Quote from TGregg:
And that's the point. Because sooner or later we will have another republican in the Whitehouse. He's certainly not going to disband Obama's National Security Force. That should give the left pause, and that's why I picked the title of this thread.
It doesn't matter who the president is or which party controls congress. A $500,000,000,000.00 a year "civillian national security force" will be used by both major parties and it's trouble for any freedom loving American. Oh sure, candidates will promise to disband the NSF during every election just like they promise energy independence, lower taxes, balanced budgets, etc, etc ad nauseum. But they won't.
That should concern everybody.
Agreed.
But that knife cuts both ways.
The unchecked power vested in Patriot Acts 1 & 2, the Domestic Spy Program, John Warner Defense Authorization Act and Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terror Act now get turned over to Obama.
And now, they're going to use it against you - the Traditional Right.
So how much forethought did the NeoCons have when they happily ceded massive and totally Unconstitutional Powers to the Executive, when it was inevitable, the "Demonic Left" would eventually inherit those powers and turn it against its authors - the Right Wing??
This is the Game. The Game is a Joke. And its been going on for a very long time.
The two-party tent has redefined Politics into a cultural meme of Tribal Warfare,
Its no longer about principles or the Constitution. Politics for mass consumption is now about Winning and empowering the Winner with more Power; as if to somehow "rub in" the victors dominance over the "loser". It really is that juvenile and base. That "we-showed-you" mentality.
As far as the actual Politico's who staff and lead their Party. They know its a scam and perpetuate it for their own benefit.
Their Game is not so much about winning. Its about
FEDERAL POWER. . And THE EXPANSION OF FEDERAL POWER, regardless of whose in Office.
Because they know eventually, they'll get their Kick at the Can. And all those years spent voting and shilling to empower the "Other Team", was actually a
VOTE FOR THEMSELVES WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR THEIR RULE
And with each iteration and successive Administration, their Power is
many times GREATER than it was when their Party last held Office. See? Its Win-Win.
This Game will end soon, and it will end badly.
With each erosion of our Rights in the Name of "Protection" or "Kill Terrorists"- whether under Democrats or Republicans - our Constitution and National Identity has suffered nearly irrevocable damage.
The next OKC, the next Sept 11th, the next Gulf of Tonkin.
All the Legislative Safeguards have been removed. And the ensuing power void has been Ceded to the Executive.
We're going to see Martial Law in America, soon. I'd be surprised if it didn't happen in the next 2 years.
And Obama will be coming for our Guns.