more on The speach is on line . -- Gore Speech on C-Span, Monday, 12 pm ET

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Kevin G. Barkes" <kgb () kgb com>
Date: January 16, 2006 4:11:55 PM EST
To: dave () farber net
Subject: RE: [IP] The speach is on line . -- Gore Speech on C-Span,  
Monday, 12 pm ET
Reply-To: kgbarkes () gmail com

> Shame he did not talk that way when  he ran for President.
> Excellent speech

He raised some excellent questions, which could form the basis of a  
serious
debate about the future of our constitutional republic.

But I fear it will disappear in a single news cycle.  I turned on  
MSNBC to
see "stunning pictures of a water main break in Maryland." The
administration is dismissing it, as it normally does, by ignoring the
serious issues of law raised in his address. The AP report, which  
appears
under the "politics" slug, is written to make it appear this is just  
another
slam against the President's wiretapping efforts. It even contain the
obligatory "opposition" response which is, typically, a personal  
attack that
ignores the true substance of the matter:

A spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee, Tracey Schmitt,
attacked Gore's comments shortly after address.

"Al Gore's incessant need to insert himself in the headline of the  
day is
almost as glaring as his lack of understanding of the threats facing
America," Schmitt said. "While the president works to protect  
Americans from
terrorists, Democrats deliver no solutions of their own, only diatribes
laden with inaccuracies and anger."

I'm really not interested in the Republican National Committee's  
opinion.
I'd like to hear the President's response to each of the points the  
former
vice president made. As Gore points out in his speech, this isn't really
about Bush. Indeed, Gore doesn't even mention impeachment. It's about  
the
growing power of the executive branch and the dangerous weakening of the
legislative and judicial:

"Moreover, if the pattern of practice begun by this Administration is  
not
challenged, it may well become a permanent part of the American  
system. Many
conservatives have pointed out that granting unchecked power to this
President means that the next President will have unchecked power as  
well.
And the next President may be someone whose values and belief you do not
trust."

This should be widely disseminated. Contact your Senators and  
Congressmen.
Ask them for their reaction.

I would hope all newspapers would publish the full text of the  
address, in
keeping with a tradition dating back to the Federalist Papers, in  
fostering
discussion among an informed citizenry.

But I'm not holding my breath.

Regards,

KGB

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