But, you see? If I just go after random people (or not so random people), I'll be the worst President of all time, simply because I use my authority as far as I can throw it and that'll get SO many laws repealed because no one will want another one of me in there...
Yes, to get the most done, you need to be the worst ever.
No, see, you don't NEED to abuse any of the powers, just use them to the logical extreme.
"Oh, hey, I have the NDAA at my disposal, I think I'll round up all the bankers of the 2008 crash, several members of Fox News, MSNBC, Karl Rove, the Koch Brothers, maybe a few members of Congress and ship them all away."
That rule alone... Along with the NSA spying, just start using it. The only reason it's not repealed is because it's not being used.
Use Drones to spy on people, then have them arrested under the NDAA.
And this is why, if I was President, I would be seen as the worst President ever...
Sometimes, the only way to change the world is to be an anti-hero.
Not to mention that the anime industry would have never left Japan outside of a few shows. If not for piracy, shows like Ranma, Sailor Moon, Yu Yu Hakusho, One Piece, and others would have never gotten popular outside of Japan.
if the Ed Snowden releases have not made significant changes BY NOW, they WILL NEVER MAKE THOSE CHANGES.
You DO realize that even Watergate took more than one year, right? Nixon was in his sixth year when he was facing charges and quit.
Or how about what happened with Clinton when he was impeached? That took SEVERAL years.
Big changes don't happen in one weekend in politics, look how long it took the government to work out a deal for spending, they had to partially shut the government down.
He has one shot at making a difference, he failed, no difference was made
Uh huh, no difference was made, except that people are still talking about it, Congress is making moves, court cases are being heard up to the Supreme Court and, considering it's an Election Year, I wonder how that'll play out come November...
Also, the planet has NOT moved on.
The UN is making resolutions about spying, the E.U. Parliament is setting up for a video conference with Ed Snowden to testify to them about the spying, Brazil gave away a giant multibillion dollar contract to Sweden over an American company, other American companies are losing money due to NSA actions...
If anything, the world is going to use this for a long, long, LOOOOONG time.
After all, Iran is STILL a mite bit pissed at the U.S. for its actions in the 1950s and 1980s, Germany is STILL nervous about showing national pride or allowing any kind of surveillance state, the Polish people were the ones who drove ACTA's defeat and Russians loathe Boris Yeltson for causing the collapse of the Soviet Union and the fallout from that.
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If I was in the Senate...
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Yes, to get the most done, you need to be the worst ever.
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So, what you're saying is...
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"Oh, hey, I have the NDAA at my disposal, I think I'll round up all the bankers of the 2008 crash, several members of Fox News, MSNBC, Karl Rove, the Koch Brothers, maybe a few members of Congress and ship them all away."
That rule alone... Along with the NSA spying, just start using it. The only reason it's not repealed is because it's not being used.
Use Drones to spy on people, then have them arrested under the NDAA.
And this is why, if I was President, I would be seen as the worst President ever...
Sometimes, the only way to change the world is to be an anti-hero.
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THis is probably why...
I don't trust myself to not abuse the power I'd have.
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Well then...
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If anything...
"Look at us, we're so safe and secure that you can go topless and aren't assaulted."
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One just needs to remember...
Benjamin Franklin used anonymous speech to say what would have gotten him into trouble all the time.
He was also a troll, predating the internet by well over 200 years.
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Sorry, South Carolina...
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Started in 1848.
Women would NOT get the right to vote for another 72 years.
Civil Rights?
1955 to 1968
Vietnam protests?
1964 to 1975
In light of that, Snowden's revelations are still pretty new.
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And look at how fucked up things have gotten since then.
Maybe you're willing to just go "oh, nothing's changed by now" and give up.
Did Women's Sufferage happen overnight?
Did the Civil Rights movement end in a few months?
How about the Vietnam protests?
Study up on YOUR history and realize that stuff can take WELL over a decade before something positive happens.
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Re: seems like yet another false claim by TD
You DO realize that even Watergate took more than one year, right? Nixon was in his sixth year when he was facing charges and quit.
Or how about what happened with Clinton when he was impeached? That took SEVERAL years.
Big changes don't happen in one weekend in politics, look how long it took the government to work out a deal for spending, they had to partially shut the government down.
He has one shot at making a difference, he failed, no difference was made
Uh huh, no difference was made, except that people are still talking about it, Congress is making moves, court cases are being heard up to the Supreme Court and, considering it's an Election Year, I wonder how that'll play out come November...
Also, the planet has NOT moved on.
The UN is making resolutions about spying, the E.U. Parliament is setting up for a video conference with Ed Snowden to testify to them about the spying, Brazil gave away a giant multibillion dollar contract to Sweden over an American company, other American companies are losing money due to NSA actions...
If anything, the world is going to use this for a long, long, LOOOOONG time.
After all, Iran is STILL a mite bit pissed at the U.S. for its actions in the 1950s and 1980s, Germany is STILL nervous about showing national pride or allowing any kind of surveillance state, the Polish people were the ones who drove ACTA's defeat and Russians loathe Boris Yeltson for causing the collapse of the Soviet Union and the fallout from that.
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No, wait, it's Sugar these days, isn't it?
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Honestly...
Redskins, Chiefs, Blackhawks, etc.
Making the teams change their names is just a headache and a half.
Fuck you, NCAA!
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What you get is 1 patriot and a bunch of scum.
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