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Tag(s): 2006 Congressional Elections; 2006 Elections; 2006 Senate Elections; Bronx; Kings; Lies; Lies Bush; Lies Cheney; Lies Congress; New York; (more...) New York City; Queens; Republican GOP Dirty Tricks; Republican Hypocrisy; Republican Take Back The GOP; Richmond (less...)
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November 6, 2006 at 13:00:18

The Consent of the Governed

by Anthony Wade Page 3 of 3 page(s)

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Illegally wiretapping American citizens.

Tying a minimum wage increase to an Estate Tax repeal.

The bankruptcy reform act, paid for by billions of dollars from the credit card lobby.

Energy policy written by the energy companies.

All children left behind.

Demanding public schools provide contact information of children to the military.

Tom Delay, Jack Abramoff and Scooter Libby.

Mark Foley and his "naughty emails."

Randy "Duke" Cunningham and Dennis Hastert.

I could go on and on and on. I am not saying that the Democratic Party is the panacea, they could be, but within the failed two-party system I doubt it. When looking at the democrats though, at least they are not the people who have nearly destroyed this country, laughing all the way. They are not the people who have sent 3,000 Americans to die for lies, and then arrogantly claim they would change nothing. They are not the party of Mark Foley, Jack Abramoff, and Tom Delay. They are not the party that stole the last two elections. They are not the party of torture, water boarding and renditions. They are not the party that supports the elimination of Habeas Corpus. They are not the party that wraps itself up in a bloody American flag and dares to call anyone who simply disagrees with them unpatriotic.

What they are not this election season is quite simple, they are not the republicans. That is a good enough for me. Those that would ascribe to be powerful in a democracy exist solely at the consent of the governed. Tomorrow America goes collectively to the polls to revoke that consent.

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Anthony Wade, a contributing writer to opednews.com, is dedicated to educating the populace to the lies and abuses of the government. He is a 41-year-old independent writer from New York with political commentary articles seen on multiple websites. A Christian progressive and professional Rehabilitation Counselor working with the poor and disabled, Mr. Wade believes that you can have faith and hold elected officials accountable for lies and excess.

Anthony Wade?s Archive:

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