Should we begin an electronic congress to defeat Bush's power grab?

originalpckelly

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Mon Jan-29-07 10:12 PM
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Poll question: Should we begin an electronic congress to defeat Bush's power grab?

Edited on Mon Jan-29-07 10:31 PM by originalpckelly

Resolved: The concerned citizens of Democratic Underground have decided to form an electronic congress to address President Bush's power grab, announced today in the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/30/washington/30rules.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5094&en=f7bdc9f4cbb28c31&hp&ex=1170133200&partner=homepage

*As in these types of Congress:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_Act_Congress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Continental_Congress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Continental_Congress

*The resolution to bring the congress into session will pass at 20 "Yes" votes.

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Change has come

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Mon Jan-29-07 10:15 PM
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1. What is an electronic cognress? n/t

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originalpckelly

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Mon Jan-29-07 10:16 PM
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2. Think Stamp Act Congress for the digital age...

;-)

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Change has come

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Mon Jan-29-07 10:21 PM
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3. Sounds like an interesting exercise.

I vote yes :patriot:

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originalpckelly

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Mon Jan-29-07 10:24 PM
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4. I'm glad, this is too far now. He's really pushing and it's high time that something...

starts to do whatever we can legally to end this madness.

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derby378

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Mon Jan-29-07 10:28 PM
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5. Lay it on us, man

I mean, someone's gotta stand on their hind legs and bring the Bush administration to account.

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originalpckelly

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Mon Jan-29-07 10:30 PM
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6. History is now looking upon this country...

if historians are around in decades hence, they will surely be dismayed that we've allowed this tyrant to gain so much power, without a serious challenge.

We will do all that we can legally to defeat this power grab.

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Change has come

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Mon Jan-29-07 10:32 PM
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7. From the first wiki link

*snip*

This Congress is viewed by some as the first American action in or as a precursor of the American Revolution.

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originalpckelly

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Mon Jan-29-07 10:34 PM
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8. Oh dear, well lets hope it doesn't go that far...

because I don't think that's legal. :-) I'm quite convinced that isn't. In fact advocating revolution with force is against the law.

Don't worry agent mike, there's no need to play hangmen with our IPs and user names. We're just kind of ticked off at your boss and want him to stop this BS already. We're forming our congress for that purpose.

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Change has come

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Mon Jan-29-07 11:09 PM
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11. God yes

I'm hoping to represent the Cats For Peace constituency. :patriot:

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originalpckelly

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Mon Jan-29-07 11:10 PM
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12. Indeed!

:rofl:

We'll probably draft some sort of demand for action from the Congress of The United States on this matter.

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originalpckelly

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Mon Jan-29-07 10:44 PM
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9. We're to 8, but we need about 12 more...

that way we'll have good number of people to debate this and vote.

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originalpckelly

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Mon Jan-29-07 10:49 PM
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10. We must take action...

any stalling now just affords more opportunities for these people to gain more power.

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originalpckelly

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Mon Jan-29-07 11:10 PM
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13. We're half way there!

Just ten more!

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originalpckelly

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Mon Jan-29-07 11:19 PM
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14. Oh hell, forget about the ten needed!

Ten's enough to discuss.

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