Passing laws on the personality of the Pres?

Vesting power into the hands of someone because “your guy” is more ethical than others is more than a bit shortsighted. Even if you do believe that GW is a hell of a guy, a straight shooter, an honest man; one with the best interests of you in his heart. Then next guy probably won’t be. In fact, one only has to look back at the patently illegal stuff that has been done in the past by presidents and their men to see the folly in investing more power into an office that could be held by anybody. All you Republicans out there recall the Clinton years, and he was a piker compared to the likes of LBJ, JFK, and the Roosevelts. And we don't have to look that far back to see the (illegal) abuse of the (legal) power of the IRS. These people will do enough on their own outside the law without you giving them a more or less legal means for the same abuse. No one in their right mind should cede more power to the government. I thought that is what “limited government” stood for in the current Republican mantra.

The patriot act, an act done is the emotional desperation of the 9/11 aftermath, is one of those things that never should have happened, and needs to die. We were looking for something to do, and the liberty thieves told us that all we had to do was surrender just a little more liberty and everything would be OK. I thought this was “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” Have we become so frightened, afraid of our own freedom; a bird afraid to leave it’s own cage? I hope not. In our little corner of the world the patriot act has few friends. The sunset provision of the act was the ONLY wise portion of the entire thing, now it’s up for re-authorization and our nice President wants the whole thing, plus a little extra. In fact, he’s even threatened to VETO the whole thing if he doesn’t get his precious library and bookstore fishing expeditions.

So I’m praying GW is a man of his word and that congress will call him on it. I pray that congress will leave out the parts he says he has to have and that the whole thing will die. I don’t see it happening, as the wheels of tyranny seem nearly unstoppable. In fact, I believe it would take a miracle for this thing to die. Fortunately our God is in the miracle business. Keep praying.