AMERICAN CONSERVATISM IN 2008 AND BEYOND

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If you feel comfortable equating the kind of things liberals do to give a hand up to less fortunate (white or black)...with the kind of **** coming from some of our country's white supremacists...even unto lynchings of blacks for the crime of being black...do so.

First off, I am in NO WAY trying to equate the two.
The actions of the white supremacists are despicable and are no way excuseable or defensible.
If you thought I was trying to equate the two, or if I said anything to give you that impression, I apologize.

BUT, not all racism takes the form of violence or hate.
It exists wherever you give one group preference or assistance on the grounds that they need the help.
It exists anywhere you say or insinuate that any group cant make it on their own, that they need govt help or special consideration to make anything of themselves.

Congress's Joint Resolution Oct. 16, 2002
Public Law 107-243 107th Congress Joint Resolution (H.J. Res. 114) To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq.
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[10th]Whereas members of al Qaida, an organization bearing responsibility for attacks on the United States, its citizens, and interests, including the attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, are known to be in Iraq;

[11 th]Whereas Iraq continues to aid and harbor other international terrorist organizations, including organizations that threaten the lives and safety of United States citizens;

Congressional Intelligence Report 09/08/2006
Postwar information indicates that the Intelligence Community accurately assessed that al-Qa'ida affiliate group Ansar al-Islam operated in Kurdish-controlled northeastern Iraq

Ansar-al-Islam
Ansar al-Islam was formed in December 2001.
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Ansar al-Islam comprised about 300 armed men, many of these veterans from the Afghan war, and a proportion being neither Kurd nor Arab. Ansar al-Islam is alleged to be connected to al-Qaeda, and provided an entry point for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and other Afghan veterans to enter Iraq.

Congress's Joint Resolution Oct. 16, 2002
Public Law 107-243 107th Congress Joint Resolution (H.J. Res. 114) To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq.
Sec. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.
(a) AUTHORIZATION--The President is authorized to use the Armed Forces of the United States as he determines to be necessary and appropriate to--
(1) defend the security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq; and
(2) enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq.
(b) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION.--In connection with the exercise of the authority granted in subsection (a) to use force
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http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html
The Constitution of the United States of America
ARTICLE I.
Section 8. The Congress shall have power
To lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises,
To pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
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To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations;
To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water;
To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years;
To provide and maintain a navy;
To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces;
To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the states respectively, the appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
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To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.

Section 9.
The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html
Amendment IV.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

The following constitutes a legal declaration of war by Congress against Iraq....

Main Entry: declaration of war Pronunciation Guide
: a formal announcement by a sovereign or state of the beginning of hostilities against another

No disrespect MM, but I think it's funny watching you define racism. I've seen this before with others. They can't truly empathize with real racism so they redefine it such that it includes experiences they have had.

Racism does not always take the form of violence, but always the form of hate.

Everyone that has not experienced real racism is guiilty of that, including yourself.

The following constitutes a declaration of war by Congress against Iraq.

Congress wrote:

Congress's Joint Resolution Oct. 16, 2002 [...]

Under the constitution, it does not.

I am merely reporting to you that there are people I know who exhibit racist attitudes…and to a man, every one of them defines himself (they all are men) as a conservative.

"...which are what the constitution supports and proclaims, and frankly count me one that is tired of the Democrats pitting one group against another."

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No disrespect MM, but I think it's funny watching you define racism. I've seen this before with others. They can't truly empathize with real racism so they redefine it such that it includes experiences they have had.

Everyone that has not experienced real racism is guiilty of that, including yourself.
So dont try and claim that I'm the only one doing it.
I freely admit it.

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Racism does not always take the form of violence, but always the form of hate.

Does it really?

If I choose not to sit next to someone, irregardless of their skin color, is that hate?

If I choose not to rent an apartment to you because you dont have the money, is that hate?

If I choose to create an organization that promotes one group over any others, is that hate?

If I choose to accuse someone of a horrible crime because they are a different color than I am, is that hate?

ALL of these are examples of racism, but I wouldnt say that they are all examples of hate.
Would you?

Conservative philosophy is based upon the rights,

freedoms,

and responsibilities of individuals,

which are what the constitution supports and proclaims,

and frankly count me one that is tired of the Democrats pitting one group against another.