I'm curious when this administration is going to start the Operation Chinese Freedom campaign? :-)
Haggerty, Mike wrote: >Why is it our business what's going on over there? Do you honestly think >Saddam is the worst abuser of human rights in the world today? Where were we >in any of the other countless human rights crisis that occurred in the world >in less oil-rich environments (read: chechnya, slovakia, somalia)? > >It's not my job to worry about how cruel that guy is, and the fact that >other people want to make me think this way gets me really ticked off. > >Now, if you are on some kind of justice kick, remember that justice has to >be universal, i.e. it judges an action based on its inherit moral worth and >has no regard for circumstance. > >If you can honestly say there is something worse about this monster than all >the other monsters we have put up with / ignored / tolerated / given weapons >to to kill their own people, than I will buy some of what you are saying. >But otherwise, the argument that anyone SHOULD be outraged over what he does >is not worth making. > >It is offensive to the millions of other people killed over the 20th century >by people who were far worse. > >M > >-----Original Message----- >From: samcfug [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 1:36 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Liberate Iraq -- Even With Unclean Hands > > >Actually the expression as reported is "Congress gives overwhelming support" > >http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/04/02/politics/main547431.shtml > >Perhaps some view my opinion about anti-war protesters as extreme, but with >the public propensity to paint with a broad brush, I will try to clarify. > >Speaking out against a government policy, I think the constitutional >language is closer to "peaceably assemble to petition the government for >redress." is indeed a RIGHT bestowed upon the citizens of the United >States. > >So-called "Civil Disobedience" and the violence, trashing of property, both >private and public, looting, and all else that has gone on during these >protest gatherings is NOT a protected right. Nowhere does the constitution >contain the words "Freedom of Expression." > >The only legal way to remove a government is via the ballot box (or in the >most recent case, the Supreme Court.) Any other method is treasonable by >definition of giving aid and comfort to the enemy. > >My own view of the authorization provisions in the War Powers Act, is not >only granting that power to the President, but serves as the will of >congress. That amounts to a declaration of war. Nowhere in the quoted >Article, does it define the wording or the form of communication for a >Declaration. Everyone knows that Congress is expert at subtlety delegating >its powers so as to hide them from the ire of their constituents. > >On today's news is the revelation that France, Germany and Russia are >serving as advisors to the Saddam government as to how to defend themselves >against the Americans and British. > >Still, where is the war protester's condemnation of the thousands of >innocent civilians slaughtered, tortured and dismembered, by the Saddam >regime? By this omission and the very nature of the Marxist leanings of the >protesters is why I feel they are traitors, cowards, and even seditionists. >I still stand by that opinion, no matter how extreme anyone describes it. [ >To the Muslim, dismemberment prevents their admission to Paradise ] > >I rest my case. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
