When the Long War President has attached his name to signing statements which are on nearly every new U.S. law, is it any longer inaccurate or unfair to attach the word dictatorial to his name?
As of 2006, George W. Bush has issued over 130 signing statements containing more than 750 constitutional challenges.
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We citizens still have Freedom of Speech.
Americans can call their president a liar, a crook, a dictator or a devil without being arrested.
The United States of America is not a dictatorship yet.
But anyone who gets too close to the nucleus of government secrets and government conspiracy may experience an untimely demise or at least receive menacing threats.
The Decider (perhaps he really does mean Dictator) might get his compromise on torture this week.
So much for international laws and the Geneva Convention that are too vague for the Long War President.
But there should be NO compromise of any kind on torture.
Alright…if there was an individual or group who knew that a nuclear or chemical bomb was in the U.S., then do everything under the sun except decapitation to extract information.
The Decider, however, doesn’t want to face any possibility in the future in which he or his administration could be prosecuted with crimes of torture.
George W. Bush isn’t the Devil, but he has leased portions of his soul to El Diablo.
NO MORE BEATING AROUND THE BUSH.
"Creating immunity retroactively for violating the law sets a terrible precedent. The president takes an oath of office to uphold the Constitution; that document requires him to obey the laws, not violate them. A president who knowingly and deliberately violates U.S. criminal laws should not be able to use stealth tactics to immunize himself from liability, and Congress should not go along."
Elizabeth Holtzman
Elizabeth Holtzman is a former New York congresswoman and co-author with Cynthia L. Cooper of The Impeachment of George W. Bush: A Practical Guide for Concerned Citizens.
Copyright © The Sun-Times Company
As of 2006, George W. Bush has issued over 130 signing statements containing more than 750 constitutional challenges.
[en.Wikipedia.com]
We citizens still have Freedom of Speech.
Americans can call their president a liar, a crook, a dictator or a devil without being arrested.
The United States of America is not a dictatorship yet.
But anyone who gets too close to the nucleus of government secrets and government conspiracy may experience an untimely demise or at least receive menacing threats.
The Decider (perhaps he really does mean Dictator) might get his compromise on torture this week.
So much for international laws and the Geneva Convention that are too vague for the Long War President.
But there should be NO compromise of any kind on torture.
Alright…if there was an individual or group who knew that a nuclear or chemical bomb was in the U.S., then do everything under the sun except decapitation to extract information.
The Decider, however, doesn’t want to face any possibility in the future in which he or his administration could be prosecuted with crimes of torture.
George W. Bush isn’t the Devil, but he has leased portions of his soul to El Diablo.
NO MORE BEATING AROUND THE BUSH.
"Creating immunity retroactively for violating the law sets a terrible precedent. The president takes an oath of office to uphold the Constitution; that document requires him to obey the laws, not violate them. A president who knowingly and deliberately violates U.S. criminal laws should not be able to use stealth tactics to immunize himself from liability, and Congress should not go along."
Elizabeth Holtzman
Elizabeth Holtzman is a former New York congresswoman and co-author with Cynthia L. Cooper of The Impeachment of George W. Bush: A Practical Guide for Concerned Citizens.
Copyright © The Sun-Times Company
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