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>>>While the wiki claims it comes from one of Thomas Jefferson's letters, I think it more likely it comes from the law of nations since they used Vattel's Law of Nature and Nations at the time and it is referenced in many letters.
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>>>I actually think this article lays it out best (and the controversy):
>>>http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20041008.html
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>>I'm sure if the Hatch proposal (see I read a link !) was adopted the Tea Party bigots would find something else to complain about.
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>>For myself (as an onlooker) I think Obama has been disappointing so far. I expected a firmer grip on things . I think he will be a two term President largely because the far right will begin to scare off the middle of the road voter.
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>I fear you may be correct in your last statement. However, I think overall, the balance in congress will shift after November as well so it will be more like past typical administrations.
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>the fact that (no matter how some folks like to give the right credit for stopping things in the house) the majority is one party and yet all of those policies don't go through now, shows that not even everyone in his own party supports his views or at least believes politically it would be death to support them all right now...


I think Nobama has a pretty firm grip on our collective necks right now, but that won't be the case come November. He will lose his rubber stamp, and hopefully become the lame duck. How anyone could have expected a "community organizer" to lead this great nation is beyond me. Well, that's not really true, after 35 years of police work, I have come to believe we have a majority of "sheeple."