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Originally Posted by BigFatMeanie
I would argue that two or perhaps three of the 14 apply to our country.
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I don't like the Bush Administration at all. But the level of erosion on these 14 points is IMHO not that high. Erring on these points has to be egregious to merit a black mark against the country. Our system has a robust opposition which is something that the fascist regimes studied lacked. I will say that some of the tendencies of the administration have pushed the envelope and some of the comments from the admin (such as Gonzalez's habeas corpus comments) are foreboding. But these guys were severely marginalized in the last election and hopefully their oversteps will be corrected.