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laststeamtrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 10:35 PM
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Cheney's Monarchial Makeover of Government and the Ongoing Politics of Fear
Cheney's Monarchial Makeover of Government and the Ongoing Politics of Fear



A government that spies on its citizens, on Americans, without oversight is not democracy; it is tyranny. And yet this is what the Bush administration continues to try and do.

In yet another installment of high-fear politicking, Vice President Richard Cheney, lobbying for the passage of new FISA legislation, spoke at the Heritage Foundation today -- obviously speaking to a room filled with folks who mostly agree with him rather than venturing forth to talk to those who don't.

From Cheney's speech

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