Unclaimed Territory - by Glenn Greenwald: The NSA Scandal and public opinion myths

Every Democratic Party elected official should read this post by Glenn Greenwald. It is a succinct summary of why the Dem leadership is poor at fighting for our Constitution.

Tell the people that this administration is deeply unpopular.

Tell the people that George W. Bush broke the law.

No "if and or but" and no more praising the White House on anything.

Bush is a criminal and has told the American people that he will continue to break the laws of this nation.

Impeach him now for the good of the Constitution.

Unclaimed Territory - by Glenn Greenwald: Do Bush followers have a political ideology?

I would suggest reading Dave Neiwert at Orcinus blog. He has been covering the eliminationist rhetoric of the radical right for many years. He is a journalist who readily delves into the causes and history of the hatred of the mind of the radical right.

But as many observers of Bush the Terror have noted recently it is a cult of personality that is the defining characteristic of Bush.

Movement conservaties and liberals are equally "demonized" when they speak against Bush the Terror. Not one shred of criticism can be brooked by those who are a part of this cult of personality. Perhaps this is why Bush the Terror "loathes" the cult of Kim Il Jong II because he sees a rival.

I believe that these years under Bush the Terror will be known as the Great Terror. Where the cult of Bush the Terror will be seen as an abject failure of the Congress and judiciary to bring to heel the ravings of Bush and Cheney who believe in king for his "war on terror" rather then in the strength of the Constitution.

We now know that the the mantra "9/11 has changed everything" is code for sedition against the Constitution and abridgement of the Bill of Rights. Bush the Terror has used the weapons of the demagogue to create a cult of personality and to stifle all legitimate dissent through the use of corporate media's bullhorn.

Glenn Greenwald's trenchent analysis of the inability of the right to mount any sustained criticism has to do with this blindness called "cult of personality".

Jane at Firedoglake blog has the goods, with much help from many other investigative bloggers, on Jane Comstock.

She is a real work for the ReThugs, going all the way back to the theft of the presidency in 2000, and is an extreme partisan working on behalf of Bush the Terror and Ashcroft's DoJ. The seemingly innoculous title of "fundraiser" for Lewis Libby's defense fund is to quell the curious. As Jane lays out the case that she has inherent conflicts of interest in the ongoing investigation by Patrick Fitzgerald which date back to her time at the DoJ and Traitorgate.

This sordid aspect of Libby's defense team needs to be throughly aired out by people through talking with their elected representatives and with the media.

Unclaimed Territory - by Glenn Greenwald: Silencing Bush critics with prison

Glenn Greenwald hits the nail on the head. The ought to be a serious investigation into the domestic spying that is happening under Bush the Terror's administration.

While Dick Cheney and Bush the Terror continue to use the fear card in keeping a restive populace quiet, it is their minon's like CIA's Porter Goss which are actively pursing the patriotic leakers of this impeachable offense against the Constitution and the people of the United States.

As many bloggers have noted it is this administration's intent to squelch dissent by the people through the tactics of intimidation through unlawful spying on their activities.

Glenn shows us on a point by point basis that what AG Gonzales is being asked to do is in direct conflict with his stated purpose of having the president as "his client". This clearly shows that Mr. Gonzales is not performing his other role as Attorney General which is to "protect and to defend" the Constitution.

It is up to us, the citizens of this nation, to speak loudly and forcefully in a unified voice, "Enough!" It is time to take a courageous stance against those who use the whip of fear to cower a nation whose heritage is that of rebellion against the mightest nation then. Are we going to live up to that standard or will be lie down in a bed of fear created by Bush the Terror and those who are his masters?

"Give me Liberty" rather then the nightmares being spun by Bush the Terror who believes in the poll that people of this nation will surrender their freedom for safety.

Unclaimed Territory - by Glenn Greenwald: The NSA fight begins - strategies for moving forward

This is the talking points for every American who is convinced that this president is a danger to the Constitution. From the NSA hearings by Sen. Spector with AG Gonzales as witness there is a forming general impression of this merely being a "legal distinctions" fight between liberals and conservatives. This erroneous view is being fanned by the administration and its supporters.

However, Glenn Greenwald shows, point by point, that this is not merely wrong but a dangerous view to hold by anyone. He writes about what this is about and why it is dangerous for any one to have this much power without the founding fathers wisdom in coming to the view that good governance begins with a "seperation of powers" in order to have "checks and balances" so that no single person can become a tyrant.

Glenn writes an outline for a position that the concerned citizens and politicians can use to fight this undemocratic attack on Americans and sedition against the Constitution by Mr. Bush and his backers.

Go read it and then get some face time with your representatives.

This is the time to stop a president from becoming king.

I switched templates for my blog. I still have some work to do in order to get the links section up and running.

I am also back in school! I'm working on a Master's degree in Political Science " with an area interest in Politics and Public Policy" at the Center for NEW DIRECTIONS based at University Colorado- Denver. One of the advantages of this Master's program is that it is offered only on weekends, which means I can still work at my job with a nonprofit rather then quit.

More changes to come!

I have been following the Plame case since it broke. I was reading this post from whatever already!

What I am curious to know is: What security clearances do the defense team that "Scooter" Libby has hired have and what kind of measures have those lawyers done to keep secure those documents and electronic communications between themselves and their client?

As has been made before, Mr. Bush has to be in on knowing the identity of the "Benedict Arnold" because of the high security level that the individual would have to have. Certainly the office of the Vice President is the center of Patrick Fitzgerald's interest, and no one would be surprised to learn that the leak would come from the top two to men of this administration.

This act of treason against the security of our nation comes from the very top. Lower hirlings are being used as the sacrificial lambs but, like Nixon and his palace guard, the wheels of justice will find those who put this nation at risk and betray the very document they are sworn to uphold: the Constitution.