Monday, June 07, 2004
Bush lawlessness: Impeach now
Bush:
The Constitution, Article II, section 3:
Case closed.
The justification for torture is bad enough. But, as usual with Bush, it's far worse than you could possibly have imagined. Presidential rule by decree? WTF?!? Knowing what we know now about winger projection, we could have predicted that Republican prating about the "rule of law" during the coup against Clinton portended the abolition of the rule of law; now we have the evidence. And as we wrote earlier (back), Nixon's Plumbers, Reagan's Iran-Contra, and now this from Bush are points on a death spiral for Constitutional government in the United States, driven by Republican power seeking. "Lesser breeds without the law," indeed.
NOTE See Bradford DeLong quoting Phil Carter.
[T]he memo [back] advised that Mr. Bush issue a "presidential directive or other writing" that could serve as evidence, since authority to set aside the laws is "inherent in the president."
(via Wall Street Journal)
The Constitution, Article II, section 3:
[H]e shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.
(via Tom DéLay)
Case closed.
The justification for torture is bad enough. But, as usual with Bush, it's far worse than you could possibly have imagined. Presidential rule by decree? WTF?!? Knowing what we know now about winger projection, we could have predicted that Republican prating about the "rule of law" during the coup against Clinton portended the abolition of the rule of law; now we have the evidence. And as we wrote earlier (back), Nixon's Plumbers, Reagan's Iran-Contra, and now this from Bush are points on a death spiral for Constitutional government in the United States, driven by Republican power seeking. "Lesser breeds without the law," indeed.
NOTE See Bradford DeLong quoting Phil Carter.
