"There is a nasty whiff of totalitarianism in Washington today..."

[ProSense]

Opinion

THE PERILS OF WASHINGTON TOTALITARIANISM

By Richard Reeves
Fri May 12, 6:22 PM ET

DURHAM, N.C. -- Someone in the audience at the North Carolina Festival of the Book asked Rep. David Price (news, bio, voting record), a former Duke professor who has written extensively about the workings of Congress, what difference it would make if Democrats won control of the House of Representatives in November.

The theoretician-turned-practitioner, a Democrat who represents the Chapel Hill-Durham area, answered in two words: "Subpoena power!"

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"What the hell is going on here?"

What is going on in the White House? The Defense Department? The CIA and the NSA? With gasoline prices? Along the border between California and Mexico? In Baghdad? In New Orleans? With Jack Abramoff and the K Street Gang? In Congress itself?

Or, who is listening to your phone calls? Are your taxes being used to teach torture techniques to your sons and daughters? Are the glaciers melting?

We'll be the last to know.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucrr/20060512/cm_ucrr/theperilsofwashingtontotalitarianism

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[Dunvegan]

1. Priceless! Thanks, ProSense. Let's Follow the Link & Vote it Up..

[Harper_is_Bush]

2. Excellent article. Thx. n/t

[ShortnFiery]

3. Done ... yes, voted 5 stars, more please? n/t

[Whoa_Nelly]

4. Done and K&R!

Great piece!

[datadiva]

5. I admire Richard Reeves

He has been speaking truth to power for a good long while.

[Clyde39]

6. More proof that one-party government is truly dangerous

We're constantly hearing how important it is to have "freedom" in other countries. What's not mentioned is that our freedom has gradually been eroded.

[struggle4progress]

7. Subpoena power! the "open sesame" of checks and balances!

That is what Rs really fear ..

[BrklynLiberal]

8. Great article. Thanks for posting.

[Ladyhawk]

9. Kick. n/t

[SeattleGirl]

10. Great article!

Thanks for posting.

Recommended

[BlueEyedSon]

11. more like a "stench"

[happydreams]

12. K&R

[me b zola]

13. K&R

And I have voted it up on yahoo as well:)