The final peice to the puzzle is almost in place

[Twist_U_Up]

Do we sit back and allow this to happen ?

http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2006/1754

As Alito takes Supreme Court seat, Ohio GOP guts election protection
by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman
February 1, 2006

"Ohio's GOP-controlled legislature has passed a repressive new law that will gut free elections here and is already surfacing elsewhere around the US. The bill will help end free elections and continue the process of installing the GOP as America's permanent ruling party.

Coming with the swearing in of right-wing extremist Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, it marks another dark day for what remains of American democracy.

Called HB3, the law now demands discriminatory voter ID, severely cripples the possibility of statewide recounts and actually ends the process of state-based challenges to federal elections---most importantly for president---held within the state."

snip.

Bills like HB3 are also being lined up to flow through Republican-controlled legislatures throughout the US, including a very similar one in Georgia. "This comes straight from Karl Rove," says Cliff Arnebeck, one of Ohio's leading election protection attorneys. "This legislation originates with a demand that one-party rule by made permanent throughout the United States." With today's passage of Ohio HB3, along with the seating of Justice Alito, the GOP grip on the American throat has very significantly tightened.

[Atman]

1. "Do we sit back and allow this to happen ?"

We already did.

He was sworn in yesterday.

[Twist_U_Up]

3. Yes but people need to understand

that if these bills are passed so will our right to free and fair elections. If this happens We will never be allowed to hold a recount and Thousands and thousands will be unfairly disenfranchised.

We can rise up now and stop these bills before its too late.

This is Priority #1

[RaleighNCDUer]

6. I'm afraid that the only 'rising up' left for us is not about political

revulsion over undemocratic bills.

I think the right will soon regret that they advocated against the 1st amendment and left the second alone, rather than the reverse.

[Atman]

7. Wow.

Them's fightin' words!

[RaleighNCDUer]

10. You betcha.

[liveoaktx]

2. Bush said last night he was against dictatorships-oh, he's against

the WORD dictatorship

[Twist_U_Up]

4. he also said

he wouldn,t mind a dictatorship, as long as hes the dictator

[yourout]

8. No he said Tater Ships....he hates boats full of potatoes.

He is fine with dictatorships.

[xxqqqzme]

5. almost?!???

There's no almost anymore. alito WAS the last piece required. Just like the nazi party in the 30's, everything they did was done legally.

Now that alito sits on the court, there will be no EPA, no FDA, no more nasty regulations on mega corps, no hindering environmental regs either. alito was the last piece needed.

[Gregorian]

9. My reply seems to fit here.

Somewhat subtle.