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November 3, 2008 at 20:15:34
by Jim Cirile (Posted by chris rice) Page 1 of 1 page(s) |
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As Speaker of the House, Rep. Pelosi is the third most powerful person Instead she did exactly the opposite. She has promoted and enabled VoteStrike.com has discovered the recent so-called bailout bill gives the president dictatorial power to spend hundreds of billions with zero checks and balances. Bush could arrest Congress tomorrow and no one could do anything about it. Seriously. Now you may well wonder why Pelosi would allow this. The way I see it,
in our government. She controls what bills get brought before Congress.
She sets the agenda. So don't believe any of that nonsense about the
Dems not being able to get anything done because they only have a
razor-thin majority (note--the majority would be a lot bigger if the
Democrats hadn't quashed all the congressional challenges, without any
investigation, in 2006). Here's the truth: Pelosi could, and should, have
stopped all war funding. She could have let the investigations commence
into Bush administration misdeeds. She could have put impeachment ON the
table where it belongs, even if only as leverage to advance Democratic
agenda. She could have stopped Bush and the Neocons in their greedy,
oil-drenched tracks.
every single Bush initiative, and as a result, our country teeters on the
brink of financial chaos. Had she done her constitutionally mandated job
and begun impeachment proceedings (for any one of hundreds of Bush
high crimes and misdemeanors, not the least of which is lying the nation
into war), she could have prevented this crisis. She has personally
stifled and quashed many investigations and has allowed Bush officials to
ignore congressional subpoenas in the ones that did proceed, rendering
Congress toothless. Worst of all, she has given away much of Congress'
constitutional power of oversight.
there are two possible answers. She's either a blithering moron; or
she's in Bush/Cheney's pocket. Either way, that makes her unfit for office
and worse, a fake Democrat. So while she talks a good game, pay
attention to her actions. Her grandstanding speech on the House floor
blaming the Republicans for the financial crisis--while she herself was
pushing a phony "bailout" bill that not only exacerbated the problem but
made things even worse--was hypocrisy at its worst. Get a mirror,
Madame Speaker. It is YOU who are to blame.
Running against Nancy Pelosi as an Independent is Cindy Sheehan.
Sheehan is tough as nails and refuses to bow down before the big oil agenda.
As Pelosi sadly demonstrates, just because someone has an (D) after
their name doesn't make them a Dem. Sheehan may not be the best public
speaker but she is right on all the issues and she is competent,
passionate and will fight for the rights of her constituents and Americans--and
not assiduously ignore us like Ms. Pelosi does time and again (while
constantly making excuses and blaming Republicans).
Which brings me to my last note--a personal experience. This year I
worked on the Clint Curtis for Congress (D) campaign down in Florida.
Early this year, Curtis, a progressive democrat, spoke to a representative
of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee about campaign
funding. The representative asked Curtis if he would fall in line with
Pelosi--do what she says and vote as she dictates. Curtis was stunned, and
told the rep no, he would vote along with his constituents' wishes--you
know, the way representative government is supposed to work. Wrong
answer. The DCCC kicked Curtis to the curb and recruited a pro-Bush
millionaire bluedog corporatist Dem to run against the Republican incumbent.
Curtis was defeated handily in the primary, out-fundraised by 14 to 1.
So think twice before voting for Rep. Pelosi simply because there's a
(D) after her name. For Pelosi IS the problem. I urge you to support
Cindy Sheehan for Congress.
"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but
because of those who look on and do nothing." -- Einstein
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the rubber stamp Republicans to fall in line behind their administration but certainly not the "opposition party." For this reason, the democrats have proved to be our own worst enemy. And number one on top of that list is Pelosi, biggest looser and anti-American this country has ever known. She leads the leaderless. She represents us NOT. Her vow to defend the Constitution was a lie. How else could a person in her position take impeachment off the table? She has stripped us of our most basic and fundamental right, to remove a criminal from public office. She has turned her back not only to the crimes of the president but on the People she is supposed to be representing. But it is not just Pelosi. It is a complicit Democratic party. It is a party hungry not for a better country but for the same kind of power it has relinquished through inaction and incompetence to the Republicans out of anticipation that it will one day soon have that same power and the same "infallibility" it has handed over to Bush. This is why it is so important to vote third party. The democrats are no better than the republicans. They have helped the republicans achieve the status that both parties want. The People and the Constitution be damned. These last eight years have proved nothing if not that. And don't think for one second that these new laws empowering the president to lock you up indefinitely without a trial will be easily reversed, not if Pelosi and the rest of these anti-Constitutional representatives have their way. At no time in history have the empowered willingly relinquished their power back to the people from which they got it. Check it out. Vote third party. We owe the democrats nothing. Not one damn thing, not after these last eight years. And if they do get elected tomorrow, keep the pressure on, for change, now more than ever, we'll be needing it. by Nick van Nes (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 596 comments [150 recommended, 1 rejected]) on Monday, Nov 3, 2008 at 9:25:29 PM  (0+)
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Right On, Nick
Please help pass this around by clicking Digg and the top of the article and the email button, etc, THANX by chris rice (111 articles, 147 quicklinks, 35 diaries, 233 comments) on Monday, Nov 3, 2008 at 9:32:06 PM (0+)
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Pelosi's record shows that she is a Neo-Con scum!!!
Pelosi was for the banker bailout, for keeping impeachment off the table, for secret vote counting, and for covering up the theft of votes from Democrats!!! See, Would Congressional Democrats Cover Up Neo-Con Election Fraud? Part 2 in the "Democracy" in America Series – No Way, Right?!?! I hope that someone in Pelosi's district is conducting an exit poll; otherwise, she'll be back thanks to secret vote "counts." See How to Stop Election Theft and How Not to Stop Election Theft? Then, take some action to help the voters kick Bush's crony out of office. by Mark Adams (21 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 317 comments [43 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Monday, Nov 3, 2008 at 9:41:32 PM (0+)
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Two Constitutional Amendments Needed
We need a Constitutional Amendment giving US Citizens the right to vote, and to have those votes counted accurately. We need a Constitutional Amendment that would provide a work-around when a single collaborator like Nancy Pelosi is shielding a criminal President or Vice-president from justice. I believe the founders of America did not forsee a circumstance in which the Speaker of the the House would block legislation intended to save the nation from a barbaric Chief Executive. This is one of the few flaws in a largely effective system of checks and balances. It must be corrected. So far as I can see, the ony member of Congress with the courage to write and present such legislation is Dennis Kucinich. I do not belive Barack Obama has the courage to sign it. JP by JonmarkP (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 111 comments [13 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Tuesday, Nov 4, 2008 at 7:45:08 AM (0+)
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Right On, Nick
Please help pass this around by clicking Digg and the top of the article and the email button, etc, THANX by chris rice (111 articles, 147 quicklinks, 35 diaries, 233 comments) on Tuesday, Nov 4, 2008 at 8:11:21 AM (0+)
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Hey, Hey, Nancy!
I sure hope Cindy kicks your ass! by TomSongs (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 5 comments) on Tuesday, Nov 4, 2008 at 10:40:36 AM (0+)
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