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Skriven 2006-01-13 05:52:30 av JOHNJWILSON (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av BOB SAKOWSKI
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-> -=> JOHNJWILSON wrote to BOB SAKOWSKI <=-
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->  -> Does a president, ANY PREASIDENT, have the right to unilaterally
->  -> disregard US Code AND The Constitution? If so, why and how does 
->  -> that square with the government The Founders created
->  -> in 1787?
->  
->  JO> Depends:
->  JO> On the War Clause
-> 
-> Does the war clause give the president the right to ignore the law 
-> and The Constitution?
->
Chainey thinks so.
 
->  JO> Congressional approval
-> 
-> Does Congressional approval give the president the right to ignore 
-> the law and The Constitution?
->
The Attorney General aparently thinks so...
 
-> Was there Congressional approval?  Does notifying a few chairmen of
-> committees constitute such? 
->
If you look at the Patriot Act on an 89 degree slabt, and squint...
some people see congressional approval in there...

 
->  JO> Limitations of the Commander-in Chief in a time of 'war'?
-> 
-> When has a "Commander-in-Chief" in time of war been exempt from 
-> following the US Code and The Constitution?
-> 
'Inherrent powers' One the Prez thinks there's a war on, he has,
immeadiatly, unlimited powers. So some who argue.

-> 
->  JO> And is the point addressed as I type on CNN at this moment
->  JO> (Thur Jan 12 724 AM PST)
-> 
->  JO> Fascinating!
-> 
->  JO> "Unitary Executive" A new phrase...
-> 
-> New wrapper, same old shit inside...  dictator.

Effecicency expert. :-)

-> 
->  JO> How does it square?... they were really in to 'checks and
->  JO> balances' the which we seem not to have.
->  
-> hat would require a sense of patriotism that the republican slugs 
-> seem incapable of demonstrating.
-> 
Tr-election is  always the #1 concern. DeLay is a master of that.
Governance never comes into play.
DeLay leaves THAT to Abrammoff :-)


->  JO> The Corruption MAY affect the leadership of the house...
->  
-> Yes, other corrupt republicans will move into positions of 
-> leadership. 
->
Hey, think positive! They will be newer at this corruption biz, so
they will be less efficient at it!

  
->  JO> That would solve the problem of the three legged stool 
->  
-> Not likely John.
->  
->  JO> BUT it will do nothing about the elimination of bribrey 
->  JO> and greed the  opaque-ness of gvernment. 
->  
-> Bingo!
->  
->  JO> Most important I believe the resoration of trust in the 
->  JP> Government. 
->  
-> Not going to happen as longs as these slugs are in power.
-> 
Biden Lieberman and McCain will sweep into power on a
Independent Ticket.

Actually there will be a burst of reform, which will last
about 20 years...it seems to be cyclical and endemic. :-(
->  
->  JO> "I'll restore honor and dignity" said George Bush.
->  
->The Lyin' King. 
Terrible. Rotton. Unkind. (I'll prob'ly use it...:-)

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