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Mr. Rove, the first thing that I would like to address is Afghanistan - the place that anyone with a true “understanding of 9/11” knows is a nation that actually has a connection to the 9/11 attacks. One month after 9/11, we invaded Afghanistan, took down the Taliban, and left without capturing Usama Bin Laden - the alleged perpetrator of the September 11th attacks. In the meantime, Afghanistan has carried out democratic elections, but continues to suffer from extreme violence and unrest. Poppy production (yes, Karl, the drug trade) is at an all time high, thus flooding the world market...

Thomas Jefferson on Politics & Government 8. Majority Rule The only way a republican government can function, and the only way a people's voice can be expressed to effect a practicable control of government, is through a process in which decisions are made by the majority. This is not a perfect way of controlling government, but the alternatives--decisions made by a minority, or by one person--are even worse and are the source of great evil. To be just, majority decisions must be in the best interest of all the people, not just one faction. "The first principle of republicanism is...

-Victory? [Kathrynn Jean Lopez 05/24 05:47 PM] From Hotline's "Last Call": DNC Chair Howard Dean, on the filibuster deal: "I would be hesitant to say it's a win for the Democratic Party" (AP). MoveOn invited supporters "to a victory conference call" with Senate Min Leader Harry Reid (Last Call! sources). -------------------------------------------The Hard Spin [Kathryn Jean Lopez 05/24 05:12 PM] An e-mail out today from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: By now I'm sure you have heard about the last night's historic agreement that ended the Senate standoff over the use of the filibuster and protected our rights to filibuster a...

Democrats have crawled out from their hole of power angst, seen the shadow of dissent, and screamed "McCarthy!" I guess this means we're in for 182 more weeks of whining vapors. They're so desperately fearful of government by the people, they've even drafted an official Democratic National Committee Prayer: Dear God, Please let us win this election and we promise we'll never mention your name in public again. In Karl's name, Amen When Democrats start wringing their hands over the fate of the nation, that usually means "people aren't buying our crap, so we'll throw a tantrum over how we're...

CFJ: Reid and PFAW Caught Misrepresenting CRS Report on Past Judicial Filibusters May 02, 2005 WASHINGTON, DC - the Committee for Justice (CFJ), which defends and promotes constitutionalist judicial nominees, today caught Sen. Harry Reid and People for the American Way (PFAW) distorting a Congressional Research Service report on past judicial filibusters. Last week, Sen. Reid attempted to rebut Sen. Orrin Hatch's claim that Senate tradition had not included judicial filibusters. According to Reid, "A Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports indicates that between 1949 and 2002 there were thirty-five presidential nominations that were filibustered, including seventeen nominations to Article III...