ThinkingBlue: RIP HABEAS CORPUS & LIBERAL DEMOCRACY

R.I.P. HABEAS CORPUS AND LIBERAL DEMOCRACY
habeas corpus n. Law. One of a variety of writs that may be issued to bring a party before a court or judge, having as its function the release of the party from unlawful restraint.

We are all up for grabs now... Bush has finally succeeded in murdering the writ of Habeas Corpus with the help of the majority Republican house/senate and a handful of Democrats who feel no shame. AND THAT'S NOT THE WHOLE OF IT, it doesn't end there!

I swear, this does not feel like America, it doesn't even feel like reality. We are living in a nightmare, with feelings of intense fear, horror and distress, since Bush and his neo-cons got their wish for another Pearl Harbor so they could finally put to practice and satisfy their lust for WORLD DOMINATION... AND IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE.

Make no mistake, we are not breathing the wondrous fragrance of democracy we are choking down the thick odious ooze of belligerent nationalism. What this small group of plutocrats is accomplishing by degrees, is a re-shaping of our idea of what democracy is. Their first objective is to turn the perception of democracy from a liberal one to an illiberal one. Without our consent and doing so RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES!

But good news! Bit by bit I'm glad to say we are finally brushing the neo-con wool, from our eyeballs... and waking up to their dastardly schemes.

Although, we must be very careful, for their ambition, at the moment (especially, since they are sensing they may lose some of their powers)is to housebreak liberals. Yes, I have a feeling that they, with the help of the conservative news media, who are constantly bombarding us with polls showing Democratic contenders WAY OUT
AHEAD, are hoping to convince the average liberal (who prefer not to get
involved in politics because they are too busy... TRYING TO PUT A ROOF OVER
THEIR HEADS AND FOOD ON THE TABLE) that they need not go out and vote
because we (DEMS) ARE GONNA WIN ANYWAY!

Beware, we need to spread the message these few weeks before the mid-term elections, TO VOTE, GET OUT AND VOTE, WHATEVER IT TAKES CAST YOUR VOTE, before the neo-con VERMIN complete their plans of first turning our Nation into an ILLIBERAL democracy and then ON TO FASCISM! Sadly, THIS IS NO JOKE! thinkingblue aka Carolyn

PS: NEED TO VOTE EARLY OR BY ABSENTEE BALLOT CLICK HERE and please read the eye-popping information below from the http://en.wikipedia.org .

HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT OUR DEMOCRACY USED TO LOOK LIKE:
thinkingblue

Liberal Democracy

Liberal democracy is a representative democracy (with free and fair elections) along with the protection of minorities, the rule of law, a separation of powers, and protection of liberties (thus the name liberal) of speech, assembly, religion, and property.

The term "liberal" in "liberal democracy" does not imply that the government of such a democracy must follow the political ideology of liberalism. It is merely a reference to the fact that the initial framework for modern liberal democracy was created during the Age of
Enlightenment by philosophers advocating liberty. They emphasized the right of the individual to have immunity from the arbitrary exercise of authority.

HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT OUR DEMOCRACY HAS BECOME UNDER THE BUSH NEO-CONS: thinkingblue

Illiberal Democracy

Illiberal democracy is one where the protections that form a liberal democracy are either nonexistent, or not enforced. Illiberal democracy could be any democracy that is not a liberal one. However, the term is almost always used to denote a particularly authoritarian kind of representative democracy, in which the leaders and lawmakers are elected by the people, but do not respect rights and liberties. This has the effect of cutting off the people from real power.

An illiberal democracy is marked by the tension between how a government is selected and how that government behaves. Illiberal democratic governments believe they have a mandate to act in any way they see fit, disregarding laws or the constitution if they desire, as long as they hold regular elections. They often centralize powers both between branches of the national government (having no separation of powers) and between different levels of government and private associations. The former is more noticeable, the latter more common.

Another characteristic is that the lack of rights such as freedom of speech and freedom of assembly make opposition to the rulers extremely difficult. Television and radio is often controlled by the state and strongly support the regime. Non-governmental organizations may face onerous regulations or simply be prohibited. The regime may use red tape, economic pressure, or even violence against critics. (Such as murdering HABEAS CORPUS! thinkingblue) from http://en.wikipedia.org

I dropped a little note of appreciation to the author of the webpage called NO JOKE. I would like to include it (the note) here: Thanks so much for your site with pictures, and jokes to lighten our burden of this despicable Iraq war... I write a blog here in America, just for amusement and mental exercise. Every so often I include illustrations to augment the meager words and ideas, I am trying to express. I needed an image that would shout NO-JOKE concerning what our selected President Bush is doing to our liberties and freedoms, so I googled the words no joke and voilà your site popped up almost immediately. The blood stained American flag with the figure from the Edvard Munch painting "Scream" WAS PERFECT. I linked your page to the picture which I try to do whenever I use someone else's clip-art. Anyway, just thought I would drop you a line of appreciation. The link to my blog is
http://thinkingblue.blogspot.com or
http://www.democrats.org/page/community/blog/thinkingblue
thinkingblue aka Carolyn

(Click the above NO-JOKE picture to read the author's words [Lewis Peake] about why he put his page on the world wide web. thinkingblue)

The President Gets His Wish: He's The Dictator

The Constitution of the United States, Article 1, Section 9:

"The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it."
There is no rebellion. There is no invasion and thus habeas corpus can not be suspended. The president and every politician who voted to support this law has thus knowingly and without remorse violated their oath of office, but worse: they've violated the confidence with which we've entrusted them. That trust encompasses the very basic American notion that they work for us to help ensure our liberties and way of life. But that trust has been tossed aside for absolute power and a reasonably large percentage of Americans either don't care or they're not shy about voicing their support for this crap on a stick.

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Also Read: Torture, Murder, Bush, Kissinger and The Mothers of the Disappeared in Argentina: America on the Brink of Horror

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Olbermann's whole show: ‘The president has now succeeded where no one has before’

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ALSO: Voter warning linked to GOP campaign

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BRING THEM HOME NOW

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