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Originally Posted by GBBob
I absolutely agree with everything above and also the concerns about Drones specifically and the Govt in a bigger manner. My only point, and ..lol..here we go..is that the Right seems to suddenly care a whole lot more about certain issues when it is BO related than when it's some poor guy on Death Row who shouldn't be.
The IRS has been abusing their power for years. Glad the Tea Party finally figured out what the rest of America who has ever been targeted by the IRS knew a long time ago.
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Totally agree with you, and also you make an insightful comment- that many citizens are likely to accept abuses if they are state related, rather than federal, as if states are somehow exempt from bad policy making (which is why, in many cases, I do think federal decisions are necessary- interracial marriage would probably STILL be illegal in some states if they'd been allowed to have their way. In the case of the death penalty, however, it's already been decided on the federal level. Twice. Heh).
And the marvelously readable Charles Pierce has a great piece in Esquire on the increase in Executive Power and how American citizens need to recognize our share of responsibility in letting it happen:
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politic...-speech-052313