12-12-2011, 08:25 AM | #121 | |
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12-14-2011, 04:55 AM | #122 | |
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12-14-2011, 03:57 PM | #123 |
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He has?
here's a list of Obama's 17 signing statements. http://www.coherentbabble.com/listBHOall.htm And here's a list of Bush's signing statements - 85 in his first three years. http://www.coherentbabble.com/listGWBall.htm Regardless of how you perceive the egregiousness of some - any - of the statements, that's a HUGE gap. What are your problems with Obama's?
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12-14-2011, 04:01 PM | #124 |
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Egregious. Good word.
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12-20-2011, 10:33 PM | #125 |
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I really am curious, merc. As a left-winger far enough left to have huge problems with Obama's presidency from the opposite side as you, I'm all ears as to how Obama has abused signing statements. I haven't seen any stories in the news or among the libertarian blogs I follow noting Obama's use of signing statements, so I'd really like to know what I've missed about them.
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12-23-2011, 07:52 AM | #126 |
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I never said Bush didn't use them. Bush is not in office and has not been there for three years. Here is what King Obama said during his run up to the crown:
http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/...ism_reign.html The signing statement are constitutionally not authorized, regardless of who does them.
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12-23-2011, 06:50 PM | #127 | ||
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AmericanThinker.com says nothing about signing statements. But says everything about the intelligence of anyone who would cite it as responsible or honest. Only the dumbest among us would use the expression "King Obama" as proof of something. Especially when Fatherland Security, torture, and contempt for humanity comes from supporters of AmericanThinker.com. Where are signing statments listed? That topic was irrelevant. Only Tea Party extremists and Limbaugh disciples would love articles that inspire more hate. The topic is signing statements - not a mockery of educated Americans and Obama. |
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12-23-2011, 08:27 PM | #128 | |
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The Obama Dept of Justice is doing something right...
Washington Post Jerry Markon 12/23/11 Justice Dept. rejects South Carolina voter ID law, calling it discriminatory Quote:
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12-23-2011, 09:07 PM | #129 |
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Well I don't see a problem with it.
I have to show my ID to vote, to get on an Airplane, often to use my credit or debit card, to get on to post, to buy at the PX, to cash a check, to by a beer or liquor, to the police if I get stopped, to get on a cruise ship, to go into another country, hell where do you not have to show one. And these mother fuckers are worried about showing one to vote. What load of horse shit.......
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12-24-2011, 12:43 AM | #130 |
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Merc, not everyone carries their military-issued ID in their pocket the way you do.
... Obtaining the "proper" or "valid" pictured ID can be difficult and/or time critical. To get the proper state-issued, photo ID now, with all the hoopla required by Homeland Security it can be / is very difficult. The problem is complexity...especially for the elderly, the poor, the minorities, etc. Some of the issues I have heard about are: Hospital-issued "birth certificates" are no longer valid or accepted ... to be valid, the birth certificate must be issued by the State Dept of Vital Statistics (or whatever) ... if a woman is divorced, she must also show the state-issued divorce papers, and proper name-change legal papers ... if any birth date, name, etc are not the same on all papers, it can derail the process. ... if any of the above occurred in separate states, it can be difficult ... In Oregon, and I'll bet it is or will be the same in other states, in order to get a new Driver's license, not only do you have to show all of the above, you also have to paperwork to show you are legally entitled to live in the US, and that you do actually live at a particular address in Oregon (utility bill, rent payment receipt, etc.) Then, a person often also has to register to vote, and in some state this is required prior to the day of voting. "Voter fraud" is almost non-existant, but it is the excuse for these new laws. Basically, the Republican Party knows it is a minority party, and so sets about to disqualify poor and/or minority voters, or to make the process so difficult they don't vote. . |
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Difficult, not impossible. This is not a race issue although that seems to be the flavor of the season when ever someone disagrees with the Demoncratic party or the president.
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12-24-2011, 11:08 AM | #134 | |
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12-24-2011, 04:01 PM | #135 | |
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If it weren't for the political BS that started this, I would agree wholeheartedly with one having to provide a picture ID to vote. The system should be more secure. Perhaps we could agree to do it in the future - say as of the 2016 election. As far as how hard it is to get a picture ID. I call MAJOR BS. Getting a passport is supposedly much harder. I had to accrue my original Birth Certificate (which I apparently never had) as well as a couple other things. Sent it away and got the passport in a few weeks. It was a completely painless process.
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