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The Very Definition of Tyranny
I've been on retreat and am coming out soon, but when I heard Al Gore was going to deliver a "Constitutional Crisis" address today I was excited about watching it on TV and thought I'd post viewing info here.
But alas, the speech was at noon in Washington, in the Constitution Hall of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and to date I've heard no news of it being televised.
This was billed as not-your-usual Gore speech:
A constitutional crisis address at Constitutional Hall, on Martin Luther King's Day, referencing the FBI's illegal wire-tapping of King (and many other Americans) and the Foreign Intelligence and Surveillance Act (FISA) that resulted, legislation enacted to restrict and monitor governmental surveillance of its citizens.
His speech is sourced in the Constitution and the words and intentions of the Founding Fathers, focuses on Bush activities that he identifies as illegal, and spells out what he makes of the current situation:
Judith
Post a Comment But alas, the speech was at noon in Washington, in the Constitution Hall of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and to date I've heard no news of it being televised.
This was billed as not-your-usual Gore speech:
But this will not be the sort of cautious, bureacratic speech for which Gore was frequently criticized during his years in the Senate and the White House.
Indeed, his aides and allies are framing it as a "call to arms" in defense of the Bill of Rights and the rule of law in a time of executive excess.
Indeed, his aides and allies are framing it as a "call to arms" in defense of the Bill of Rights and the rule of law in a time of executive excess.
A constitutional crisis address at Constitutional Hall, on Martin Luther King's Day, referencing the FBI's illegal wire-tapping of King (and many other Americans) and the Foreign Intelligence and Surveillance Act (FISA) that resulted, legislation enacted to restrict and monitor governmental surveillance of its citizens.
His speech is sourced in the Constitution and the words and intentions of the Founding Fathers, focuses on Bush activities that he identifies as illegal, and spells out what he makes of the current situation:
In the words of James Madison, "the accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny."
Comments:
Hi there, Sagelet,
I saw Gore's speech on CSPAN that day...it was very good. I have a transcript of it that I will send you, in case you haven't seen it.
Julie
I'm posting this a few weeks after the event, but I want to say that I too was lucky enough to see this live on CSPAN. This is NOT the old, supposedly "wooden" Al Gore. This guy's got spirit and righteous anger. It was a great speech and my guess is that it has much more of an impact when seen (or even heard) than when read.I saw Gore's speech on CSPAN that day...it was very good. I have a transcript of it that I will send you, in case you haven't seen it.
Julie
Judith
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