^Right. But a nice little provision in the Patriot act allows bush to bypass that process. The USA has not declared war on Afghanistan, Iraq or anything since Korea. The "conflict" as it would be called in Iraq is certainly a war of aggression on our part.
We have been swinging back in forth in our country as to which side of the political spectrum is most agreed upon. With the Progressives in the '20s, the Neo-Cons in the "50s, the New-left in the "60s, and now a rise of the Right, we are left with a choice. Do we want to keep a government that is relentless in its fumbling of important matters such as disaster relief, the environment, our national debt, and the waste of Billions of taxpayer dollars in contracts with companies that contributed to the GOP but don't deliever the goods.
I think this is a time for the Left to rise up and take control of this mess. It is not difficult to point out the problems. What we need are people that can fix them.
I would suggest an immediate end to tax cuts. This would help to plug the leaks in our governments monetary reserves, which are needed in times of crisis. As d-loc suggested, we should legalize marijuana, and then tax it. We should also put much heavier taxes on cigarettes, to pay for the health care of their human destruction. We should Put more money into a free public health care system. True, it has its flaws such as long wait times, but it can help the largest amount of people to get care when they need it. We should commit a certain amount each year to paying down the national debt, so our country cannot be controled by our debtors (the Japanese, Chinese, and Saudis). We should stop getting involved in other peoples business, and commiting our troops to long term invasions with no plan for pulling out.
Instead of bitching and complaining, I suggested some answers. Feel free to critique them, for only by disscussion and talking things through can we fix this grand fuck up we call the USA.
David
-AR_Six- is my hero. And you can audition too.
Don't waive your rights with your flags.
Naw not if they're on mountain bikes. See we/they aren't like your typical goober mountain bikers, they can pedal pretty damned fast especially if they had a sexually violated, pissed off moose chasing them. - skiierman
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