Because even in voting the majority doesn't always rule here in America. What danno was suggesting was mob rule.

No it isn't. It is the job of the government to carry out laws as laid out in the Constitution, even if the majority of the nation disagrees. The will of the majority cannot infringe on the rights of the minority, and all that jazz....

You find the truth ridiculous?

They don't confuse me. I am the one arguing that the Government is bound by the Constitution (which you have quoted), regardless of the feelings of the people. You are the one suggesting otherwise.

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Nobody on this forum cuts through the bull like you Meridious. Must be all that soldiering. Kudos.

When you're calculating deficit spending don't forget to add in SS trust raiding ($175B) and supplementary spending for Afghanistan/Iraq ($200B), all debt and bringing the operating deficit up to a proposed $575B. That's 4.3% of GDP and what is the forecast increase (growth) in GDP?

You don't understand imagery.
Sick Child on the one hand, Democrats trying to get that sick child some medical care. Republicans (fat, bloated in waistcoats with top hats, clutching money bags) screaming that the money is theirs and the children should be allowed to die.
That's imagery, that's a wedge issue, you direct that at your evangelical voters, who have been overwhelmingly GOP lately, coupled with a picture of your GOP candidate (most likely a guy on his second or third marriage ), with some scripture about taking care of the poor, and you carve out a piece of that vote.

This is what the GOP has done so successfully in the past, Reagans morning in America, Bush's "Willie Horton" ads, and W's numerous photo ops.
Now the Dems are finally getting it, instead of reams of facts and figures that may impress a PhD, but leaves the NASCAR crowd scratching their heads in bewilderment, the Dems are coming at them with an image of a sick child.
Hillary is doing this across the board on almost every issue, college, retirement health care, the issues the GOP has been fear mongering on, she is hope mongering.
Social Security is a fear issue with the GOP, they give you the image of old people eating out of dumpsters, Hillary puts out her government assisted savings plan, she gives the people the GOP is scaring hope.

People are terrified over health care, they feel shackled to health plans that more and more put the burden on them, and the GOP message is that even the Federal Government that can blow god knows how many trillion dollars in Iraq, can't afford to care for sick children, Hillary and Democrats offer the message of hope.

Lee Atwater must be rolling over in his grave........

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Senator Thad Cochran, Mississippi (R)
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“I decided I didn’t want this guy anywhere near a trigger.”
Senator Pete Domenici, New Mexico (R)
on McCain

“My anger did not help my campaign ... People don’t like angry candidates very much.”

McCain on McCain

You said you were less pissed over the war, stating that it was valid. So, your statement is actually based on that premise. Is this what you do with refuted points? Sneak them in as premises in other threads and then say it is off-topic to discuss it when someone calls you on it?

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A federal judge ruled today that graphic pictures of detainee abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison must be released over government claims that they could damage America's image.

Someone should tell them that bad press can be prevented by not abusing prisoners in the first place. Censorship is only needed to preserve the good reputation of those who have tortured and/or murdered already.

Pork, pork, and even more pork. The President had no choice. In fact, the liberals knew it would be vetoed and have planned, all along, to say Bush doesn;t care about the kids. Right out of the Democrat play book. Perhaps with the power of a line item veto, Bush could have pleased everyone.

The conservative dominated SCOTUS deemed line item vetoes unconstitutional. They also deemed it unconstitutional to mandate a balanced federal budget.

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"I think—tide turning—see, as I remember—I was raised in the desert, but tides kind of—it's easy to see a tide turn—did I say those words?"—Washington, D.C., June 14, 2006

"[T]he illiteracy level of our children are appalling."—Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004

and what do I know, really. I'm just from the midwest.

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The worst thing in the world would be too give that idiot " line item veto"
The best thing too do is take everyone in the WH,senate,and cong. and fire them all.