Welcome to the Final Stages of the Coup...

If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.
- Julius Caesar

In 2000, the long fought for and long admired democracy of the
United States of America began a slow and steady decline toward fascism
- a Bush family tradition - with the installment of a president - a man the citizens overwhelmingly rejected (although the funny math told a still believed myth) - by a few corrupt judges on the US Supreme Court. That coup is now nearly complete and checkmate is all but unavoidable.

Let me first point you to the Bush administration's so-called Wall Street bailout bill, here,
so that you can see for yourself that this treachery is being conducted
in the light of day. Fascism is finally and formally out of the
right-wing closet even if the F word is not yet openly being used
(although it should be, and often).

Now, if you do not yet understand that the Wall Street crisis is a
man-made disaster done through intentional deregulation and corruption,
I have a bridge in Alaska to sell to you (or Sara Palin does anyway).
This manufactured crisis is now to be remedied, if the fiscal fascists
get their way, with the total transfer of Congressional powers (the few
that still remain) to the Executive Branch and the total transfer of
public funds into corporate (via government as intermediary) hands.

Adam Davidson of NPR blogs about the so-called bailout bill as follows:

I would guess that this has to be one of the biggest
peacetime transfers of power from Congress to the Administration in
history. (Anyone know?). Certainly one of the most concise.

The Treasury Secretary can buy broadly defined assets, on any
terms he wants, he can hire anyone he wants to do it and can appoint
private sector companies as financial deputies of the US government.
And he can write whatever regulation he thinks are needed.

Most importantly, Davidson points to this passage in the bill:

Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of
this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may
not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency.

The Bush family, in the form of Prescott Bush, has tried a more
aggressive coup before in order to install fascism in this country. This treasonous plot was called "the Business Plot," because the high-level plotters - including Prescott Bush - were Wall Street men who openly supported fascism.

It seems this time around, the Bush family is trying the more subtle
approach to open bloodshed: first create a crisis, then under the
guise of addressing that crisis, overthrow democracy. Yes, it does
sound terribly conspiracy-theory-esque when explained just this way.
But what else does one call a criminal conspiracy to destroy
Congressional powers permanently, alter Judicial powers permanently,
and steal public funds?

As I see it now, we have but two options and I have long alluded to
hoping against hope that one of these options would not be the only one
left to a peaceful people. The first and frankly most preferable option
is for Congress to immediately begin impeachment proceedings against
the members of this latest Business Plot.

No time needs to be wasted on hearings as we already now have in
writing, formally as presented to Congress, the intentions of this
administration to nullify Congressional powers permanently, to alter
Judicial powers permanently, and to openly steal public funds using as
blackmail the total collapse of the US economy if these powers are not
handed over. You do see how this is blackmail, do you not? You do see
how this is a manufactured crisis precisely designed to be used as
blackmail, do you not?

The other option, the one I have long prayed we would never need to
even consider, is a total revolution. But, If Congress won't act in its
own self-defense, in the defense of democracy, in defense of us - the
people who have elected them to protect us from this very danger - then
what is left for us to do? I don't want to see it come down to this,
but I fear that it will. Put your party politics aside right now. We
are in a crisis so dangerous that should these people succeed in their
coup, your party affiliation will no longer matter, your American flag
will be a nice collectible item of something that once was, and your
version of God will be worshiped in secrecy because your freedoms will
be owned by the few.

You are no longer Republicans, Democrats, or any shade of voter. You
do not live in a swing state or a solid colored state. You are simply
this: an American. That is the only side that matters. So call your
members of Congress and demand, no, declare that unless they do their
duty to the Constitution and to us, we will move to the streets - not
because we want to, but because our founding fathers demanded this duty
of each and every citizen in the face of such a domestic enemy. Demand
- as is your right - that this bill be voted against and demand - as is
your right - that the people plotting this treachery be held to
account. We are either a nation of laws or we are no longer a
democracy. Pick a side, because there won't be another time, another
moment, another chance to be a patriot.

UPDATE

You guys have to read this, the guy is near ready to call 911 and report me to the secret police for daring to suggest that
I fear that there may be a revolution and want everyone to contact
Congress and demand no passage of the Coup Wall Street bill (oh, and did I mention that he calls himself the Confederate Yankee?)

"I can only hope the lawful authorities are monitoring such enticements
towards insurrection with all due seriousness, and find a nice,
well-lit and cheery cell for those who require one."

Enticements?
I did not realize I was standing on a street- corner pulling on my
fishnet stockings in hopes of starting a revolt. Now let us examine
what I actually wrote - I will bold the key points:

As I see it now, we have but two options and I have long alluded to
hoping against hope that one of these options would not be the only one
left to a peaceful people. The first and frankly most preferable option
is for Congress to immediately begin impeachment proceedings against
the members of this latest Business Plot.

No time needs to be wasted on hearings as we already now have in
writing, formally as presented to Congress, the intentions of this
administration to nullify Congressional powers permanently, to alter
Judicial powers permanently, and to openly steal public funds using as
blackmail the total collapse of the US economy if these powers are not
handed over. You do see how this is blackmail, do you not? You do see
how this is a manufactured crisis precisely designed to be used as
blackmail, do you not?

The other option, the one I have long prayed we would never need to
even consider, is a total revolution. But, If Congress won't act in its
own self-defense, in the defense of democracy, in defense of us - the
people who have elected them to protect us from this very danger - then
what is left for us to do? I don't want to see it come down to this,
but I fear that it will.

Hmmm, sounds like a massive terrorist plot, right? Oh, and don't
forget to contact your members of Congress. Seriously, is this guy
taking heroin with his coffee? Which part of "I hope against hope" and
"I fear" is an enticement for anything that would require me to be
arrested and put in jail? Freedom of speech, a no-no in Confederate
Americana. Stop by and tell this guy what you think of his hopes that I
end up in prison.

UPDATE 2

Another kook joins the distortion train and swift-boat party.
This one is actually now claiming that I am calling for an insurrection
(wow, in a few hours they will be claiming that I armed the rebels, and
charging the Bastille). And if you read the comments section of this
blog, you will find yet more examples of rabid xenophobia and bigotry.

And yet even more stunning? Not a one of them can seem to find the
time to react to the unlimited power the Executive Branch is demanding.
Perhaps they are too busy eating their racist Obama waffles?

On a side note, please use the phrase "insurrection in bed" in every
comment since the right wing requires a distraction, even an imaginary
one.

UPDATE 3

I have gotten some emails where people appear confused by my use of the
Caesar quote. Just to clarify, this is in reference to Bush as Caesar,
not my support of Caesar. This is in reference to the massive Bush
power grab buried in the bailout "coup" bill. Sorry for any
confusion.;)