Unbridled Executive Power

Read this. I sure hope we know what we are doing. It's hard to believe that our representatives would so quickly relinquish our freedoms to an unchecked executive branch for a undefined period of time. Our "War on Terror" may last for many years or decades, unlike other difficult, yet contained and defined wars such as World War II.

But this won't happen to me, you say. I'm an American citizen, not a terrorist. Well, don't be so sure. What would happen if someone "thought" you were a terrorist? Or a terrorist sympathizer? Of course you're not, but under this new law, how would you prove it? You get no lawyer. You may not even get to know what charges have been brought against you. And you get to sit in jail until they get around to dealing with you. If they choose to even do that.

Our government has proven over and over that they make mistakes. Big ones. All the time. No one is infallible. And this does not even take into account an unchecked executive that may have ulterior motives.

This is a huge mistake that can only be corrected by bravely voting in representatives that honor and respect our constitutional rights.

-UF

Your tax dollars at work.....

To the tune of 2 billion dollars a week.

So are your hard earned tax dollars going for more security forces? No. More training for the Iraqi military? Of course not.

More dough for high dollar (read; more money for Halliburton) large "semi-permanent" U.S. Military bases? Bingo!

I guess our new motto is: "When the Iraqi's stand up, we'll, uh, well, we'll still be here."

"Forever".

-UF

Times up...Please put your pencils down.

Well, I guess it won't matter much to our future generations that we are in the process of throwing our constitutional guarantees on the ash heap, in a misguided effort to placate our fears. They won't know any better.

Apparently even our best schools aren't doing a very good job of teaching our young 'uns about government, politics, and American history. You know, boring useless stuff like that.

-UF

I'm back.........

Well, where the hell did the summer go? Bam, just came and went, and there was just too much sun to ignore. So I made a choice. More sun and less internet posting and internet surfing in the Cave of Funk.

But I'm back and hope to be posting more useless drivel as my fearless leaders in Washington do there very best to drive me insane.

Sincerely,

Your Uncle Funker