Comments on: Ten Things I Like About the US http://www.proudprogressive.org/blog/2009/01/23/ten-things-i-like-about-the-us/ A blog by Nicholas Solter about politics and everything else Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:31:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: squid http://www.proudprogressive.org/blog/2009/01/23/ten-things-i-like-about-the-us/#comment-3063 squid Thu, 07 May 2009 04:42:54 +0000 http://www.proudprogressive.org/blog/2009/01/23/ten-things-i-like-about-the-us/#comment-3063 3. Due process and other rights of the legal system. With four of the ten amendments in the bill of rights devoted to the legal system, it’s clear that our founding fathers put a priority on these rights. I appreciate living in a country where I can’t be arrested and thrown in jail indefinitely without “due process of law” or suffer any of the other brutal and unfair legal practices so common in the world. Oh, really? "Lundeby said the USA Patriot Act stripped her son of his due process rights" http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/5049867 Wake up. 3. Due process and other rights of the legal system. With four of the ten amendments in the bill of rights devoted to the legal system, it’s clear that our founding fathers put a priority on these rights. I appreciate living in a country where I can’t be arrested and thrown in jail indefinitely without “due process of law” or suffer any of the other brutal and unfair legal practices so common in the world.

Oh, really?
“Lundeby said the USA Patriot Act stripped her son of his due process rights”
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/5049867
Wake up.

]]> By: A.S. http://www.proudprogressive.org/blog/2009/01/23/ten-things-i-like-about-the-us/#comment-3052 A.S. Sun, 25 Jan 2009 05:46:32 +0000 http://www.proudprogressive.org/blog/2009/01/23/ten-things-i-like-about-the-us/#comment-3052 I would add to your list a democratically-run government with peaceful transition of power, like we saw on Jan. 20th. We don't need to have a violent revolution to make changes happen. I am proud to live in a country where the former president and the new president shake hands cordially even though they don't like each other. In regards to free education, I took this for granted until I went to South Africa, where I was shocked to learn that parents must pay for their children's schooling, even in the elementary grades. The educational system is not totally tax supported like it is in the U.S. I would add to your list a democratically-run government with peaceful transition of power, like we saw on Jan. 20th. We don’t need to have a violent revolution to make changes happen. I am proud to live in a country where the former president and the new president shake hands cordially even though they don’t like each other.

In regards to free education, I took this for granted until I went to South Africa, where I was shocked to learn that parents must pay for their children’s schooling, even in the elementary grades. The educational system is not totally tax supported like it is in the U.S.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.proudprogressive.org/blog/2009/01/23/ten-things-i-like-about-the-us/#comment-3051 Sarah Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:43:24 +0000 http://www.proudprogressive.org/blog/2009/01/23/ten-things-i-like-about-the-us/#comment-3051 Thanks for the link :) This is a good list. I agree that it is important to think about the positive aspects of our country. I feel incredibly privileged and lucky to live in the United States. Clean water hit home for me last summer when the water main broke and we were without water for a few hours. It was so disconcerting to not be able to turn on the faucet and get a drink if I needed it, to not be able to shower, and to not be able to flush the toilets, and then I suddenly realized that something I take so much for granted, clean water and indoor plumbing, are not available to large numbers of people in many parts of the world. Thanks for the link :) This is a good list. I agree that it is important to think about the positive aspects of our country. I feel incredibly privileged and lucky to live in the United States.

Clean water hit home for me last summer when the water main broke and we were without water for a few hours. It was so disconcerting to not be able to turn on the faucet and get a drink if I needed it, to not be able to shower, and to not be able to flush the toilets, and then I suddenly realized that something I take so much for granted, clean water and indoor plumbing, are not available to large numbers of people in many parts of the world.

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