Freedom to Fascism - Part III

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For those of you are just completely lost as to what's going on (I'll be repeating this, of course, during the course of the month, many times), we are currently running down the checklist of ways to figure out whether your country is going fascist.  It was going to be only a week long, but noting the number of checks, and the massive amount of material covered here on each and every check, well....it looks like we're going to run this for a MONTH, instead of a week.  For the list we're referring to, check back to Freedom to Fascism - Part I, and you'll have it.  Once a week, I'll be re-posting the link.  I think, since these are all linked together, and easy to cover, we're going to do 4 check marks at once, OK?

Todays Check mark is:

Check mark #3 - The President, as well as other Governmental Officials, regularly lie to you...

Wow.  I don't believe I'm even writing about it...but OK, just to make some of you happy, I'll address this.

Its almost a GIVEN that our Presidents lie to us.  Obama does it daily anymore.  G.W. didn't have a clue how to tell the truth.  Half the time, he didn't even know what he was saying, let alone whether it was a lie or not.  Clinton, although one of my more favorite Presidents, was a rather famous liar.  Reagan was pretty much the same as G.W., as was George Bush the First.  Nixon?  Notorious for it.

As for the rest, as well as any candidate for president, senator, governor, mayor, as well as school board member or class president?  It really doesn't matter.  The day they utter the word "candidate" in order to express their intended move on any governmental seat, that person begins to lie, even if he never ever lied to anyone in his life before.  We Americans consider it 2nd nature for anyone affiliated with power.  Do you notice, when the President decides to speak to the nation, or when a campaign ad comes on, that we generally either turn it down, change the channel or turn it off?  That's because there's nothing that this person says that we intend to believe anymore.  Say what you want, Obama, but the minute your lips start to move,  I'm tunin' you out buddy.  Stands to reason, if you're running for office, you're going to say whatever it is that we wanna hear, in order to win the vote, not what you really plan to achieve...no, we find THAT out when you take office, after the votes are counted.

Speaking of this, we're also going to mention, in this post, check mark #4, only because I've discussed this more times in this blog than I care to admit, and really have nothing more to say on the matter.

Check Mark #4 - Fraudulent Vote Counts.

If you're not quite sure this is a problem, then see my post of "Elections and the Electoral College"...I believe it was under Day #5 of the first 26 of America's Deadly sins we listed.  Let's move on then!

Check Mark #5 - Government Monitoring of Letters, Emails, Phone Calls and Checking Accounts.

See "The NSA" debacle., as well as Check Mark #6 below.  Man, this is gonna be an easy day for me!!

Check Mark #6 - Secret Courts.

Hmm...not sure bout this one...OK Alex, I think I know...What is the FISA??

DING DING DING!!

Yes, the FISA...Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.  Under this act, a secret court was established to authorize government wiretaps in intelligence investigations in foreign countries.  Since its inception, it has expanded its means of obtaining its information in ways that, little by little, are steadily infringing on individual rights.  This court's procedures demand that all taps remain secret, including the information that's garnered from them.  Hearings and decisions are also secret, concerning this court, as well as the way it operates.  Several agencies, including the ACLU and Congress have demanded transcripts of what happens in this court, but the DOJ refuses to release this information - repeatedly.

Charles Grassley (Yes, he actually DOES do something after all!!) R-IA and Senator Leahy, D-VT have introduced the need for an oversight committee on this court.  Please, before things get worse, help your senators get this legislation passed!!!

Oh...I'm afraid we're just not quite finished, as yet.  Stay tuned kids.  There's tons more to come.  :D