And it began quite a while back.
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| Obama's Weaponization of Government |
| 2014-02-02 |
| [Forbes] When you analyze the public response to the State of the Union and the latest polling data, it's clear that the President has lost a tremendous amount of credibility with the American public. I scarcely think he cares at this point. A tired, graying Barack Obama stood before Congress this week as a political figure, party leader, and progressive activist to make sure the Members understood one thing -- he doesn't need them. In fact, he hasn't needed them in quite some time. After all, in his mind, it's his government. True, the speech wasn't as "in your face" as conservative pundits predicted. To have done so would have been even less Presidential than we are used to from this White House. Everyone in the House Chamber knew something that the American people have yet to fully grasp and Republicans have yet to demonstrate an ability to combat -- that their government has grown so large, so complex, so involved in virtually every aspect of their lives, that it is now being used as a weapon to by a small segment of the ruling political class. The weaponization of government is happening and it's time Americans took notice. For all the folks -- primarily on the left -- who screamed and yelled that the Patriot Act was shredding the Constitution, far more intrusive tactics that have nothing to do with the NSA or Homeland Security are being deployed right under our noses during this Administration. Those tactics reduce every Americans' personal and economic freedom. There is a dangerous arrogance of power among the President and senior-level Democrats that should concern every American. Last week a senior United States Senator gave a speech stating that the IRS should be used to target and punish groups that disagree with the Democratic Party's political agenda. Sen. Chuck Schumer stated, "...there are many things that can be done administratively by the IRS and other government agencies -- we must redouble those efforts immediately." Schumer was also one of a number of Democrat Senators who signed a 2012 letter to the IRS demanding they be more aggressive against conservative organizations. Sure, it was a story in primarily conservative media for a couple of days but no coordinated action between Republican elected officials and the conservative grassroots against Chuck Schumer is being contemplated. The Senate should be censuring him for suggesting that the IRS be used as a political weapon against conservative organizations. Americans, however, should be calling for his head. RTWT |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #6 It has been established that a competitor who supported the regime requested the heat on his competitor from the regime. |
| Posted by: Omavising Ebbemp9815 2014-02-02 15:55 |
| #5 I swore an oath to our Constitution and not some tin-horn 3rd world wanna bee dictator. Posted by JohnQC Rather says it all. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-02-02 14:42 |
| #4 There was a piece on tube this a.m. regarding an update on Gibson Guitar in Nashville. Gibson is suing the federal government to recover over $1 million worth of exotic wood which was confiscated during a raid. During the raid 30 some SWAT officers raided three plants of the guitar manufacturer. The claim is that the feds shut off the company surveillance systems during the raid. Turns out the company did not violate any laws. I wonder if the CEO of the company backed the wrong horse or was critical of D.C. This use of the federal government to punish opponents or those who criticize the current regime has got to stop or they are going to bring about a revolt. There are not enough federal employees or police to bring about martial law and what comes with that. Why does anyone in the federal government think that all those in the police force or military go along with such nonsense and violation of our Constitution. I swore an oath to our Constitution and not some tin-horn 3rd world wanna bee dictator. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-02-02 14:38 |
| #3 In the what difference will it make File - Even if the Trunks get back power, because the leadership is afraid of MSM (the bigoted propaganda arm of the Party), they'll go back to playing nice rather than unleashing the beast the Party created against them so they will remember for generations not to do that again. Make it so they cry loudly and demand reform which ultimately is to reduce the size, reach, and scope of government. Once again, the Trunks, like the Paleos, will miss the opportunity to make any serious advances. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-02-02 07:13 |
| #2 And it began quite a while back. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-02-02 02:00 |
| #1 ...I'll, once again, vote Conservative and, if one is not available, Republican. All I'll be doing, however, is offsetting one of my "Progressively Convinced" co-workers. Discouraging, and I'm truly concerned about the unstated State of the Union. It may only take a few weeks for concerted and "revolutionary" change to steam-roll a society. We'll see how our "Laboratory of Democracy" takes Mr. Obamas new and improved approach... |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2014-02-02 01:13 |