Intellectual freedom is the only guarantee of a
scientific - democratic approach to politics, economic development, and
culture.
-Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov-
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
-Benjamin Franklin-
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That's what John Kerry needs to tell the American people Thursday at the debates. Rod at Proof Through the Night reminds Kerry that he went to law school for a reason, to argue his case to a jury effectively. He should be able to use his gifts to impart on the American public that everything said by George W. Bush is BULL.
I've said time and again that that we stopped being an electorate long ago. We are a jury sitting in judgment over the excesses of the Bush administration. They will not stand trial for starting an illegal war, abuse of prisoners who in many cases had no business being in custody, or the piracy they plan as the booty of their conquest.
John Kerry has a chance to play prosecutor again against these unaccountable tools of corporate barons using war and deception to expand the imperial ambitions of their commercial republic.