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Title: Shame On Feinstein
Post by: drewtam on December 18, 2013, 06:01:26 PM
Feinstein is taking heat for defending the NSA eavesdropping and data collection, and farting in the general direction of the 4th amendment.

I'm sure there is no love lost for her on this board.

Here's the petition. It is focused specifically on California residents. Please spread around as necessary.
https://www.shameonfeinstein.org/
Title: Re: Shame On Feinstein
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 18, 2013, 06:33:11 PM
I'm not sure the concept of shame intersects in any way with the moral universe of the Democratic Party.  =|
Title: Re: Shame On Feinstein
Post by: Gowen on December 18, 2013, 07:01:32 PM
Quote from: fistful on December 18, 2013, 06:33:11 PM
I'm not sure the concept of shame intersects in any way with the moral universe of the Democratic Party.  =|

Heck, in some circles of the DNC lack of a moral compass counts as an enhancement to your resume.  

If this has been under GWB admin, she would have been screaming bloody murder, pulling her hair out and pulling the righteous indignation card.
Title: Re: Shame On Feinstein
Post by: Blakenzy on December 19, 2013, 12:18:07 PM
When "people" have been holding office for too long they start to view themselves as "Teh Gov"... so, in turn, they understand that diminishing Rights for the subjects and increasing government scope and power is empowering themselves. Naurally they will defend anything that goes toward that objective.

What ever happened to the concept of term limits?
Title: Re: Shame On Feinstein
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 19, 2013, 06:52:25 PM
Quote from: Blakenzy on December 19, 2013, 12:18:07 PM
When "people" have been holding office for too long they start to view themselves as "Teh Gov"... so, in turn, they understand that diminishing Rights for the subjects and increasing government scope and power is empowering themselves. Naurally they will defend anything that goes toward that objective.

What ever happened to the concept of term limits?



 ???  Term limits have only recently been added to our national constitution. As you state, "Teh Gov" isn't going to do anything that limits their powers. Presidential term limits were much easier to achieve, because few had any realistic hope of attaining to that office, and two terms was already traditional.

So that's what happened to it.
Title: Re: Shame On Feinstein
Post by: Scout26 on December 20, 2013, 10:10:58 AM
We do have term limits, they are called elections.
Title: Re: Shame On Feinstein
Post by: Sergeant Bob on December 20, 2013, 02:29:43 PM
Quote from: scout26 on December 20, 2013, 10:10:58 AM
We do have term limits, they are called elections.

As much as I would like to term limit a whole bunch of Dems and Pubs, I can't philosophically justify them myself.