2010-08-09T11:56:25Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/comments/53899 2010-08-09T11:56:25Z tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-09:/comment/209114 Kickmongwi They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin 2009-07-31T13:00:02Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-31:/comment/116057 americanmuscle You have to be kidding me. I am a conservative and a soldier, even though I did not agree with all of President Bush's policies I pretty much agreed with most of his national security policies. The funny thing is the only place obama has been successful since he has been in office is where he has kept Bush's policies in place. obama said the surge in Iraq would not work and it did. Now he is starting a surge in Afgahnistan, funny isn't it. Bush did all he could to keep this country safe and he did a mighty fine job at it. You need to use any and all means to catch and kill this type of enemy because they will use any means to kill us. I know I have seen and fought them. Mark my words, in 10 years President Bush will be looked upon as one of the greatest men to sit in office. Churchill went through this same bull durning his time now we look back at him in a great way. So we need this nonsense to stop. 2009-01-26T17:50:38Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-26:/comment/80693 dnoon If you're on facebook, join the Group in support of HR 104 http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=44163743542 2009-01-15T05:23:42Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-15:/comment/77134 zepickens http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/memo-to-obama-moving-forw_b_157563.html 2009-09-16T12:37:54Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-16:/comment/126905 FallenMorgan The President certainly has inflated his war powers over the years. Thank John Yoo for that, among others. 2009-11-07T00:08:47Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-07:/comment/164944 cmstever sad but true 2009-08-04T17:55:35Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-04:/comment/116381 rattso12 I wonder if Conyers read his own bill?? 2009-11-06T23:41:58Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/comment/164938 cmstever yeah who wants to prosecute criminals. politicians are above such things. 2009-11-05T05:12:56Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-05:/comment/163186 baldeagle I noticed that you did not capitalize obama's name. If that was not a typo I agree with you. I think all this looking back and blaming, and Bush hating is just another way for the libs to deflect attention for the things they are trying to do. I think maybe people are starting to wake up. Just hope it is in time. Virginia and New Jersey are a good start. If we think of it more as Conservative vs liberal instead of Republican vs democrat maybe we can turn this country around moving forward instead of looking back. 2009-01-21T09:24:48Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-21:/comment/78879 zepickens http://digg.com/dialogg/John_Boehner_1 Ask GOP House Leader if he will support this bill! Vote up my question--username zepickens. 2009-02-09T19:44:03Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-09:/comment/85304 hank Only Congress has the power to declare war. Make a law to remove any member of the executive that breaks this since it's unconstitutional, and they've broken their oath. 2009-08-30T12:39:26Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-30:/comment/122402 KISS The Dems stood behind Bush when they were scared of 'terrorists' and attack him in spite of the fact the surge in Iraq succeeded! Cowardly hypocrites back this ridiculous wasteful bill. I'm sure Dems were told by CIA about aggresive interrogations in advance, and terrorists who hate Americans were not tortured. Bush is not perfect, he's human. I disagreed with Congress who voted to go to War in Iraq, but supported my President and our troops. I felt proud to be an American. In history, Bush will be remembered for his leadership, his integrity, standing up for his beliefs, and for keeping Americans safer. Even those cowards who do not deserve protections and do not appreciate American men and women's sacrafices. President Obama is right about one thing by instructing his Admin to look forward, not backward. The fact his Administration of Dems are not influenced means Hillary was right...he doesn't have the right stuff to lead this country. America has no leader. 2009-07-25T18:48:11Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-25:/comment/115287 garrettwilkin We need to show that the people in our administration who used torture are not supported by the American people. This is the only way that we can hope that any of our soldiers who are captured by our enemies will not be tortured. Information given under torture has been shown to be faulty since those being tortured will likely tell you anything in order to get the torture to stop. We need to set consequences for those that allowed these policies to persist in order to assure that torture will not be a part of our policy in the future. 2009-09-21T04:03:39Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-21:/comment/128161 b58 We have a house devided against it's self. We have a bunch of 60's hippies in office that are liberals socialist and they are anti war anti america and they don't care for the safety of this country or the security and mainly they don't care what the people thinks. The war against terrorist was voted on by the congress and approved. Now we have a bunch of anti war group trying to make it a former presidents fault. We just don't want terrorist setting bombs off in our streets everywhere and Bush kept that from happening and I hope his policies keeps it from ever happening ever. If you don't like the policies that has kept us safe then I don't think anyone would stop you if you left this country and never came back. 2009-11-06T23:48:49Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/comment/164939 cmstever interrogation, sure, and rape is just enhanced love making. what you fail to understand is that Americans were kidnapped and sent to other countries to be tortured. its called extraordinary rendition. and it goes far beyond torture he showed no regard for the bill of rights, and that is the most severe crime that can be committed in this country, and it would be "moronic" to let that slide. 2009-11-06T23:52:38Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/comment/164940 cmstever your right any politician who does or did anything that Bush did should be prosecuted. 2009-10-13T12:00:52Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/comment/141071 Chillster1912 I am tired of this obsession with Bush.. I beat Gore and he beat Kerry fair and square. These people that are sitting here expressing there 1st amendment rights should openly thank GW for keeping us safe. If you have nothing to hide why worry about it! I do not see anyone calling for investigations of Clinton, or Obama. Believe me neither one of these guys is an angel! This partison BS is not helping anyone. Focus on what is at hand. 2009-11-06T23:57:18Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/comment/164941 cmstever you don't actually think he kept us safe, do you? Clinton defiantly needs to be investigated, Obama has not been in office for more than a year what are you talking about. they don't have to be angles they just have to up hold the laws made by congress. If bush raped someone would the call for his prosecution still be partisan BS? 2009-11-07T00:01:07Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-07:/comment/164942 cmstever reckless spending is not a crime. torturing American citizens, and stealing executive power, on the other hand, is. To my knowledge has yet to commit a crime in office, but if he did i have a feeling you would be singing my song, and i would sing it with you. 2009-11-07T00:07:55Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-07:/comment/164943 cmstever is that how we treat crime in this country? can a murderer use that excuse in court, forget the past? What crime has ACORN committed, besides registering poor people to vote(which is their true crime)? if were gonna prosecute organization how about BLACKWATER who turns a blind eye when employees actually gang rape female employees. although investigating the FED sounds like a good idea.