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> Rebecca Knight: 'Call me liberal'
> Posted on Saturday, July 27 @ 08:29:03 EDT
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> By Rebecca Knight, BuzzFlash
> I believe that George W. Bush re-invented himself and his Texas record in
> order to gain the presidency.
> I believe that the United States Supreme Court selected our president in 2000
> through partisan prejudices and personal interests. They stated that their
> decision had no precedent and could not be used as a precedent in the future.
> I believe that George W. Bush meant what he said about wishing he were a
> dictator and Congress makes it easier for him to behave like one.
> I believe that the Bush administration is responsible for failing to protect
> American citizens by connecting the dots of intelligence information and
> warnings given about impending terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. Why else would
> Bush wait eight months to acknowledge that he had been given a briefing on the
> possibility?
> I believe that Congress is complicit in knee-jerk reactions to the attacks of
> 9/11 that have given too much power and authority to the president and the
> justice department. The Patriot Act is a threat to our civil liberties. The
> Joint Resolution enacted by Congress on Sept. 15, 2001 allows Bush to
> determine which nations, organizations, or individuals are connected to the
> 9/11 attacks and also determine what is the necessary force to use against
> them.
> I believe that while a new cabinet level department for homeland security may
> be necessary, it is much more critical to uncover and correct shortcomings of
> the CIA, the FBI, and the NSA.
> I believe that the proposed TIPS program is fascist and insane. There are too
> many wacko right-wingers who would turn in dissenting Americans as traitors.
> There is no comparison to this program and others like community watches. TIPS
> would have Americans inform on other Americans based upon what an individual
> interprets as the meaning of a book read or a word spoken.
> I believe that the United States should be a leader for peace and not war.
> When a president speechifies about an "axis of evil" without documented
> evidence of specific evils, it is he who is responsible for heightening the
> dangers of violence against America.
> I believe that the United States already spends enough money on defense, if
> managed efficiently. Our defense budget is already larger than all other
> nations throughout the world combined.
> I believe that the missile defense system is a boondoggle that will never work
> and will waste money better spent on more worthwhile projects. Oh, but it will
> accomplish the goal of enriching the defense industry.
> I believe that diplomacy, a coherent foreign policy, and efficient
> intelligence agencies combined with military strength is the right path to
> dealing with terrorists. A show of military strength alone makes us bullies.
> I believe that the military actions taken against the Taliban and Al Qaeda
> resulted in unnecessary civilian death and destruction. The stated mission to
> get bin Laden was not accomplished.
> I believe it highly suspicious that most of the areas the Bush administration
> believes harbor terrorists also control vast oil supplies.
> I believe that former weapons inspectors, such as Scott Ritter, who spent
> seven years in Iraq, have the best insight into the true danger posed by
> Saddam Hussein and Iraq. Mr. Ritter recently stated this: "The Bush
> administration has provided the American public with little more than
> rhetorically laced speculation. There has been nothing in the way of
> substantive fact presented that makes the case that Iraq possesses these
> weapons or has links to international terror, that Iraq poses a threat to the
> United States of America worthy of war."
> I believe that going to war against Iraq would be a gigantic mistake and
> increase the instability of the entire Middle East region.
> I believe that the United States should lead by example in treatment of
> prisoners of war. Our standards should be based on fair and humane practices.
> I believe that the father of the sitting president should not be connected in
> any way with corporate conglomerates that profit from war.
>
> I believe that Bush and Cheney allow energy companies too much power in
> determining U.S. policies and this will be proven through the lawsuits against
> Cheney.
> I believe that Bush and Cheney practiced unethical, possibly illegal,
> chicanery while involved in the private business world.
> I believe that there is more than enough information available about Bush
> administration corruption to warrant a detailed investigation leading to
> possible impeachment.
> I believe that were the current president a Democrat and circumstances
> involving corruption were identical to Bush's, the Republicans would already
> have just such an investigation under way.
> I believe that the Democratic Party is being far too lenient in questioning
> actions by the Bush administration. However, I also believe that there is
> enough trouble for the Republicans on the horizon to shift control of Congress
> to the Democrats this fall. Perhaps it is politically expedient to focus on
> that goal right now and leave the investigating until after the elections.
> I believe that both major political parties are too closely associated to
> corporate conglomerates that lobby to influence legislation.
> I believe that corporate corruption is rampant and is in large part due to the
> relaxing of government oversight as promoted by the Republican Party, which
> overrode the Clinton veto of a securities-industry bill that made it more
> difficult for investors to sue corporations, stopped Clinton's Treasury
> secretary from cracking down on offshore accounts, and stopped Clinton's
> Securities and Exchange Commissioner from barring accounting firms from
> working as both accountant and consultant.
> I believe that corporate corruption is directly responsible for the decline in
> the stock market and Bush's attempts to encourage stability in the market has
> caused exactly the opposite due to his own alleged corruption with Harken
> Energy.
> I believe that the only way to have elected officials be accountable to their
> constituents and not the corporations, is to totally overhaul campaign
> financing. Public funding of campaigns may be the only solution.
> I believe that the expense of corporate welfare is far more detrimental to the
> U.S. budget than social welfare.
> I believe that corporate conglomerates do not need nor deserve more tax
> breaks. It is a fallacy that these tax breaks result in the creation of more
> jobs.
> I believe that "trickle down" economics has never and will never work.
>
> I believe that the Bush tax cut enacted last year was truly created through
> "fuzzy math" and merely a pay back to his rich buddies for supporting his
> campaign. It used up 43% of the surplus and helped return deficit spending and
> national debt.
> I believe that it is wrong to pile up national debt that our children and
> grandchildren will some day have to pay off.
> I believe that it is outrageous to deplete the Social Security trust fund.
> I believe that racism and sexism still exist in America and that we must teach
> our children more about cultural diversity and acceptance.
> I believe that the government has no right to tell a woman what she can or
> cannot do with her body. Reproductive choices are hers alone and should be
> based on her beliefs and faith.
> I believe that we should spend more on public education, not less. We should
> hire more teachers, invest in technology, and invest in modernized school
> buildings.
> I believe that vouchers for private schooling are simply welfare for the rich
> and will siphon funds from public schools.
> I believe that the minimum wage should be raised and executive pay should be
> lowered. Why is it that those who oppose raising the minimum wage have no
> problem with outrageously high executive compensation as if a corporation
> cannot afford to pay employees fairly, but the salaries of executives are
> necessary expenditures?
> I believe that all Americans should have access to affordable health care and
> that funding for medical research should be a priority.
> I believe that establishing a federal repository for nuclear waste is a
> disaster waiting to happen.
> I believe that rational environmental policies should be a priority,
> especially when for the benefit of public health.
> I believe that corporations should be held financially responsible for
> correcting environmental problems they cause.
> I believe that the United States is facing a leadership crisis of unparalleled
> proportion.
> I also believe that were the rightful man, Al Gore, sitting in the White House
> circumstances would be vastly different and for the better!
> And there you have it! Call me whatever you like �- a dreamer or just plain
> crazy �- but these are my beliefs and I stand behind them.
> If you must call me a name for my beliefs, I would be most honored for you to
> just call me liberal!
> Rebecca Knight is a native Tennessean, who grew up in Nashville, and currently
> resides in a small town near Nashville. Ms. Knight's political awareness
> evolved through the civil rights movement, the Vietnam era, the Watergate era,
> and the cold war. The debacle of the 2000 election increased her sense of
> responsibility for political activism. You may contact Rebecca Knight via
> e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> � 2002 by Rebecca Knight
>
>
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