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The 2004 Election.
Sep. 18th, 2006 07:25 pmI'm not fan of conspiracy theories. In general they tend to provide fodder for those who poke fun at anyone who criticizes the statis-quo. For this reason, I've stayed away from things like Loose change, and away from the charges of voting fraud in the 2000 and 2004 elections. However,this article is one of the most lucid and telling pieces of journalism that I have read recently.
Please, no matter what you believe, who you voted for, or what you feel about any of the issues that were contested in that election, read this article.
One of the primary things that shattered my faith in America was the fact that I saw our politicians getting away with things over and over and over. Clinton committing perjury, Bush leading us into war with smoke and mirrors, basically every member of congress subsidized by our largest corporations.
The thing that everyone told me over and over again is that we only get what we ask for, in that we have voted these people into office, and that we haven't voted them out. The validity of this statement is somewhat questionable as it is, but when you combine it with the fact that the last two elections have had serious, serious issues with them, the statement because ridiculous even at a cursory glance.
The power of the people to select the leaders that they choose is among the most important that we possess as American citizens, and this right is being stripped from us. I don't see how anyone can think that this is a good thing regardless of what they may subscribe to politically.
Please, no matter what you believe, who you voted for, or what you feel about any of the issues that were contested in that election, read this article.
One of the primary things that shattered my faith in America was the fact that I saw our politicians getting away with things over and over and over. Clinton committing perjury, Bush leading us into war with smoke and mirrors, basically every member of congress subsidized by our largest corporations.
The thing that everyone told me over and over again is that we only get what we ask for, in that we have voted these people into office, and that we haven't voted them out. The validity of this statement is somewhat questionable as it is, but when you combine it with the fact that the last two elections have had serious, serious issues with them, the statement because ridiculous even at a cursory glance.
The power of the people to select the leaders that they choose is among the most important that we possess as American citizens, and this right is being stripped from us. I don't see how anyone can think that this is a good thing regardless of what they may subscribe to politically.
