August 11, 2006

It unquestionably started with the Neo-con success in 2000 when Bush was selected to occupy the White House. Though the popular vote was not his, he gained power through a technicality.  The legitimacy of this government coup was upheld by a corrupt Supreme Court.

Since that critical time the Executive branch has been successfully taking every opportunity to take and hold more power. They have been successful because the balance of power envisioned in the Constitution no longer works. Our checks and balances not longer exist because all branches were and are part of the 2000 Coup with the central loyalty to the Bush-Republican Party. This makes certain that all share power with Bush and keeps them satisfied.

In a democracy, civil opposition parties are not enemies in the strict sense. People understand that in a pre-Bush regime, people talk war-like but recognize when the elections are over; there is cooperation and a fundamental desire to do what is right for all Americans. Not so any more. Opposition to the Republican Party and the White House is now considered un-American.  For example, Cheney implied that those who voted against Joe Lieberman this month supported the terrorists and presumably were also un-American.

Bush’s black and white view of the world makes everyone an enemy unless you are clearly supporting him. Millions of Americans are now enemies of the state or could be soon according to the Bush-Republican White House. 

In the future, the faces of our dictatorship will change but the power struggle between the U.S. government and its people will continue and get worse. 

Our fledgling dictatorship shows itself in what it has done, which is: 

Lying about WMDs to start a war in Iraq so the wealthy and big businesses can reap the profits.  The war was most importantly a foothold in the Middle East to exert more control in the area and with Israel's help, Iran, a member of Bush's “Axis of Evil will be easier to attack. Bush-Republicans are  increasingly characterizing this as a ‘struggle”, giving it a moral character it does not deserve.

Falsifying and magnifying terrorist threats to engender fear and creating a War on Terror for terror's sake. This confuses people and make them vulnerable to more lies.

Drafting amendments to a war crimes law to eliminate the risk of criminal prosecution for regime participants such as CIA officers and military personnel.  This would sweep away legal challenges to anticipated wars and battles here and overseas.

Spending beyond our means by adding about a trillion dollars in debt each year since 2001. This debt has benefited the wealthy and large businesses and Incredibly we have only ongoing war to show for most of it.

Failing to secure our borders from threats. The result is that millions of illegals have entered flaunting existing laws but supported by Bush-Republicans as being a business necessity. These are people have no allegiance to America and take more than they give.

Controlling the news using self-serving propaganda such as falsifying news stories about Iraq and its political opponents. For example, all public appearances by Bush and his adherents are controlled for maximum effect like the Nazi government did years ago by vetting audiences and staging events for maximum effect .

Allowing brutal suppression of free speech at Bush appearances by using intimidation, exclusion and arrests. This shows little patience for those who challenge Bush. It further shows criminal contempt for Americans and our democracy.

Merging the state with religion to legitimize Christian zealots who find the current regime to their liking.  This unholy alliance creates division within our troubled nation and wars outside such the Iraq and the 2006 Middle East wars. Disturbingly, it gives a veneer of moral authority to violence and killing. Many would call this evil.

Creating and using the Patriot Act to spy on and imprison Americans. The act puts into the law, methods to gradually and secretly destroy our democratic system by demonizing Americans and allowing the government more control. It legitimizes previously criminal activities.

Expanding military court authority to “legally” dispose of current and future terrorism cases. This militarizes a secret legal system that will certainly seek out and unjustly arrest more “enemies of the state”. Unfortunately an enemy could you or your neighbor speaking out against Bush.

For example, Tony Snow, White House press secretary apparently claimed on August 9^th that those who were anti-war (Iraq) support terrorism. If so, 60 percent of adult Americans are terrorists and enemies of the state. Incredibly he could not see that his statement was un-American.

Bush calls those opposing the Bush-Iraqi government as an insurgency. Let's then become American insurgents and passionately oppose the Bush-Republican government here. It is our duty to defend the Constitution and its underlying principles and opposing dictatorship in America at every level and in every way is patriotic.