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    Go on.
    Dude, just look it up. http://americanhistory.about.com/od/...revolution.htm
    It wasnt one 10% tax it was a culmination of many acts of parliament made in an attempt to regain all the money spent in the french indian war, when the americans protested with actions like the boston tea party more acts were given to punish the protestors which in turn inspired more and more serious protests. Both sides kept escalating the situation until it devolved into open rebellion.

    Seriously until you get to the point where texans trying to buy granite or something end up getting a better price by importing from alaska than from a quarry 2 towns over because of taxes you really shouldnt be complaining.
    Hell, the 3rd amendment was in response to british soldiers being forced upon american colonists.
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    Dude, just look it up. http://americanhistory.about.com/od/...revolution.htm
    It wasnt one 10% tax it was a culmination of many acts of parliament made in an attempt to regain all the money spent in the french indian war, when the americans protested with actions like the boston tea party more acts were given to punish the protestors which in turn inspired more and more serious protests. Both sides kept escalating the situation until it devolved into revolt.
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    ...Then why did you tell me to go on?
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    You know I cant hear sarcasm through the internet right? Regardless, you want to talk survielance you gotta talk patriot act, not obama. You want to talk High taxes you gotta talk Bush's recession, not the democrats, you want to talk home invasion... well you get the idea. Point is these people who are advocating violent uprisings and impeachment were conspicuously silent over the last decade and are only now speaking because it is in thier interests to put down thier rivals now they are in power, not because they actually give a toss, and you really shouldnt be convincing yourself otherwise. Of course that doesnt make him wrong It just makes his concern, and by extention yours, a bit suspect.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Greyblades View Post
    You know I cant hear sarcasm through the internet right? Regardless, you want to talk survielance you gotta talk patriot act, not obama. You want to talk High taxes you gotta talk Bush's recession, not the democrats, you want to talk home invasion... well you get the idea. Point is these people who are advocating violent uprisings and impeachment were conspicuously silent over the last decade and are only now speaking because it is in thier interests to put down thier rivals now they are in power, not because they actually give a toss, and you really shouldnt be convincing yourself otherwise. Of course that doesnt make him wrong It just makes his, and by extention yours, concern a bit suspect.
    No, I had no idea that your couldn't hear the sarcasm.

    Classic argument, "you never complained when your guy was doing it, why are you complaining now that our guy is doing it". Never ending cycle. Most of us were caught by surprise that the government believes the Patriot act gave them authority to have secret laws and warrant-less mass surveillance of US citizens. One of the major proponents of the law says that those permissions were never and could never have been granted under the protections enshrined in the Bill of Rights, and most certainly weren't implied under the bill that was passed.
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    Booby Jindals state is a shithole and he is only good for when the GOP wants to trot out its brown bigrade
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    Classic argument, "you never complained when your guy was doing it, why are you complaining now that our guy is doing it". Never ending cycle.
    Classic arguments have thier place. When someone makes that argument it means (or at least implies) that the accused doesnt mind the problem when his side is in power or in fact may even want the problem to exist.

    Jindal is obviously guilty of this and is not to be trusted to actually fix it. Jindal, Perry and thier ilk will grandstand, moan, and make a big show that the president is doing nothing while avoiding giving actual support to fixing the problem until a republican assumes office once again. Upon which they will forget the problem even existed until the next time the republicans lose POTUS.

    He is poison to the cause you are apparantly supporting and everything he says has been said by many others more honest in thier intent. I assume you would understand why I would be skeptical of your own integrity when it appears it took his words to draw you to pushing this agenda.

    Most of us were caught by surprise that the government believes the Patriot act gave them authority to have secret laws and warrant-less mass surveillance of US citizens. One of the major proponents of the law says that those permissions were never and could never have been granted under the protections enshrined in the Bill of Rights, and most certainly weren't implied under the bill that was passed.
    Well of course you were caught by surprise: most of the congressmen didnt read it when they signed it! And when they did, the republicans still didn't give a shit until after Obama came into office. That a good portion of the democrats dont give a shit about it now just adds to my disillusionment with the entire political system.
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