From: "Robert Comer" 

> Appealing to the public's fears seems to work well for the contemptible
> Republicans, but we all suffer the consequences in the long run,
> including Republican supporters whose own liberties are cut along with
> everyone else's.

I hope the republicans wake up to that fact soon.

- Bob Comer


"Gene McAloon"  wrote in message
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> On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 13:34:32 +0200, Phil Payne
>  wrote:
>
>>According to Siegel, the teen's mother called Manhattan central booking to
>>inquire about her son and was told that "all demonstrators would be held
>>until President Bush left town." Bush was to make his acceptance speech
>>Thursday night at the Republican National Convention.
>
> There will be a rash of lawsuits against the New York City police dept.
> and I suspect it is going to cost the city a great deal of money to
> settle them. With a Republican mayor, you could expect no less, although
> I would have expected the police leaders to have known better.
>
> On the other hand, they learned how to bend the law under Giuliani in
> his efforts to cut the crime rate. That cost the city a bundle too. Not
> that many cared about bending the law and the reduction of civil
> liberties. People were too pleased with the drop in crime. The same kind
> of stupidity and cowardice is what you are seeing now concerning 9/11
> and the lessening of civil liberties that has brought about.
>
> Appealing to the public's fears seems to work well for the contemptible
> Republicans, but we all suffer the consequences in the long run,
> including Republican supporters whose own liberties are cut along with
> everyone else's.
>

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