I'm starting to wonder how far an administration can go before the people will be driven to act. Its a case of the frog in a gradual boil. Civil war is a possibility. Hopefully your wrong.
This society has been turned into one in which the people no longer have power. And those who occupy this society are not free of this guilt. We have the ability to chose our leaders, a priviledge which many chose to ignor. And even if they chose not to vote, they must be willing to help preserve their government. When our president says things like this...
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“Mr. President,” one aide in the meeting said. “There is a valid case that the provisions in this law undermine the Constitution.”
“Stop throwing the Constitution in my face,” Bush screamed back. “It’s just a goddamned piece of paper!”
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...and this...
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"You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror." --George W. Bush, interview with CBS News' Katie Couric, Sept. 6, 2006
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...and hardly anyone cares, you're left with a fairly good understanding of how sick this country has become. Vigilence has lost all meaning.
But something needs to happen. If the government is able to seize control of our lives, it is only because we let them.
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Originally Posted by V for Vendetta (the graphic novel)
I shall die here. Every last inch of me shall perish. Except one.
An inch. It's small and it's fragile and it's the only thing in the world worth having. We must never lose it, or sell it, or give it away. We must never let them take it from us.
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