within the Democratic Party, deal with the issues that confront Americans and see who comes out on top in terms of clarity and taking a stand.
Issues such as those mention above that threaten our very survival as a nation, because, rest assured, I will do all in my power to ensure that Americans will not forget these perilous and fascist laws and executive decisions.
Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety -- Benjamin Franklin
Rodrigue Tremblay contributed to this article.
Sandy Shanks, retired author and columnist and a Concerned Citizen.
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