Does the term 'dictator' roll off anyone's tongue ... to describe G.W. Bush?

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Mon, 19 Dec 2005 10:49:30 -0500

Does the term 'dictator' roll off anyone's tongue ... to

describe G.W. Bush?

 

 

 

 

 

Does the term 'dictator' roll off anyone's tongue ... to describe G.W.

Bush?

 

VHeadline.com commentarist Mary MacElveen writes: As all of the free

world now knows, Bush has been caught with his hand in the cooky jar,

so to speak, using the NSA (National Security Agency) for

eavesdropping purposes on American citizens under the guise of

fighting the war on terrorism.

 

 

Now what term would you use to describe Bush in doing so?

 

 

Does the term 'dictator' roll off anyone's tongue as he has stated

that he will not stop?

 

 

The reason I ask this is that some here in the United States have done

a bang up job at using such terms such as 'dictator' to describe

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez.

Case in point is where Senator John Kerry (who ran as the Democratic

candidate in the past presidential election) said: " President Chavez

is becoming a dictator ... Chavez is fast on the road of becoming

exactly that ... he is breaking the rules of democracy. "

 

 

Senator Kerry reacted in this fashion when Venezuelans took part in a

referendum on the (Venezuelan) President?s mandate ... 2.4 million

registered voters or 20% of the population must petition for a recall

to take place. To this end, in late November 2003, signatures were

collected according to the regulations set forth by the National

Electoral Council (CNE) ... a constitutional right under Article 72 of

the 1999 Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

 

 

Clearly the referendum showed that Venezuelans were taking part in a

constitutional act.

 

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* So, who is the dictator, Senator Kerry when Americans cannot

even count on the Constitution of the United States to protect them?

 

 

Would anyone say that it is Bush himself who is breaking the rules of

our democracy at this point?

 

 

I would say so and so do many other Americans.

 

 

Now let us get to another term used and that is 'authoritarian ruler'

as stated by Paul Crespo in his article: Venezuela: The Next Cuba

where he states: " the South American nation's increasingly

authoritarian ruler, President Hugo Chavez is consolidating his

'Bolivarian Revolution' and subverting what?s left of the country?s

constitutional democracy. "

 

 

Mr. Crespo is speaking of the recall referendum as related to above.

 

 

If anyone has proven to be an 'authoritarian ruler.' again, I nominate

George W. Bush since he has subverted our (USA) Constitution and

violated the fourth amendment.

 

 

As I am sitting here using my first amendment rights, should I be

concerned that my rights guaranteed by the fourth amendment can be

used against me? I would say so.

 

 

Just yesterday, answering emails from other like-minded people, while

deeply angered over this action by Bush, I used caution.

 

 

I felt as if I were living in the former Soviet Union.

 

 

There was so much to say, but for safety sake, and not knowing if I

would be the next inhabitant of GITMO, I could not really say what was

on my mind.

 

 

Is that living in freedom?

 

 

While I stated in yesterday's editorial that I doubt that I'm a

target, someone sent me an email: " Maybe people like you who write

treasoneous (read this ironically) articles are just the kind of

dangerous unpatriotic (irony again) people that could get swept up in

the net. "

 

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* While some have used the term 'leftist' to describe President

Chavez, I want to say that being 'leftist' is not the Scarlet A.

 

 

If one is to the left, then they are liberal. I see nothing wrong with

that, and I pride myself in being of the liberal persuasion. I could

go on to cite how the term 'left' became demonized ... but if you are

really intrigued how it came to be, then please take time to read " The

DaVinci Code. "

 

 

But, if we are going around throwing descriptive terms around, I would

call Bush a 'right wing reactionary.'

 

 

Instead of abiding by the terms of our United States Constitution as

written by the framers, he tossed it in the garbage. He failed to see

the slippery slope ... or just did not care.

 

 

Is that living in freedom?

 

 

As an American citizen, I feel raped when the freedoms that I hold so

dear have been treated in this fashion.

 

 

One does feel violated when they feel they are no longer secure in

their person or have the safety of the United States Constitution to

protect them. In responding to a piece that a friend Reggie wrote:

Identity Theft of America! this is how I commented back: " Here is a

visual I had while reading your excellent and outstanding article. I

visualized Lady Liberty standing behind a podium reading a eulogy at a

funeral service and inside the coffin was the America we all grew up

in and had pride. Tears came to my eyes, Reggie as I read this. I want

that America back. "

 

 

As, with these recent violations of our Constitution, the Bush

administration has marginalized President Chavez, I would say that he

just gave President Chavez more ammunition to fire back with in

describing not only Bush but the United States government.

 

 

Bravo for a job well done, Bush and that is meant sarcastically.

 

 

 

Mary MacElveen

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