We Do NOT believe in King George-NOT In 1776 And NOT In 2006 (Firedoglake)

[kpete]

From Peterr at Firedoglake

Dems need to plainly tell the truth about what we believe:

We believe that the Geneva Convention works. We do not believe in torture.

We believe in accountability and the rule of law. We do not believe in secret prisons or warrantless wiretaps, outside the scrutiny of the courts.

We believe that our morality is not dependent upon the morality of others. We do not believe in giving up our moral stature in times of war.

We believe that no one is above the law - not the president, not the CIA, not the Justice Department, not the Congress, not the courts, not corporations, not unions, not lobbyists.

We believe that no one is beneath the law - not the poor, not the non-English speakers, not the immigrant (legal or not), not the ill, not the outcasts of our society.

We believe that the military and the officers of the intelligence communuity are safer with the Geneva Conventions in place. We do not believe in cutting and running from the protections of Geneva.

Most of all, we believe in three branches of government that hold each other accountable as they do the people’s business.

We do not believe in King George. Not in 1776, and not in 2006.

[shraby]

1. Can I use this in a letter to the editor?

[grasswire]

2. you should give credit, if you do

I think it would be dishonest to represent those words as your own unless firedoglake has expressly given permission for readers to do so.

[mnhtnbb]

7. Contact Christy Hardin Smith who referenced this in her post

http://www.firedoglake.com/index.php?author=2

[Freedom_from_Chains]

3. K & R

[indepat]

4. Dems would be portrayed as squishy-headed liberals soft on terrarism

while the Repugs valiantly keep us safe from terra, crime, drugs.

[Ladyinblack]

5. Editorial page

I also would like to send this to our local paper. Could the writer please state if that is agreeable and how he would like the credit to read.

[mnhtnbb]

8. See post #7

[Raffi Ella]

6. THAT is beautiful.

:applause: :applause: :applause: K&R

[Tyo]

9. If I had to choose between the two Georges,

I'd pick the first one any day. King George III could be a pain at times, but he was nowhere near as dangerous or tyrannical as the George we have now is.