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 voyyaghar rated 43 months ago - Comment: Loud applause!In Martin Luther King Day address, Gore compares wiretapping of Americans to surveillance of KingFrom the page: "In an address delivered in Washington to multiple standing ovations, Vice President Al Gore repeatedly attacked the Bush Administration for the expansion of ex... more
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- DeanMetcalfe rated 42 months agopolitics, gore-justice-denied
- From the page: "Congressman Barr and I have disagreed many times over the years, but we have joined together today with thousands of our fellow citizens-Democrats and Republicans alike-to express our shared concern that America's Constitution is in grave danger.
In spite of our differences over ideology and politics, we are in strong agreement that the American values we hold most dear have been placed at serious risk by the unprecedented claims of the Administration to a truly breathtaking expansion of executive power."
- JoeLondon rated 43 months agopolitics
- Excerpt from Gore's great speech:
"Where we disagree is on the proposition that we have to break the law or sacrifice our system of government in order to protect Americans from terrorism. When in fact, doing so would make us weaker and more vulnerable.
And remember that once violated, the rule of law is itself in danger. Unless stopped, lawlessness grows. The greater the power of the executive grows, the more difficult it becomes for the other branches to perform their constitutional roles. As the executive acts outside its constitutionally prescribed role and is able to control access to information that would expose its mistakes and reveal errors, it becomes increasingly difficult for the other branches to police its activities. Once that ability is lost, democracy itself is threatened and we become a government of men and not laws."
- voyyaghar rated 43 months agogovernment, politics, corruption, president-shrub
Comment: Loud applause!
In Martin Luther King Day address, Gore compares wiretapping of Americans to surveillance of King
From the page: "In an address delivered in Washington to multiple standing ovations, Vice President Al Gore repeatedly attacked the Bush Administration for the expansion of executive power -- the ability of the government to wiretap its own citizens without legal authority and kidnap Americans abroad.
His speech -- which compares the wiretapping of Martin Luther King to the broad surveillance now imposed on Americans by President Bush -- called on Congress to resume its oversight responsibilities, and enjoined Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to appoint a special prosecutor. Gore was to be introduced by former Rep. Bob Barr, a Georgia Republican who has advocated for the constitutional right to privacy. The full text of his speech follows.",br>
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- drdreus rated 43 months agopolitics, dubya, illegal-spying
- "In an address delivered in Washington to multiple standing ovations, Vice President Al Gore repeatedly attacked the Bush Administration for the expansion of executive power -- the ability of the government to wiretap its own citizens without legal authority and kidnap Americans abroad.
His speech -- which compares the wiretapping of Martin Luther King to the broad surveillance now imposed on Americans by President Bush -- called on Congress to resume its oversight responsibilities, and enjoined Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to appoint a special prosecutor. Gore was to be introduced by former Rep. Bob Barr, a Georgia Republican who has advocated for the constitutional right to privacy."
And what does the MSM cover instead? An overturned truck on the freeway. Stupid liberal media!
- MsKrazyKat rated 43 months ago
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(The link above will get you the transcript. The photo will take you to an AP account of the speech.)
"Congressman Barr and I have disagreed many times over the years, but we have joined together today with thousands of our fellow citizens-Democrats and Republicans alike-to express our shared concern that America's Constitution is in grave danger.
"In spite of our differences over ideology and politics, we are in strong agreement that the American values we hold most dear have been placed at serious risk by the unprecedented claims of the Administration to a truly breathtaking expansion of executive power..."
-- Al Gore just gave a terrific speech in Washington, D.C. about Bush's abuse of power and the current constitutional crisis. It was carried live on CSPAN and if you go to http://www.CSPAN.org and look under the "recent programs" heading, you'll find the video.
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