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by maxwell edison

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Does anyone disagree?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20080729/pl_cq_politics/politics2928674

Why in the @#$% do people continue to give more power to government? Are people really that unsure of themselves that they freely cede power over themselves to others? Are people really that unsure of others that they feel compelled to make politicians guardians of citizens' lives?

Take America back! Take power over yourselves back - IF YOU DARE!!!!!!!

Do you agree or disagree?

What's the next step?

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by charliespencer

Could you save me the trouble of wading through the Yahoo article and give me a condensed version?

So another senator was caught with his hand in the till. I'm not sure why you're so upset; maybe I've become too cynical. I don't see how you're getting from this to Americans ceding their decision making to elected officials.

by rfink

Stevens was careless and was caught. Now if they could nail sen. Byrd that would be great.

Give the President the line item veto to weed out this pork.

by tonythetiger

if it were ceding power over ONLY THEMSELVES to someone else... They're free to make that choice. That they have the right to cede power over ME to someone else really irks me X-(

[i]What's the next step?[/i]

I know the answer, but I won't be around long if I post it in a public forum ]:)

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