Ok, so in 2008 I decided to take the time to vote and express my political opinion. Well, I voted for Obama because honestly, McCain seemed like Bush made over with his ideas and goals for our country. Obama to me was the lesser of two evils and I agreed more with his ideas and goals than I did McCain's. It is rather sad though that we even have to consider the notion of which candidate is the lesser of two evils. So when Obama won in 2008, I was glad that the politicscum of my choosing had won. In 2012 I did not vote, but would have voted again for Obama as I disagreed even more with Mitt Romney and his views than I did with John McCain.
However, now I am beginning to question my decision of even helping Obama get into the White house those first four years with my vote. It just seems kind of scary some of the things that he is doing now, mainly with homeland security and the drone program. Obama can pretty much assassinate any individual he chooses to,including Americans that Obama says might have defected to terrorist groups. Another scary part of this, he can do it all with little or no congressional oversight, and almost complete secrecy between Obama and the CIA who carry out the drone attacks. What might be the scariest part of this whole scenario though is that the man Obama has nominated to head the CIA, John Brennan, has been working with the drone program since its start and is still deeply involved in running it. If he does get appointed to head the CIA then it will likely give the drone program even less transparency, when it should obviously be a more transparent program. This will give Obama even more power to carry out drone missions at his own discretion.
Now on this next point, someone please correct me if I am wrong. When our founding fathers first claimed independence and drafted the first copy of the Constitution their intent was not to allow one governing party nearly full and complete of the government. Their intent was to place hope in the dualism of human nature that separate competing parties would form thus allowing a bi-partisan government. They also were sure to place other checks and balances on the different branches of governments to further ensure that a single party wouldn't have complete control, much less a single person. After all, the founding fathers hoped that our dualism and general differences would keep us away from the one thing that seperate parties could agree upon as Americans, and that is that one person should not be in control and rule a nation. With this in mind, consider what power Obama already has and how much more power he will get if “Democrats” take further control.
Let me clarify at this point though, I am not saying that I oppose the Democrats and the ideas that they stand for, quite the contrary, I actually agree with their philosophy more so than the Republicans. The thing about it is though that Obama is only pursuing just enough of the Democrats ideas to appease them while in reality he is trying to further his own seperate agenda. In past times, the President, though he had power, was more symbolic than anything because he was able to be over ruled by Congress. In present times though, that symbolism seems to be shifting, creating a congress that is symbolic of an idea (Democracy) but the true power is in the hands of the President. Obama doesn't even really need a complete majority of Democrats in the House or Senate to further his goals. All he needs is a few more Supreme Court Judges who are “Democrats”(more like Obama pawns in the case of our Nations high court), the Pentagon, and the CIA to get what he wants done.I am fine with Democrats, but my point here is that many “Democrats” (or even those that lean more Republican for that matter) that are appointed by Obama show no alligance to their labeled party, but pledge their full faith to Obama.
In conclusion, it is beginning to look more and more as if Obama is trying to take away the power and system that is Democracy and replace it with a Socialist Tyranny that will result not in a holocaust of a single race, but a holocaust of an entire nation. I pray that I am wrong and that my hands are clean because if I am not wrong, this would be to great of a sin to be able to wash my hands of the deed. I would forever have to live with the fact that I helped vote in the person who would end America and reignite the spirits of Hitler, Saddam Hussein, and Osama Bin Laden all in one.
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However, now I am beginning to question my decision of even helping Obama get into the White house those first four years with my vote. It just seems kind of scary some of the things that he is doing now, mainly with homeland security and the drone program. Obama can pretty much assassinate any individual he chooses to,including Americans that Obama says might have defected to terrorist groups. Another scary part of this, he can do it all with little or no congressional oversight, and almost complete secrecy between Obama and the CIA who carry out the drone attacks. What might be the scariest part of this whole scenario though is that the man Obama has nominated to head the CIA, John Brennan, has been working with the drone program since its start and is still deeply involved in running it. If he does get appointed to head the CIA then it will likely give the drone program even less transparency, when it should obviously be a more transparent program. This will give Obama even more power to carry out drone missions at his own discretion.
Now on this next point, someone please correct me if I am wrong. When our founding fathers first claimed independence and drafted the first copy of the Constitution their intent was not to allow one governing party nearly full and complete of the government. Their intent was to place hope in the dualism of human nature that separate competing parties would form thus allowing a bi-partisan government. They also were sure to place other checks and balances on the different branches of governments to further ensure that a single party wouldn't have complete control, much less a single person. After all, the founding fathers hoped that our dualism and general differences would keep us away from the one thing that seperate parties could agree upon as Americans, and that is that one person should not be in control and rule a nation. With this in mind, consider what power Obama already has and how much more power he will get if “Democrats” take further control.
Let me clarify at this point though, I am not saying that I oppose the Democrats and the ideas that they stand for, quite the contrary, I actually agree with their philosophy more so than the Republicans. The thing about it is though that Obama is only pursuing just enough of the Democrats ideas to appease them while in reality he is trying to further his own seperate agenda. In past times, the President, though he had power, was more symbolic than anything because he was able to be over ruled by Congress. In present times though, that symbolism seems to be shifting, creating a congress that is symbolic of an idea (Democracy) but the true power is in the hands of the President. Obama doesn't even really need a complete majority of Democrats in the House or Senate to further his goals. All he needs is a few more Supreme Court Judges who are “Democrats”(more like Obama pawns in the case of our Nations high court), the Pentagon, and the CIA to get what he wants done.I am fine with Democrats, but my point here is that many “Democrats” (or even those that lean more Republican for that matter) that are appointed by Obama show no alligance to their labeled party, but pledge their full faith to Obama.
In conclusion, it is beginning to look more and more as if Obama is trying to take away the power and system that is Democracy and replace it with a Socialist Tyranny that will result not in a holocaust of a single race, but a holocaust of an entire nation. I pray that I am wrong and that my hands are clean because if I am not wrong, this would be to great of a sin to be able to wash my hands of the deed. I would forever have to live with the fact that I helped vote in the person who would end America and reignite the spirits of Hitler, Saddam Hussein, and Osama Bin Laden all in one.
Pariahprose