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Honestly no that is not good enough for me. What you described in no way "Damaged" America....
Tunnel vision has that effect.
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Many bills or laws have been passed against the wishes of the American People (you think most Americans wanted slavery ended at the time or women's rights?). My point is polls should not be a deciding factor as to if a law benefits Americans. And again most laws are passed without the legislators actually reading them.
And that makes it a good thing, acceptable, to you? Remember, polls are the way politicians guage the mood of the people who elected them. Witness the last election.
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So on that standard you dislike most politicians as much as you dislike Pelosi, am I correct?
Actually, yes. Hope that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy.
Good points West but that is her being dishonest (in the case of the CIA-Waterboarding). In the Murtha incident she was protecting her ally who doesn't do that in Washington?
If Pelosi is evil and hurtful to the country by these examples, then again every politician is (because all of them are dishonest and protect their allies at some point).
My overall point is it is justifiable to dislike a politician (I don't like Pelosi myself) or not vote for them based on these points. But to say they are evil and don't deserve to live.
Cmon!
Maybe you would prefer the term "harmful" to evil. Either one is okay by me.
pelosi is no better or worse than any other politician we have serving. she gets it from the right more so because she is a woman in power and they can't stand it, put a D after her name and thats all they need to spew hatred you can ask what has she done so wrong, you will hear sound bites taken out of context and other complaints are she has just done her job like all other politicians
Oy, give us a break. There are many conservative women who hold power and they are despised by the Left with a vitriol that puts any "conservative hater" to shame in the Hate Game. This forum has seen countless threads about them.
I can almost agree with your opening sentence but I would say, "Pelosi is no better or worse than many other politicians." Sooner or later nearly all of them become corrupted by the power and privilege of political office. For this reason alone, there is something to be said for term limits.
Many bills or laws have been passed against the wishes of the American People (you think most Americans wanted slavery ended at the time or women's rights?).
Both of the changes you mention were not laws but true amendments to the Constitution. They were pasted by both houses of Congress by 2/3 majority vote and then passed by 3/4 of the state legislatures. If we have a "right" to health care then make it an amendment and see if it passes.
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My point is polls should not be a deciding factor as to if a law benefits Americans.
I agree that polls should not be a deciding factor. The Constitutionality should be the first thing looked at whether it benefits a small group of people like the health care take over or if it benefits every single person in the US. If it is not clearly defined power of the government then it should not even be discussed.
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