Rush Limbaugh and his right wing toxic talk radio imitators and clones are like rats, gnawing away at the threads of freedom that hold our nation's rights and our democracy together.
The mainstream media upper level corporate officers who have totally corrupted the news and injected right wing talking points and spin, while ignoring corruption, are among the enemies of democracy who should be removed from their positions of power. Fox news is one of the worst corporate offenders. Judicial Watch is a right wing think tank and advocacy organization that has harangued and harrassed the left and democracy. The National Rifle Association has long used its huge resources to push the right wing extremist agenda.
The list is long. The goal of this article is to start building a list of the worst offenders-- individuals, corporations and organizations. It's a job that requires teamwork. I'm hoping that by writing this article, it will kick off a big reader and writer response, with names of people and organizations cited.
Who do YOU think is an enemy of democracy? Which companies do you feel are using their resources to corrupt and weaken democracy and the freedoms granted to citizens by the constitution? Which organizations are systematically and strategically doing all they can to wipe out the protections and regulations put in place to prevent abuses of the constitution and of our rights?
We'd like to identify the worst 50 to 100 of these and put the articles together, first into a special web page and then, into a book.
It's important, when identifying these despicable vermin, to clearly describe and document why you are calling them Enemies of Democracy. People all over the world can learn from this project. They can see the way these people subvert, corrupt and erode the strongest democratic principles.
Please add your suggestions for additions to this list. write to contact(at)opednews.com. We could also use help with getting address and contact info for each of these traitor criminals.
As the project unfolds, and we get more and more names suggested, we'll be adding a poll to allow readers to vote on the worst of the worst.
History has shown that it is essential to aggressively prosecute those people in high power who violate the laws of the land, the laws of humanity and democracy, or their escape from justice allows them to perpetrate more damage and allows them to support further abuses. For example, George Bush sr. was an accomplice in the criminal activities associated with the Iran Contra scandal, as was Ronald Reagan. Had Bill Clinton aggressively prosecuted Bush and Reagan, it is unlikely his son would have been able to win election to the presidency and Reagan would not be celebrated as a Republican hero. Remember, a year after Nixon won re-election, he was on the way to impeachment.
Here's a list of some more traitorous enemies of Democracy.
George W. Bush: First degree democracy murderer. Stole presidency. Genocide of over 100,000 Iraqis, Lied to congress and the US to start a pre-emptive war. Gave handouts and deals to corporations and industries, totally ignoring interests of the nation. Systematically eroded environmental protections.
Suggested minimum sentence: Life in prison for each Iraqi civilian death, ie. 100,000 life sentences plus fines equalling all known assets and any assets that become uncovered.
Dick Cheney: deals with Halliburton, behind scenes deals with oil companies, connection with Victoria Plame CIA agent outing because she was wife of ambassador Joe Wilson.
Suggested sentence: life in Prison plus fines equaling all his known assets and any assets that become uncovered.
Katherine Harris: Democracy murderer; Corrupted Florida 2000 election, accomplice with Jeb Bush and 5 supreme court Justices in theft of the presidency.
Jeb Bush Corrupted Florida 2000 election, accomplice with Jeb Bush and 5 supreme court Justices.
The Five Supreme Court Justices who appointed Bush president in 2000: Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, William Rehnquist, Sandra Day O'Connor and Anthony Kennedy.
"these five Justices deliberately and knowingly decided to nullify the votes of the 50 million Americans who voted for Al Gore and to steal the election for Bush. Of course, nothing could possibly be more serious in its enormous ramifications. The stark reality, and I say this with every fiber of my being, is that the institution Americans trust the most to protect its freedoms and principles committed one of the biggest and most serious crimes this nation has ever seen--pure and simple, the theft of the presidency. And by definition, the perpetrators of this crime have to be denominated criminals." - Vincent Bugliosi
Rush Limbaugh: propagandist, liar, one of the most dangerous threats to U.S. democracy. Accused with illegal drug abuse.
Diebold Corporation Officers and Board: particularly CEO Walden O'Dell, this company has been promoting paperless voting machines, when they could be including printers for probably under a cost of $100 each. There have been repeated proofs that their technology is not secure nor reliable. They have intentionally foisted technology that sabotages, justifiably, the trust in the voting process by millions of Americans and many of the people in other nations.
John Ashcroft: abused office of Attorney General, taking the US closer to a fascist state than ever before in its history since the 1950s. Illegally used his power to detain thousands of people without charges, without rights. Criminal action against him should include investigation and release of information of how many victims he illegally incarcerated.
Ken Blackwell: election head for Ohio 2004 elections. Played all kinds of hanky panky with Ohio elections, doing all he could to prevent people from voting.
Glenda Hood: election head for 2004 Florida Elections.
Swift Vote Veterans for Truth and their primary Financers: these lying traitors attacked all the soldiers who ever received medals for wounds, valor or honor when they attacked John Kerry.
Anne Coulter: hate monger. She's barely worth putting on the list, she's so pathetic, but she does stir up hate among the Bush-morons. Republican media whore and perhaps jackal who gave birth to John Ashcroft.
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