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When Untruth Undermines Democracy
Townhall.com ^ | June 20, 2013 | Victor Davis Hanson

Posted on 06/20/2013 5:08:53 AM PDT by Kaslin

Edited on 06/20/2013 5:59:22 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

Truth is the lifeblood of democracy. Without honesty, the foundations of consensual government crumble.

If the Internal Revenue Service acts unlawfully, our voluntary system of citizens computing their own taxes implodes.

Yet Lois Lerner, one of the IRS's top officials, would not answer simple questions about her agency's conduct during congressional testimony, instead pleading the Fifth Amendment. Any taxpayer who tried that with an IRS auditor would end up fined and in court.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial; Government
KEYWORDS: corruption; democracy; irs; lying; obamaadmin

1 posted on 06/20/2013 5:08:53 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

The USA does not care about TRUTH.

The people do.
Not the Congress or the lying agencies. Not anymore.

TWA800? No problem. Ignore 200 witnesses.

Benghazi? No problem. LOCK UP OF THE WITNESSES.

Birth certificate? No problem. Witnesses are killed.

When does it end?


2 posted on 06/20/2013 5:14:44 AM PDT by Diogenesis
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To: Kaslin

Simply stop calling this crime the “IRS scandal” The country was given a glimpse and only a glimpse of Obama’s commissars in action as they administer Obama’s criminal enterprise. The commissars are firmly in control of the Federal bureaucracy including the military. These agencies are not directed by low level apparatchiks.


3 posted on 06/20/2013 5:16:12 AM PDT by allendale
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To: Kaslin
What went wrong with the Obama administration? There is no longer a traditional adversarial media in Washington.

Greek tragedy: Obama's fatal flaw is that he is too perfect and flawless for the media to even evaluate him objectively - if they feel squeamish about their Dear Leader's actions, it's merely because they are not intelligent enough to understand The One's greatness.

4 posted on 06/20/2013 5:17:24 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Kaslin
Truth is the lifeblood of democracy

Wrong.

Lies, envy. prejudice, and greed are the lifeblood of democracy, which is why our Founders were terrified of it.

We should be, too.

5 posted on 06/20/2013 5:18:04 AM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: Kaslin
Obama and his ilk, Holder, Lerner, Hillary Clinton, Clappner, and the rest have lost standing with half of all Americans, the half which are productive and play by the rules. This may change in the future.
6 posted on 06/20/2013 5:18:49 AM PDT by urbanpovertylawcenter (where the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: Diogenesis
We no longer need The House and The Senate.

We have all the laws needed for a self-sufficient and sovereign nation

7 posted on 06/20/2013 5:18:50 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof, but they're true.)
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To: Kaslin
The U.S. government was built on a foundation of Judeo/Christian values and belief.

Obama is trying to shift the entire government (indeed the entire U.S. society) to a new foundation based on liberalism/post modernism/atheism/gayness/perversion/tolerance.

Got news for Obama...it won't work!

We can see our government and our society in a slo-mo process of disintegration. It is crumbling and will continue to crumble until we shift everything back to its original and intended foundation.

8 posted on 06/20/2013 5:24:56 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (Obama's Chechens are coming home...to roost.)
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To: Kaslin

Revolt is coming.


9 posted on 06/20/2013 5:25:59 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: Kaslin

BTTT


10 posted on 06/20/2013 5:33:37 AM PDT by kitkat ( STORM THE HEAVENS WITH PRAYERS FOR OUR NATION)
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To: Kaslin
Deception is now institutionalized in the Obama administration. It infects almost every corner of the U.S. government, eroding the trust necessary for the IRS, the Department of Justice, our security agencies, and the president's official press communiqués -- sabotaging the public trust required for democracy itself.

If one has to lie to stop the Tea Party or Fox News, then it is not quite seen by this administration as a lie.

In 0bama's native 'religion', it's called Taqiyya.

11 posted on 06/20/2013 5:45:09 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: kitkat

I know I am going to open up pandoras box with this, but here it is.

We need a Fairness Doctrine. That’s right. We need all liberal leaning shows that pretend to be news t identify themselves throughout the broadcast. I say every 5 minutes.

We need newspapers to identify their articles as liberal commentary.

We need all shows that are liberal to have a conservative counterpoint to them. And all shows will be removed from the federal dole. That means NPR and PBS. Sesame Street can move to the cartoon channel.

Finally, lying is punishable by 1million dollar first offense to both the show and the host, the show is removed for 1 year on second offense and show is taken off air permanently after the 3rd offense.

Now Ms. Maddow, as you were saying about the Tea Party?


12 posted on 06/20/2013 5:52:41 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (The reason we own guns is to protect ourselves from those wanting to take our guns from us.)
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To: Kaslin
Ezekiel 5:5 “Now, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber’s razor to shave your head and your beard. Then take a set of scales and divide up the hair. 2 When the days of your siege come to an end, burn a third of the hair inside the city. Take a third and strike it with the sword all around the city. And scatter a third to the wind. For I will pursue them with drawn sword. 3 But take a few hairs and tuck them away in the folds of your garment. 4 Again, take a few of these and throw them into the fire and burn them up. A fire will spread from there to all Israel.

This is our future. It is very close.

13 posted on 06/20/2013 6:01:14 AM PDT by SpeakerToAnimals (I hope to earn a name in battle)
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To: Kaslin

We have a problem: http://youtu.be/VruUP_FecEY

I usually like reading Hanson’s thoughts on stuff, but this morning he sounds like the mayor of Cleveland.

Corruption has always been in DC since the time I was born and that means it was there long before then too. Except the American people don’t do anything about it and in many cases we’re helpless once these criminals get elected to office. An example that comes to mind is Rubio, who so looked like conservative, but now is revealed as a scam artist. Having to wait between elections to get rid of people like him, who have committed fraud by any other standard is wrong. Instead he gets to stay there, become institutionalized as part of the DC landscape and win over the 47%.

Personally I do believe that the 0bama regime is committing blackmail on a scale to which we have no comprehension. And they can get away with it, because none are innocent. There is always a turning point in a dictators rise to power where he purges the last of his adversaries. History shows this is a bloody thing, but we are witnessing a bloodless coup de etat. When secular morality controls society there are no real morals, there is no real truth.

In order to reverse much of this we must turn to the Bible. The lesson of ‘cast the first stone,’ is one which comes to mind. 0bama’s regime is like the mob gathered around getting ready to stone the adulteress. She did not run to Jesus, he instead went into the stoning pit to save her. We need to carefully connect with republican congresscritters, and be like Jesus for them. Forgiveness is a powerful force when used in the battle against corruption and sinful leaders.

It is interesting that the left often hunts up the sex scandal to destroy candidates. Think about that for a while...how they use it to bring down people. And then think about Jesus, the adulteress, and the mob.


14 posted on 06/20/2013 6:07:58 AM PDT by EBH (The government that sits in Washington, D.C. is not the United States government.)
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To: Kaslin

*rme*


15 posted on 06/20/2013 8:42:43 AM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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I didn’t know the author copyrighted his articles.


16 posted on 06/20/2013 8:45:51 AM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: Diogenesis
The USA does not care about TRUTH.

The Powers That Be have no interest in objective truth - they manufacture their own subjective truths as needed.

17 posted on 06/20/2013 8:49:10 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves (CTRL-GALT-DELETE)
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To: Mr. Jeeves

We watched that goofy movie, “Cloud Atlas” the other night. The whole thing was worth it for the scene where the oriental girl tells the interrogator, “There are no versions of the truth. There is only One Truth.” [He explained that to Pilate...]


18 posted on 06/20/2013 11:22:22 PM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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