Archive for the 'PATRIOT Act' Category

11 October, 2016

America: Once a White Republic, Now a Multicultural Democracy Where Anything Goes

Posted by Socrates in America, America's founders, democracy, democracy in Athens, democrazy, history, History for newbies, PATRIOT Act, republic vs. democracy, republican government, Socrates, unconstitutional laws, USA PATRIOT Act at 3:55 pm | Permanent Link

— An example of lawmaking in a constitutional Republic: “As liberal state legislators, we’d love to ban handguns. But we can’t, because the Second Amendment prohibits it. We can’t re-write the Constitution.” — An example of lawmaking in a mob-rule Democracy: “Screw the Second Amendment. We’re the state legislature. We’ll decide what the Constitution means […]



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3 July, 2015

Keeping the Rubes Nervous, by Design

Posted by Socrates in "war on terror", 'Middle East', Big Government, federal laws, federal power, freedom, Israel, Israel - the facts, jewed foreign policy, loss of freedom, PATRIOT Act, Socrates, War On Israel's Enemies, Zionism, Zionist lobby at 11:15 am | Permanent Link

Even though the federal government says that there is no specific terrorism threat for the Fourth of July, notice the massive (and expensive) police presence anyway. That police presence will help keep Joe Sixpack and Sally Soccermom nervous. If Joe and Sally are nervous, then they are more likely to accept additional freedom-stealing laws designed […]



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