George W. Bush is a great President

Phil, Thank you. I hope I can remember most of it. Let me first say that I am extremely conservative. I am a registered Republican, but if there were any action in the Constitution Party that's were my allegiance would be. I am a stay-at-home Mom even though I made significantly more money than my husband before we had our first child. I think it is preferable for women to stay at home whenever it is possible. My reference to the Scooter Libby incident was regarding the pardon that President Bush gave him. If President Bush didn't know about it and condoned it then why would he pardon him? My main point that I hope to convey is that the "war on terror" is a perfect tool to get people to give up more freedom. When people are scared they want someone to protect them. The federal government says they will protect us with the Patriot Act. Just give up the fourth amendment; and we did. Do I think they are reading my mail? No, but I think it's a little unnerving that now they can if they want to. Jefferson and Franklin both warned that, "Those willing to give up freedom for security deserve neither and will lose both." I believe this. If you really think that government will only use these things in the name of "finding terrorist" you are incorrect. The Patriot Act has already been used in more petty drug cases than anywhere else. It was also recently been found to be unconstitutional in two states. So this "war on terror" that is so justified with the battle cry of September 11th........is a war that has no name, no country, and will have no end. If September 11th were still our focus we'd still be concerned with Afghanistan and Bush would still care about Bin Laden. This war will be used as the justification for every usurpation of power and we'll all eat it up and say, "Yep, whatever it takes to protect me because I'm scared and we're in a war and we need to function under different rules." Have you been to the airport lately? In D.C. the intercom comes on every couple of minutes and says, "In the war on terror the level threat is now (orange), please act accordingly. What does act accordingly mean? Have you read 1984? It sounds eerily like newspeak to me. It's the perfect war. We've all been duped. Not to mention the terrorists have told us why they hate us. It's not because of our freedom. It's because we occupy other lands. Have we not become the British that we hated so much for occupying our land? Why is it ok for us? Because we're the "good guys" spreading democracy? Have you read the Iraqi Constitution? It read like the Communist Manifesto. It says things like.....you can live where you want, unless the government says so......you can work where you want, unless the government says so. My question to you is tell me the correct government principle that makes it o.k. for us to occupy foreign lands because it ain't democracy. And if it's ridding the world of bad men like Saddam then wouldn't Africa be a great place to start? In Washington's Farewell Address he gives us two main cautions: to not become a two-party system and not to create entangling alliances. To build our relationships with countries based on trade. As far as Clinton's line-item vetos they are just as unconstitutional as when Bush does it and Bush Sr. before him and all the others that take an oath of office to uphold and defend The Constitution of the United States of America, so help them God. So, because he's not the first to do it makes it ok? Christians are for peace. Wouldn't humanitarian aid been worth trying if we wanted to make a difference in that part of the world? Then at least we wouldn't be giving the terrorists justification for hating us. The founders warned that you can't give a people freedom. You can't nation build. It doesn't work. All you can do is assist them in getting it for themselves. If that's what we are trying to do we are really bad at it. In closing I'd like to say that I apologize for the disorganization of my reply. It's round two and it's late and I have an eight week old baby, so I'm a little off my game. I realize it's more like a tirade or a harangue than anything. But please tell me the correct governmental principles that Bush operates under. I find governmental principles in the Constitution, the Declaration, The Federalist Papers, The Anti-Federalist Papers, The Bible, John Locke's Second Treatise of Government, Montesquieu' s The Spirit of the Laws, The Cato Letters and other documents that the founders read. And lastly, isn't unwavering bullheadedness regardless of changing information and circumstances considered a mental illness? Cristy http://uspolitics.about.com... http://www.youtube.com... http://www.youtube.com... http://en.wikipedia.org... http://www.yale.edu...