Now and then, police officers, charged with upholding and enforcing the law, stray out of bounds in their treatment of suspects or even innocent civilians. Police brutality may occur without being reported, but, in other cases, the lawbreaking lawmen are themselves brought to justice. It’s an imperfect system, but at least the goal is to have a decent police force.
Not so at higher levels of our government. Sworn to uphold our Constitution, the Bush-Cheney administration is the ultimate law-breaker, unfortunately aided and abetted by an often corrupt and craven Congress. It’s a sad thing to see freedoms trashed, elections stolen, the Bill of Rights ignored, pre-emptive war based on shameful lies, and basic resources like air, water, land and wildlife permanently sacrificed to endless, mindless greed.
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