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In reply to the discussion: Manning’s Biggest Revelation of All [View all]rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)72. An ironic argument from someone with a name like yours. The early Americans that said
"Dont tread on me" were saying it to their government that considered them traitors.
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.
I am not advocating revolution, I am advocating reform. We can not have a Democracy when our elected representatives put laws in place that allow them to hide their actions behind a wall of secrecy. Transparency is essential for Democracy. Secrecy is essential for an authoritarian tyranny.
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If you think about that long enough and hard enough you'll see colors.
East Coast Pirate
Aug 2013
#81
fantasy ? Don't flatter yourself, none of my fantasies include you, and certainly not prison.
NM_Birder
Aug 2013
#62
Wishing "Manning a very long and tormented prison life" speaks volumes about your views on this.
suffragette
Aug 2013
#98
Once more: SHE. pfc Manning is a woman. Please, start using proper pronouns when talking about her.
idwiyo
Aug 2013
#79
Everything I said is true, I see you agree with me, but I don't think you mean it ;)
NM_Birder
Aug 2013
#52
pfc Manning is a wistleblower and NOTHING will ever change that. BTW, it's SHE. She is a woman.
idwiyo
Aug 2013
#77
I would like to bookmark your post. Could you start a new thread with it so that I can?
JDPriestly
Aug 2013
#41
That was my view in the beginning. When I saw how Manning was being railroaded into a long
JDPriestly
Aug 2013
#43
yes, not to mention his incredible cruel imprisonent early on-- tantamount to torture
NoMoreWarNow
Aug 2013
#100
You know, so Did John Adams, Sam Adams, Paul Revere, Patrick Henry, all the Founders
Demeter
Aug 2013
#20
In 35 years she could be the President of the US. Did you ever hear of Nelson Mandela?
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#70
I would not wish "a long and tormented prison existence" on anyone. What a horrible wish.
JDPriestly
Aug 2013
#63
Dennis Kucinich would have been viewed by many, as he so often was, as only a kook.
JDPriestly
Aug 2013
#112
Yes. And discouraged. I worked very hard to get Obama elected and re-elected.
JDPriestly
Aug 2013
#116
Another gem from the Manning leaks: US State Department killed a minimum wage increase in Haiti
limpyhobbler
Aug 2013
#24
The term of Bush-appointee Ambassador Sanderson ended less than a week after
struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#88
Yeah. Aren't you glad Manning leaked these docs exposing how the State Dept.
limpyhobbler
Aug 2013
#89
During Bush years here at DU, I took the view that "Ownership Society" was code
struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#90
I think your main point is this was Bush's fault, not Obama's. Is that right?
limpyhobbler
Aug 2013
#92
Regarding those who condemn Manning and believe he did more harm than good, I must
GoneFishin
Aug 2013
#35
It's no matter to me. I am none of those you attempt to mischaracterize me as. You know nothing
GoneFishin
Aug 2013
#67
An ironic argument from someone with a name like yours. The early Americans that said
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#72