"Deceleration of Independence" was a true name under the 43rd, not President Obama. The Obama administration is asking for information for their own use which is publicly available. Under his treasonous predecessor, phones were tapped, people were kidnapped (a.k.a. "rendition"), evidence was falsified, and people were tortured. Obama, on the other hand, is trying to strengthen the foundation of our country by ensuring greater health benefits to the populace. Which ought an intelligent being fear more?
You proceed with the Republican fear-mongering -- they can't rest on facts, so they want you to be afraid of what they cannot define -- by fearing the all-powerful cookie. Intriguingly enough, your fear mongering is addressed by the very press release by the White House:
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Originally Posted by http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Federal-Websites-Cookie-Policy/
Under the framework we're looking at, any Federal agency using web tracking technologies on a Federal Government website would be subject to basic principles governing the use of such technologies and would be required to:
* Adhere to all existing laws and policies (including those designed to protect privacy) governing the collection, use, retention, and safeguarding of any data gathered from users;
* Post clear and conspicuous notice on the website of the use of web tracking technologies;
* Provide a clear and understandable means for a user to opt-out of being tracked; and
* Not discriminate against those users who decide to opt-out, in terms of their access to information.
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You really have only provided vague generalizations, unfounded accusations, self-defeating assertions, and arbitrary fear. To what end?
Do Republicans really think that the American populace is so enamored with blindly following principles, philosophies, and legislation which have time and again proven to be substantial failures that they, the American populace, will shout (as do the paid individuals who are disrupting free speech by intefering with the rights of people to speak directly to their own Congressional representative), "Yes, we are scared! We do not want health care for everyone. Those who can't afford health care should die so that the rich can keep their money. Oh, dearie me! Please Republican disaster, save us from this socialism! We must be saved from health care -- it's dangerous. We love having profit mongerers (i.e. insurance companies) decide whether we live or die than an less-partial system with a board of doctors recommending treatment!"
Seriously? That is the best that the Republican establishment can offer as an alternative to more people being able to receive health care? Fear?
The Republican policy has harmed our country immeasurably under the administration of the 43rd and all along told us to be afraid: afraid of terrorists, afraid of Democrats, afraid of health care, afraid of ... everything non-Republican.
I, for one, as a patriot of this country
do not fear. I do not fear Democrats, Republicans, terrorists, health care... "The only thing to fear is fear itself!"
Republicans should be learning a very hard lesson: Americans are not cowards! We do not run around fearing the rest of the world, our own leaders (we replace tyrants like the 43rd), terrorists (remember those who stood up against the terrorists on 9/11!!!), or bettering our country.
It is intriguing to notice how so many people have lived longer, healthier lives from Medicare, but it was fought against by Republicans as "communist" in nature. Today, we see the same argument as "socialist" in nature. And, other arguments provided today are largely what they were back then (see
http://www.library.arizona.edu/exhib...th/620601.html , for examle). What Republicans miss in their unfettered war against America to promote monopolistic businesses and the proliferation of Christianity as law is that
some tasks are larger than a business or an individual (or group thereof); some tasks are so large that the most effective (though not perfect) means of achieving a goal is through "society" via it's elected representative: the government. We would all love to be able to achieve such great tasks without the assistance of government (as it is not perfect), but stuck in the world of reality, we must settle for the best we can foresee at a given time. Health care is one such activity as has been demonstrated by the relative success of Medicare (I did not claim it was perfect!).
Currently, I know all too many people who have to go to the ER b/c they cannot get medical care from a doctor due to not being able to afford insurance, but ER's must take them. This results in quite a big mess that could otherwise be largely avoided.
I'd suggest that most of us know people who have been unable to get health care due to insufficient funds and have, as a direct consequence, developed far more serious diseases which require more extensive and expensive care or result in death.
By building a foundation which allows those who need care to obtain care, we provide a foundation for a stronger, healthier America.
This should not be feared, but welcomed. Cautiously given the power of the government, but welcomed nonetheless.
I agree with President Obama, "you'll hear the same old tired arguments."
I am insulted, however, that fear and disruption are the Republican tactics deployed here. They disrespect America in an effort to gain American voters -- perhaps that is why they are losing power and have lost sight of the "permanent Republican majority."
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