wonder if Moscow would see it to their gain if the Patriot act was enforced more after the next election and we took another goose step away from freedom?
I believe the opposite, Russia or any potential adversary would want us as free and democratic as possible. The farther away from freedom we are driven the more efficient our war machine.
America is too democratic at home to be autocratic abroad. This limits the use of America's power, especially its capacity for military intimidation. Never before has a populist democracy attained international supremacy. But the pursuit of power is not a goal that commands popular passion, except in conditions of a sudden threat or challenge to the public's sense of domestic well-being. The economic self-denial (that is, defense spending) and the human sacrifice (casualties, even among professional soldiers) required in the effort are uncongenial to democratic instincts. Democracy is inimical to imperial mobilization." (p.35)
BUSH HAS TO STEP ON OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS IN ORDER TO PURSUE HIS AGENDA. Putin has already stated he puts the strength of the state above even democracy, same thing for same reasons. I think this to be one reason we are upset with Putin, not for sorrow concerning the loss of Russia’s freedom but rather because he is putting himself in a position where he can wage his ‘WOT’ without some of the restraints that hinder Bush. #msg-1177138
Putin has a head start because the Russians simply were not used to freedom albeit in their case democracy was a ruse under which to steal their oil. Bush has to sell terrorism as a constant threat to our domestic well-being. If people catch on that world domination is the real name of the game then Bush will be forced to revert to stifling our freedom even further. He is already set up to do so as seen in the following excerpt.
Reference: The hand full of men who seized power in the United States used the Supreme Court, “a small but critical segment of the state apparatus,” to facilitate their immediate takeover. The day after the September 11th, 2001 hijackings the Neocons established a shadow government absent of both legislative and judicial branches. On October 26th, 2001 President Bush signed the USA Patriot Act into law, abrogating Constitutional rights and the Bill of Rights, and facilitating the declaration of Martial Law. On November 5th, 2002 Bush signed The Homeland Security act, consolidating the duties of 22 federal agencies into one cabinet level Department of Homeland Security and strengthening Public Law 101-647. Signed by his father in November 1990, Law 101-647 allows Bush to declare a national emergency for almost any reason, an earthquake, a terrorist attack, or even an economic crisis. In the event of a Bush declared emergency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency – FEMA, is empowered to implement the horrific Executive Orders 10995 through 11005. As acting president of the United States during the declaration of a national emergency and Martial Law Bush can also issue Executive Orders, granting him far reaching powers to unilaterally create law without congressional oversight and approval.
Note the Shadow Government is permanent and is at work in secret and can be put into force not only in answer to a terrorist attack but a severe drop in the market, Putin, Iran or Opec switching to the euro or an earthquake, etc.
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