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Monday, October 18, 2004

Betraying The Oath Of Office - Con't

It seems the closer we get to the election, the more this president defies the oath he took 3 1/2 years ago.

One of the major foundations of our democracy is the right to vote. Each person has a right to vote, and a president should act to ensure that all people are represented by having their votes counted. This president, however, says nothing when the Justice Dept dismisses a lawsuit in Michigan that was trying to ensure that all provisional ballots be counted, even if they were voted in the wrong precinct. It seems everytime someone tries to ensure that everyone gets a fair vote to elect their next president, they are stifled by someone in this adminstration or the RNC.

Then what about this rather bizarre twist at President Bush's Central Point rally in Oregon: Three women show up wearing T-shirts that say "Protect Our Civil Liberties", and they are escorted out by state police who warn them that they will be ARRESTED if they return! One Bush volunteer called the T-Shirts "Obscene"! Kind of scary to think that Bush supporters think protecting civil liberties is obscene. This seems like a good reason for the president to start reading the papers and get in touch with what is happening around him. Because it clearly shows one of 2 things: 1-he doesn't know what is going on around him, or 2 - he isn't upholding his oath.

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