OK lets say the bushco* crime family are successful in holding off the impeachment of junior

[madokie]

and the repukes somehow win a term after the 'W' fiasco. Will there be any America left or will we next be voting on what the new name of our country will be? What it stands for will have already been established or we wouldn't find ourselves here in the first place so what do we do now, where do we go, what do we do? Are we, today, going to allow this to continue knowing what is in store for our children and grandchildren. I, personally don't know what to do except get behind a leader who can and will guide us out of the quagmire we find ourselves in. The course we are on cannot continue with America remaining America

[CrazyOrangeCat]

1. If the U.S and Isreal use nukes on Iranian bunkers . . .

. . . it's all over but the shoutin'. Life will change drastically.

There are no leaders to lead us out of the quagmire. Certainly not in terms of a new president in '08. That's way too late. Only massive demonstrations, and brave consgressmen and women, like Leahy, Conyers, and a few others, can put the brakes on now. The Constitution has totally been usurped by Cheney's nightmare visions. The neocons have so much blood on their hands . . . they lust for more.

I wish it weren't so. And I'll keep telling anyone who'll listen to protest for all they're worth, either in person on the streets, or from a keyboard as I'm now forced to do.

Hard rain's gonna fall.

[pat_k]

2. Ultimately, the United States is an Idea -- that "more perfect union" we strive for. . .

. . .is grounded in the SOLE moral principle on which our Constitution is founded:

that Government power can only be derived from the consent of the governed.

The idea of America is defined by our guiding principles. The form -- those people-driven institutions we established to express our collective will -- can be broken or hijacked, but the concept of a true America cannot be destroyed.

The concept transcends the form; the concept serves as the corrective force when the form deviates from the ideal.

The reality of our sovereignty cannot be taken from us. Even when some fascist faction gains the levers of power, they may manipulate a majority of the REAL Power Brokers -- the People -- into believing that we have no power, but reality of our power remains.

Even if our elected leaders fail us, it is not really about them. It's about us. And more of us are connecting with each other every day. More of us are figuring out that we ARE NOT powerless. We're figuring out ever more effective ways to exert our power. People are learning new skills. Some are finding themselves leading -- not really sure how they got there, but moving forward every day.

We cannot undo the damage done by the war criminals in the WH, but the very magnitude of it is making it visible for all to see. The horrors being committed in our name are recruiting more and more to the fight to redeem our national soul.

Once people learn they have power they don't unlearn it. The process is one way. Our vicious downward cycle is turning around.

We are the ones we've been waiting for.