MSNBC Michael Dyson indulged himself in a bit of pundit-foolery by complaining that talk of impeaching Obama is "treasonous." Impeachment talk may be misguided, it may be politically stupid, it may be lot of other terrible things, but it can't possibly be treasonous. It's roughly equivalent to arguing that planning to vote against an incumbent in a re-election contest is treasonous.
But it hasn't been so many centuries since our forebears lived under a very similar rule: the government is so central to the continuance of our lives that any attempt to oppose or even shame it is treason. It's a far more dangerous habit of thought than Dyson realizes. We've gone to considerable trouble in this country to separate the man from the office, because the cult of personality in power is a dangerous road to take, precisely because of its strong emotional appeal in times of high anxiety and desire for order.
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If it was Bush (or more to the point, a Republican, or maybe even more to the point, someone who is not a Democrat) in the white house, he wouldn't be calling such talk treasonous.
As Instapundit pointed out, they are all Democrat party operatives with bylines.
As dangerous as the IRS? They know what they are doing, and if they don't, they still have their Orders to obey in this war.
People have no idea what is coming, do they now.
I don't suppose the proposed Constitutional amendment will be applied to unions, too?
No. It actually just says Congress shall have the power to regulate raising and spending of money for Federal elections. Which means they'll protect their cronies and attack the cronies of their opponents.
Putting the fox in charge of the hen house is always a bad idea. Unsurprisingly, the fox is still in favor of the plan.
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