Timeline against freedom


Good resource as far as it goes, but no context
I stumbled across this one by accident. It's a timeline of how the Bill of Rights has fared under the Bush Administration.

It's accurate as far as it goes, but I would have liked to see context. George Bush didn't invent national security letters, those date to 1978. There were numerous things that happened during the Clinton Administration without the excuse of a war.

This isn't a defense of George Bush or an attack on Bill Clinton. No president operates in a vacuum. Each president builds on what has come before, and, if they are smart, involves Congress in any policy decisions. For all the noise about how Bush has abused his power, it's worth keeping in mind that in most cases, Congress passed the legislation to make it possible.

But what do I know? I''m just the guy who keeps saying that Democrats in Congress aren't opposed to what George Bush has done as much as they are opposed to the fact that it's George Bush who has done it. Put a Democrat there, and the Democrats would be cheering.

Again, it's not a Republican or Democrat problem. Partisan politics are just a symptom. It's a government problem.

If I am wrong, then why hasn't Congress tried to repeal the Patriot Act?

— NeoWayland

Posted: Sat - December 8, 2007 at 12:12 PM  Tag


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