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In reply to the discussion: Nancy Pelosi Admits That Congress Is Scared Of The CIA [View all]DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)5. And one shoe dropped.
- Did you feel that?
K&R
K&R
In the Bill of Rights of the United States, there is an attempt to secure certain freedoms and protections by way of mere text on paper. Now while I understand the value of this document and the temporal brilliance of it in the context of the period of its creation, that does not excuse the fact that it is a product of social inefficiency and nothing more. In other words, declarations of laws and rights are actually an acknowledgment of the failures of the social design.
There is no such thing as 'rights' - as the reference can be altered at will. The fourth amendment is an attempt to protect against state power abuse, that is clear. But it avoids the real issue, and that is: Why would the state have an interest to search and seize to begin with? How do you remove the mechanisms that generate such behavior? We need to focus on the real cause.
We have to understand that government as we know it today, is not in place for the well being of the public, but rather for the perpetuation of their establishment and their power. Just like every other institution within a monetary system. Government is a monetary invention for the sake of economic and social control and its methods are based upon self-preservation, first and foremost.
All a government can really do is to create laws to compensate for an inherent lack of integrity within the social order. In society today the public is essentially kept distracted and uninformed. This is the way that governments maintain control. If you review history, power is maintained through ignorance.
~Peter Joseph
There is no such thing as 'rights' - as the reference can be altered at will. The fourth amendment is an attempt to protect against state power abuse, that is clear. But it avoids the real issue, and that is: Why would the state have an interest to search and seize to begin with? How do you remove the mechanisms that generate such behavior? We need to focus on the real cause.
We have to understand that government as we know it today, is not in place for the well being of the public, but rather for the perpetuation of their establishment and their power. Just like every other institution within a monetary system. Government is a monetary invention for the sake of economic and social control and its methods are based upon self-preservation, first and foremost.
All a government can really do is to create laws to compensate for an inherent lack of integrity within the social order. In society today the public is essentially kept distracted and uninformed. This is the way that governments maintain control. If you review history, power is maintained through ignorance.
~Peter Joseph
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Of course. Any of us who were present back then knew what a threat the CIA was but we got out of
jwirr
Mar 2014
#59
So when was he head of the CIA? And are you saying he had no control over it's future actions?
jwirr
Mar 2014
#64
That also may be why he has the job he has and not because of the job he has. n/t
A Simple Game
Mar 2014
#31
No, we're still laughing that some people actually believe that a president has complete control
blm
Mar 2014
#39
So you don't think President Obama has embraced all of the, often unnecessary, secrecy? n/t
A Simple Game
Mar 2014
#42
LOL - I think he had no clue how deep it went when he entered office, and is still being kept
blm
Mar 2014
#52
What part of 'is still being kept from the extent of it' did you fail to comprehend?
blm
Mar 2014
#67
Ok, you're right, I just don't understand. I do know that because I'm a liberal
A Simple Game
Mar 2014
#69
For 4 decades now the most powerful part of CIA,NSA, FBI are those units loyal ONLY to BushInc.
blm
Mar 2014
#15
What a spurious and completely unsubstantiated load of horseshit--and welcome to DU, comrade....
MADem
Mar 2014
#40
I'm not surprised that Congress is afraid of the information the CIA can produce on them.
Baitball Blogger
Mar 2014
#33
Here's an interesting article by Mike Lofgren, a congressional staff member for 28 years
octoberlib
Mar 2014
#37
what business does pelosi have calling congress scared. SHE put impeaching Bush off the table.
alp227
Mar 2014
#73
Too late. Last chance to expose BFEE was release of BCCI Report. We needed another candidate
blm
Mar 2014
#80
Shadow Government. The White House is little more than a false prop to give the Citizenry the IDEA
blkmusclmachine
Mar 2014
#74