"He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance."
"He has affected to render the military independent of and superior to civilian power."
"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury."
These are direct quotes from our very own Declaration of Independence. There are lots more where these came from, but this sampling can be the tail pinned right on the ass of the new and unimproved King George.
The same George who keeps spewing chunks about democracy and the Constitution. Let us see...
Article the third (Amendment I)
"Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
One of the first things Georgie did after taking the oath as president was to suggest Congress allocate funds be distributed among church groups as "faith-based initiatives," thus attempting to mutilate the very Constitution he had just sworn to uphold. Ever since, he and his Fascist Gangsters have been giving it the iron boot treatment.
The "faithful" among evangelical religious groups and hard-edged religions seem to have multiplied exponentially in recent years. From what I know of the teachings of Jesus Christ, the man would be appalled at this show of numbers as well as lack of humility. He was very much in favor of prayer as a personal matter, not these swarms of humanity packed into mega-churches with superhero preachers beaming themselves via satellite across the continent, getting fat, rich and famous on the hem of Christ's robe.
This kind of charlatanism used to take place in a traveling tent show - in your town for a week, back in three months or so. Now the GOP leaders have encouraged its growth into an arm of the Government, a billion-dollar cotton industry interwoven within the new theocracy.
As for assembling peaceably, that's okay. It's in the Constitution. So the authorities usually provide a fenced-in area about half of a mile or so from the event you wish to protest. Make as much noise as you like, 'cause nobody will hear you, anyway.
The media won't cover the protest, because it's too far from the main event and they can't justify splitting up resources in the budget. Besides, if anyone dares to speak out against King George and his policies, that's just treason and it doesn't deserve to be spread around.
Like THE NEW YORK TIMES publishing an article about the administration searching through millions, possibly billions of Americans' bank transactions since 9/11 under the façade of hunting for al Qaeda suspects. Bush, Cheney and Treasury Secretary John W. Snow, in what has become an all too familiar shoot-the-messenger posture called the TIMES story "disgraceful." (By the way, why does Snow weigh in on all these discourses? I never heard of a Treasury Secretary with an opinion before; nobody ever knew who the Treasury Secretary was without looking at their money.)
Cheney's the last dude in D.C. who should open his yap. Last week, when going through his no-sweat, oh-so-torturous softball-toss with CNN's John King, Dark Lord the Dick commented that if we pulled out of Iraq it would show the enemy Americans have no stomach for a fight. Real tough, he-man talk from a schlub who hid behind Lynne's apron for five deferments during the VietNam war.
Now, that's what I call having no stomach for a fight.
Several Republicans took the rhetoric to laughable, albeit frightening, levels. Kentucky Senator Jim Bunning, who should know better, wants Gonzo to empanel a grand jury to see if the publisher, editors and writers at the TIMES should be indicted for treason.
Although the story also surfaced in THE WASHINGTON POST and the conservative WALL STREET JOURNAL, Bunning's spokesman said he went after the TIMES because they ran it first. Not true. All three had it on their websites that Thursday night, but quite possibly the POST had it on the street first.
"He has affected to render the military independent of and superior to civilian power."
"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury."
These are direct quotes from our very own Declaration of Independence. There are lots more where these came from, but this sampling can be the tail pinned right on the ass of the new and unimproved King George.
Article the third (Amendment I)
"Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
One of the first things Georgie did after taking the oath as president was to suggest Congress allocate funds be distributed among church groups as "faith-based initiatives," thus attempting to mutilate the very Constitution he had just sworn to uphold. Ever since, he and his Fascist Gangsters have been giving it the iron boot treatment.
The "faithful" among evangelical religious groups and hard-edged religions seem to have multiplied exponentially in recent years. From what I know of the teachings of Jesus Christ, the man would be appalled at this show of numbers as well as lack of humility. He was very much in favor of prayer as a personal matter, not these swarms of humanity packed into mega-churches with superhero preachers beaming themselves via satellite across the continent, getting fat, rich and famous on the hem of Christ's robe.
This kind of charlatanism used to take place in a traveling tent show - in your town for a week, back in three months or so. Now the GOP leaders have encouraged its growth into an arm of the Government, a billion-dollar cotton industry interwoven within the new theocracy.
As for assembling peaceably, that's okay. It's in the Constitution. So the authorities usually provide a fenced-in area about half of a mile or so from the event you wish to protest. Make as much noise as you like, 'cause nobody will hear you, anyway.
The media won't cover the protest, because it's too far from the main event and they can't justify splitting up resources in the budget. Besides, if anyone dares to speak out against King George and his policies, that's just treason and it doesn't deserve to be spread around.
Like THE NEW YORK TIMES publishing an article about the administration searching through millions, possibly billions of Americans' bank transactions since 9/11 under the façade of hunting for al Qaeda suspects. Bush, Cheney and Treasury Secretary John W. Snow, in what has become an all too familiar shoot-the-messenger posture called the TIMES story "disgraceful." (By the way, why does Snow weigh in on all these discourses? I never heard of a Treasury Secretary with an opinion before; nobody ever knew who the Treasury Secretary was without looking at their money.)
Cheney's the last dude in D.C. who should open his yap. Last week, when going through his no-sweat, oh-so-torturous softball-toss with CNN's John King, Dark Lord the Dick commented that if we pulled out of Iraq it would show the enemy Americans have no stomach for a fight. Real tough, he-man talk from a schlub who hid behind Lynne's apron for five deferments during the VietNam war.
Now, that's what I call having no stomach for a fight.
Several Republicans took the rhetoric to laughable, albeit frightening, levels. Kentucky Senator Jim Bunning, who should know better, wants Gonzo to empanel a grand jury to see if the publisher, editors and writers at the TIMES should be indicted for treason.
Although the story also surfaced in THE WASHINGTON POST and the conservative WALL STREET JOURNAL, Bunning's spokesman said he went after the TIMES because they ran it first. Not true. All three had it on their websites that Thursday night, but quite possibly the POST had it on the street first.
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