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" This is a case if the President is permitted to be above the law, then we no longer have a republic. "

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" Part of the reason that the government's fear mongering is succeeding is because so many people are so ignorant, that it is easier for government to frighten people in submission. "

" Some politicians are aware of the Bill of Rights. It seems that the opposition party is far more likely to invoke it, to wave it in the air, this is what we saw from a lot of republicans during the Clinton Administration, and we are seeing the same from Democrats under Bush. "

" It is important to recognize and politics positive thinking is often the slaves' virtue - something that people do to con themselves about the burden and change being placed upon them. "

" There has been so much power concentrated. There is no leash on that power anymore and Americans face the situation that this power is getting momentum with each passing year with each presidency. "

" Politicians as a class are dangerous, that people who are seeking power over us are not, by definition, our friends. "

" There are a lot of benefits representative of government and it is far better than any type of dictatorial system and it is far better than a one-man rule situation. "

" It is amazing to think after all that has happened in this country in the last few years, the last few decades, that so many people have this blind faith that government is our friend and therefore, so we don't need protections against it. "

" The Federal Government is exploiting public fear to redefine the relationship between the rulers and the American people. "

" If so many Americans are looking for the government to save them, then it is hard to have a dignified search for a shepherd in chief. "

" As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic system and mass fear becomes the ticket to destroy rights across the board. "

" Some of the folks on both sides might be sincere, but it does seem as if it is only the opposition that cares about the Bill of Rights most of the time. "

" I was amazed at how easy it was for the Clinton Administration to basically cover what they did at Waco in the fog of lies and avoid any responsibility for it. "

" The more expansive government is, the more perils people face in daily lives, be it from IRS agents or from child support services, or from other agencies that often have little or no legal restraints on their power. "

" It is one of the great tragedies of the US, that most learn most of what they know about the government from the government. "

" It is like we are obliged to assume that the government is only doing what it says it is doing. "

" How many McDonald's gift certificates would it take to sway a lot of Americans to pledge to never publicly criticize the U.S, President? "

" The vision that the founding fathers had of rule of law and equality before the law and no one above the law, that is a very viable vision, but instead of that, we have quasi mob rule. "

" It is unfortunate that Americans are no longer aware of what the constitution says and what their rights are. Because of that, we are often very passive about what happens when the government violates those rights. "

" With attention deficit democracy, I am trying to wake up people to how the combination of mass ignorance, fear mongering by the government, and lying politicians is putting our entire system of government to a death spiral. "

" It has been surprising to me that so few conservatives have voiced concern over the precedence that are being set in favor of suppression by this so-called conservative administration. "

" People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for the public good, and bad government is when politicians lie for their own selfish interests. "

" It is hard to know how many people do, but given that the people are so docile towards the rulers, nowadays, very few Americans show the passion for freedom that our forefathers had. "

" Entire generations of Americans have come of age since the ancient time when the president's power was constrained by a duty of candor to the American people. "

" Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. "