Fixed Town Halls

When politics reaches the point that the President of the United States is staging what I consider fake or staged town halls and the media knowing this does nothing it is a strong sign that we are nearly at the end of our democracy. There is little difference between this and what was done in Russia or Nazi Germany.

I know most will not abide any reference to the Nazis as they are perceived to be the epitomy of evil with no comparison, and though this is very close to true in some respects we need to realize in many respects it is not true. The methods Hitler, Stalin, Lenin and others used to take power are the same methods used thoughout history. The outcomes vary only in severety or degree but not in kind. The end result is that the people lose the freedom and are turned on each other.

We have a President who seems to be find with having a blog on the White House website that advises Americans to turn in other Americans if they have a contrary view to the administration. When questioned about this he comes with an alternate though seeming absurd interpretation that they just want to know what's being said and send an email or communication back to the one who sent them the sample so they can "correct" their views and give them an "accurate" understanding of what the administration really is trying to sell the people.

Obama has seen the encounters many of the senators has had and is not about to risk that. Unlike the senators who are unwilling to risk being found out to have shams of town halls Obama is more willing to risk that than he is to risk losing face with crowds questioning what he's doing in front of the whole world. It is a sure thing if that happened it would be on youtube and would be all over the internet before the night was out.

The American people seem to have found their heart at last and are beginning to speak out. Thanks to the internet it is even possible to organize and bypass the need for what has become known as the state run media to report on what they're doing. They know that the news will get out on the net just as it did with the demonstrations in Iran. The only fear the people have now is that the same thing will happen that happened with Iran. They are afraid they will be marginalized and ignored.

Still I do not believe this is possible. I do believe that we now have an administration and leaders that are not afraid to do things which are unconstitutional and illegal. The example of the White House website asking for people to inform on their fellow citizens by sending information about those who hold opposing views is disturbing but also a sign of the boldness of our leaders to even break the law. This action is illegal no matter what happens at this point. The White House is not allowed to keep lists of possible dissenters nor is it allowed to delieve official communications sent to. As long as that blog stays up asking people to inform and as long as people send that information the lists cannot help but grow thus adding to this illegal action.

My surprise comes in that to my knowledge not one lawyer has taken up the cause and forced the issue with the White House. The media certainly have the money and often even lawyers already on the payrole so why are none of these used to confront this outrage? It is possible that many lawyers have watched what has happened with our judges refusing to hear anything on the Obama eligibility issue and have decided this it yet another thing that just isn't worth pursuing. Obama has so managed the judiciary with his power and his army of lawyers that people have not even been able to gain a hearing with a single judge which makes it seem that the people don't have a real case.

If the media bothered to report how much this were happening I think the people would be in the streets demanding some action, but again they only see the news on the internet which is not always as "reliable" as the legitimate news. What a joke! I only hope someone out there doing a search runs across this page and knows someone that will take some action.