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The Obama administration has continued flawed policies in many areas, especially those infringing on the 4th Amendment.
by late2part 11y ago
The Obama administration has continued flawed policies in many areas, especially those infringing on the 4th Amendment.
- TallGuyShort 11y agoThe other day I heard someone say (and I'm not exaggerating or excluding key context here), "I think Obama is similar to Hitler. He's changing our Constitution and taking away our freedoms." I couldn't begin to list the things Obama said Bush had overreached on and would end, that he later renewed in one form or another.
- derefr 11y agoA lot of these policies continue because they're considered optimal/necessary by the layer of thinktanks and technocrats that feed Washington its data. I doubt any administration could change them, no matter what was said on their campaign trail.
- late2part 11y agoThe president can change many things. They choose not to because there is a cost. Of course, checks and balances with legislators and the courts, but the executive branch has tremendous leeway in executive policy and action. Obama could order the NSA to stop tapping domestic fiber and they would. He chooses not to because he doesn't want the Washinton insiders to attack him. This is our country, not the career politicians. It's not a cliche, it's true. Those of us who are voting citizens should realize that politics need not be a Hegelian compromise, elect people that affect positive change, and punish and vote out those that don't.
- mhurron 11y agoGovernment basically exists to maintain the status quo. Anyone who might really change anything really won't get far enough in order to. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
- late2part 11y agoWouldn't it be good to have hope, and expect change? Our government, our country, our people can change, for the better, or for the worse. I'm sad that you think the status quo can't be changed. It can and should be.
- happyscrappy 11y agoAnd it is. How is it in the interest of TPTB to have weed legalized? Yet it is happening.
- late2part 11y agoI'll be your Huckleberry. Why are we seeing advances in drug legalization and LGBT rights, but erosion in others?
- happyscrappy 11y agoOthers?
- bcoates 11y agoBecause the drug legalizers first disobeyed, then circumvented, and finally ignored the law, and the LGBT groups cheerfully use personal intimidation and group shaming rather than wasting their time putting their faith in politicians? The status quo can be improved but it's a process of beating the system and the people in it until they stop resisting, not choosing better ones or convincing them you're in the right.