So its ok to fail to uphold the constitution while seeking re-election? If Bush, let's say, in the midst of the next election, arrests critics under the Patriot Act... this is not a betrayal of the ideals on which the US was built?
Dana On Thu, 12 Jun 2003 08:39:17 -0400, Heald, Tim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > He did not betray his country in committing the crimes he did. They were > related to an election. It was wrong but it did not expose this > countries > national security to danger. That is what I would consider the litmus > test > of betrayal. > > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 2:08 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: A good american > > > he betrayed his country and there was good that he did. They are not > incompatible statements, just as Clinton lied and Clinton was good for > this > country are not incompatible statements. > > Dana > > Doug White writes: > >> If fact, history will show that there was good that Nixon did, such as > open the >> door of dialog between the Communist Chinese and the US who were at the > brink of >> war at the time. >> >> He was well though of there and had been invited back several times to > visit. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> nacho.com> >> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 12:37 PM >> Subject: RE: A good american >> >> >> | I wouldn't say that Nixon betrayed his country. He committed crimes >> for >> | which there are ways of dealing with. What Nixon did was wrong, but >> not > a >> | betrayal of his country. >> | >> | To betray this country I believe involves treason. >> | >> | >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
