A Fragile Vessel, About To Be Smashed.

[americanstranger]

"Big Darkness, soon come." Hunter S. Thompson

I'm just sitting here, wondering aloud where the country goes once this thing gets through Congress. I'm expecting the worst-case scenario here, since at bottom there is simply not enough opposition to stop it, by all indications.

A lot of things are running through my mind right now. Snippets of songs like 'America, The Beautiful.' Thoughts of those who came before us and fought epic battles to keep America on the side of the angels, like Martin Luther King and Paul Wellstone. The mythical image of the American GI, rushing forth to save the world from tyranny in World War II. Great leaders like FDR and Truman, and the regard they held for the American Ideal. Patriots like Col. David Hackworth who understood the importance of raising your voice in rage when your country was going wrong. Journalists like Edward R. Murrow (and yes, Hunter Thompson), who risked everything in the interest of freedom and truth. A thousand things that this country once stood for.

Now gone, all gone. Or about to be.

It's amazing to me that this country has gone from being The Envy Of The World to a craven, corrupt rogue nation in the space of only five years. The America that I grew up in has been replaced with a country that I no longer recognize. Where we once stood up and protected the weak, we are now having a sham 'debate' over whether we should just kill the weak, or imprison and torture them before killing them. Where we once fought for truth and openness and honesty, we are about to codify into law a vile and disgusting law that will protect the corrupt, that will punish honesty and reward secrecy and lies and violence, that will rip the heart right out of any good that is left in this country.

We're actually about to do it. The Good Ol' US of A is about to take its place beside Iraq under Saddam, Haiti under Papa and Baby Doc, and dare I say it, Germany under Hitler. And once we take that step, the stink of despotism and fascism will sink deep into the bones of America. We may never rid ourselves of the stench of death.

More at http://www.blah3.com/article.php?story=20060928013435531

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- as

[babylonsister]

1. Stop the madness. Vote, do something, make a difference.

Hand out flyers, do block walking, make a difference. Now is the time! And it couldn't be more
important.

[pat_k]

2. Call them, Fax them. FILIBUSTER the War Criminals Protection Act of 2006

http://congress.org

Call it what it is:

The War Criminals Protection Act of 2006

Let's inject this label into the noise machine!

[IChing]

3. The rest of the article

is how I feel right now after today.

The battle for truth, justice and democracy is on, for ourselves, our children
and our guiding forefathers that gave us the ideals
that made us Americans.

Read the rest of the rant from the link it was a good one

[americanstranger]

5. I feel ya.

I'm so tired, but I can't sleep.

Rage is keeping me awake right now.

America is about to die, unless someone does something.

It ain't right.

- as

[IChing]

10. "America is about to die, unless someone does something." (nice words)

Someone is you
and me

not the man in the white horse or house
not the movie star,
not the cowboy
not the guy on TV

it is you and me
that make the world we want.

So, I guess we need to get
out
and live for that day..........NOW

We, need to do what we can physically do
according to the principles that we share and believe in.

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.


(there are other ones, notice that?)

.................................................................................. (Now, here is the catch)

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"...............................


experience hath shown

that mankind are more disposed to suffer,

while evils are sufferable,

than to right themselves

by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.

But when a long train of abuses and usurpations

pursuing invariably the same Object

evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism,

it is their right,

it is their duty,

to throw off such Government,

and to provide new Guards

for their future security.


Such has been the patient suffrance of these Colonies;

[IChing]

11. Sorry Agent Mike...Revolutionary words

From our Declaration

of Independence.

[MnFats]

4. God but I miss Hunter Thompson. Paul Wellstone, too.

...don't we need them now?

[babylonsister]

6. They are dead. We don't need them. We need you . How 'bout it? nt

[MnFats]

7. ya, I'm in. It's just tht I knew Paul. I met HUnter. I grieve still.

Hey, the GOP is coming here for its 2008 convention.
we'll be ready.

[gumby]

8. Wonderful writing.

I can't sleep either.

It's been a very, very difficult day.

Your post brought the tears that may bring sleep.

Thanks for your work.

[Triana]

9. K & R...with utter and thorough sadness...

...at seeing my country laid to waste like this.

[gumby]

12. Triana,

That is quite an eyeball grasping graphic. Nice.

I share your sadness.

[americanstranger]

13. Okay, back to work.

I'm blowing off half the day to work the phones.

Hopefully, Congress will hear what we're saying.

- as