"The Law is King"

Sometimes I do have to comment on politics, I just can't help it, so suck it up kiddies-

Al Gore gave a brilliant speech monday about the state of our nation. I heard him talking and wondered what if... That guy was one vote (yes one stinking vote) away from being president. Supreme court judges reall ycan be pretty important, and they dances with them what brung 'em.

Gore can talk for 2 hours straight and never mispronounce a word or run away from the crowd, or insist that only people who will play along be allowed in the audience. (granted, he doesnt exactly captivate the crowd, but it beats listening to a blubbering ass who can't pronounce "nuclear," and giggles every time he mentions war.)

This is a long quote, but I know damn well none of you slackers are going to read the speech, and if I was going to say anything on television, I would love to have said this, albeit with less eloquence no doubt.

The founders of our country faced dire threats. If they failed in their endeavors, they would have been hung as traitors. The very existence of our country was at risk.

Yet, in the teeth of those dangers, they insisted on establishing the full Bill of Rights.

Is our Congress today in more danger than were their predecessors when the British army was marching on the Capitol? Is the world more dangerous than when we faced an ideological enemy with tens of thousands of nuclear missiles ready to be launched on a moment’s notice to completely annihilate the country? Is America in more danger now than when we faced worldwide fascism on the march-when the last generation had to fight and win two World Wars simultaneously?

It is simply an insult to those who came before us and sacrificed so much on our behalf to imply that we have more to be fearful of than they did. Yet they faithfully protected our freedoms and now it’s up to us to do the very same thing!

We have a duty as Americans to defend our citizens' right not only to life but also to liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It is therefore vital in our current circumstances that immediate steps be taken to safeguard our Constitution against the present danger posed by the intrusive overreaching on the part of the Executive branch and the President's apparent belief that he need not live under the rule of law.

Yeah!

That's the kind of speech we need a lot more of. I didn't even bother listening to the right wing machine on tuesday, I'm sure they said he's "unhinged" and "taking shots at the president" and whatever else they always say. They may have just manufactured some indignation at another, totally unrelated event to distract from this speech.

Whatever, read it.

at least skim it, I think he says everything I have said or wanted to say or would have said if I was smart enough, and he says it better than I ever would, so consider it JCreadsthenews by proxy....