[Campion]

I'm not sure how you can blame the Republicans for this. Out of the 4 dissenters, all were appointed by Republican presidents. Out of the 5 criminals, 3 of them were appointed by Democrat presidents.

The harsh truth is that you no longer live in a nation whose citizens know, want, or deserve freedom. There's plenty of blame for that to go around, and it's going to take a major dislocation to reverse it.

[papertyger]

I'm not sure how you can blame the Republicans for this.

Call it bureaucratic inertia. We've lost so much that didn't require a heavy investment of political capital that something like this hit the ground as a fait accompli.

[bankwalker]

The harsh truth is that you no longer live in a nation whose citizens know, want, or deserve freedom.

OUCH!! The truth hurts!