Crossposted at my blog and Daily Kos
Jesus wrote that the same kind of judgement you use will be used on you. Representative Spencer Bachus stated that comedian Bill Maher was guilty of treason for highlighting the fact that the army missed its recruiting goals by 42%. He stated that Maher was guilty of treason and defined treason as remarks which would undermine our national security.
With that in mind, and with actions speaking louder than words, let’s put the shoe on the other foot: By the same standard, is Bush guilty of treason?
Is Bush guilty of treason for ignoring warnings about an imminent attack on the US by Al-Qaeda?
Is Bush guilty of treason for letting Bin Laden get away?
Is Bush guilty of treason for invading Iraq despite there being no legitimate grounds for invasion?
Is Bush guilty of treason for not securing our airports, nuclear plants, and seaports against terrorist attacks?
Is Bush guilty of treason for allowing a culture of anti-Muslim bigotry to exist within the military, resulting in torture, humiliation, and the desecration of the Koran?
Is Bush guilty of treason for failing to sell the public, including the 101st Fighting Keyboarders, on the need to join the military?
Is Bush guilty of treason for Abu Girhab?
Is Bush guilty of treason for lying to the public and congress about the evidence and his intent to go or not to go to war?
Is Bush guilty of treason for failing to secure the ammo dump at Al QaQaa right at the start of the war when he had the chance?
Is Bush guilty of treason for appointing Rumsfeld to Secretary of Defense and keeping him there despite the fact that NY Times Columnist Bob Herbert called him clueless?
Is Bush guilty of treason for his “Bring it on!” remark or allowing someone to leak the Saddam photos to the right-wing tabloids?
is guilty of treason in my book.
The problem is that many of these people have not been properly taught. They don’t see politics as being relevant to their lives. Therefore, the only thing they vote on is 1-2 issues. That is a direct cause of the proliferation of single-issue groups that Kos ranted about in his blog yesterday.
The better-educated voters normally vote for us. That is why I think it is so important to educate voters on the issues on a regular basis. The TV networks, which many people get their news from, aren’t doing it.
I believe there is a conspiracy within the GOP to keep people ill educated – it is in their interest, since their views are truly only for the benefit of the few.
“Keep people ill educated.” I agree! They’ve cut funding for literacy, for example, during a huge wave of immigration.
Instead of real learning, the Republicans are all about drill and kill testing, which dumbs down students by making them learn by rote. That takes a lot away from real learning.
Another neo-con chicken hawk, spouting off about treason and warriors. Dipshit spent 2 yrs in Natl Guard during vietnam. Where do these slimy scum sucking ameoba’s keep coming from. They only have one concern as far as I can see and that is the complete and total annilihation of the Constitution of the United States of America. Here is a link to the scum suckers web page.
http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/cgi-bin/newmemberbio.cgi?member=AL06&site=congressmerge
Kos likes to call them the “101st fighting keyboarders” because they can talk a good game, but they won’t sign up to enlist in the wars they supposedly support so much.
I agree, though I would consider it slander if I was a member of the 101st Airborne. What a bunch of slimeballs, even their very mention makes me want to shower.
Here’s a dictionary definition:
Violation of allegiance toward one’s country or sovereign, especially the betrayal of one’s country by waging war against it or by consciously and purposely acting to aid its enemies.
The WTC towers were struck by 15 Saudis.
From the inside flap of Gerald Posner in his book
Secrets of the Kingdom:
Posner unearths many disturbing truths and shattering revelations about the ties that bind the Saudi and U.S. governments, including
Is that working to aid those who attacked us? Are they enemies?
I would like to see all this investigated. I haven’t read the book, but I have read Fahrenheit 911, which made many of the same allegations you mention.
I think Bush is a lot like a mafia boss. What I mean is that he doesn’t want to know all this stuff, meaning he can pass the buck if stuff ever gets back to him.
Nothing above meets the test:
Art. III, Section 3. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. [U.S. Constitution]
Tell that to Congressman Bachus.
Bachus is a neocon chickenhawk, who if presented with any issue greater than his hangnail or what shoe to wear today, would be totally dumbfounded in having to make a decision that did not come out of Bushco’s mouth/ass, they are after all the same orifice.