[ExI] blue screen = hard disk crash?
Mirco Romanato
painlord2k at libero.it
Tue Jul 1 21:01:01 UTC 2014
Il 01/07/2014 19:54, Dave Sill ha scritto:
> On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 5:35 PM, spike <spike66 at att.net
> <mailto:spike66 at att.net>> wrote:
>
> Here’s where I would go with the comparisons: both Bush and Obama
> expanded executive branch powers. This makes me nervous since the
> 16 amendment is written in such a way as to be very open-ended. The
> constitution was carefully designed with checks and balances on
> government power in place, but the IRS is an example of a
> bureaucracy not bound by the rules and regulations which apply to
> criminal cases. For instance, if you are arrested, you are presumed
> innocent. The IRS does not presume you innocent. If they come
> after you, it is your job to prove your innocence, rather than their
> job to prove your guilt. They get to decide if your evidence is
> sufficient to prove your innocence. They are both the prosecutor
> and the judge. Good luck.
>
> Clearly the system the founders designed is broken. It was a good
> effort, but I don't think what they tried to achieve is possible. At
> least we've identified one more way not to achieve it.
The system failing now it is a bit different from the system they
designed. Amendments were done and not all were wise.
I would suggest to repel them like Prohibition ism were repealed.
> ____
>
> Next, consider the EPA, the CIA, the NSA, and fill in the blank with
> as much alphabet soup as you want. The NSA doesn’t bother with all
> those messy constitutional restrictions on their power. (Hi NSA guy
> reading our email!) These bureaucracies form a shadow government
> which has a lot more power in some important ways than the actual
> government, and it all answers to the executive branch.
>
> Does it? J. Edgar had enough dirt on everyone that he didn't really have
> to answer to anyone. You think the spooks don't have even more dirt on
> Obama?
I suppose the Birth Certificate is enough.
But probably his University documents are damning, also.
Mirco
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