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I agree, we must change the rules like they do, its upsetting when the Dam democrates want to give the same rights to terrorsits that americans have and have legal representation
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First point: they are
alleged terrorists. Until they are put on trial and convicted, they are not guilty. Last I checked, not a single detainee being held at one of our overseas prisons (including Camp X-Ray) has been convicted of any crime. Most of them have been held for over 4 years.
More than half of the detainees who were being held at Camp X-Ray have been released over the past 2 years with all charges against them being dropped, an obvious admission that they were being held by mistake. So do not assume they are terrorists. Many of them (or perhaps most of them) are innocent.
Second point: it is spelled
Democrats
Democrates was the greek philosopher who first wrote about democracy.
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3) have a huge government with tremendous taxes to pay for it - Dems
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Yes, it is certainly the Democrats that want a huge government
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4) over tax the rich so they leave with there money and employment - Dems
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Take a look at the income tax rate over the years for the highest tax bracket:
http://www.ctj.org/images/rates.gif
Looks to me like the highest rates since WWII were during the Eisenhower Administration (a Republican) when the wealthiest Americans paid 91% in taxes. It also looks like the highest Capital Gains tax rates since WWII were during the Nixon & Ford Administrations (both Republicans) when the Capital Gains tax rate was 36.5%-39.9%.
It looks like the President who lowered the highest income tax rate the most since WWII was LBJ (a Democrat) who lowered the by rate 21%. And it looks like the President who lowered the Capital Gains tax rate the most since WWII was Carter who lowered the rate by 11% (from 39% to 28%).
It would seem that it's the Republicans who like big government, large deficits and high taxes, not the Democrats.