My hit on Bush’s Dictatorial Signing Statements
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The American Conservative posted here my hit on Bush’s dictatorial signing statements.
Here’s the lead of the piece:
“For generations, Republican politicians have spoken reverently of the rule of law. But since 2001, this hoary doctrine has been redefined to mean little more than the enforcement of the secret thoughts of the commander in chief.
George W. Bush has added more than 750 “signing statements� to new laws since he took office. Earlier presidents occasionally appended such comments to new statutes, but Bush is the first to use signing statements routinely to nullify key provisions of new laws. He perennially announces that he will not be bound by limits on his power and that he will scorn obligations to disclose how federal power is being used.
While Bush supporters speak glowingly of originalist interpretations of the Constitution, Bush’s signing statements have far more in common with George III than with George Washington. The Constitution specifies that Congress shall “make all lawsâ€? and that presidents must “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.â€? But Bush—his ego swollen by swarms of groveling intellectuals—has embraced theories that convince him that the president alone may decree what shall be the law.”
& the close of the piece:
So what is the meaning of “limited government� in the Bush era? Merely that the courts and Congress must be prohibited from limiting the president’s power.
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George
Comment on Thursday 29th June 2006 @ 6:55 pm
Charles Goyette was just talking about this. This kind of stuff just gets me going. Like they say——if you are not mad as hell, you are not paying attention!
Jim, I am thinking to myself, that this is blockbuster stuff!
But do we hear this stuff in the “mainstream media” (who won’t because most of them live off the government, indirectly)?
What do people like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity have to say about these kinds of government abuses!? I guess, if a Republican commits an abuse, then it is okay. But if a Democrat commits an abuse, then, and only then, is it wrong.
Jim, something is so wrong with this partisan nature of politics. People are so locked in this R vs D thinking, that they are blind. It is so destructive to this nation.
I am sure people like Al Franken on Air America are talking about this on their talk radio programs… and rightfully so. But if it were Clinton, would they? Of course not.
Jim, when (if ever) will people look past the lie of today’s political debates, which is nothing more then a cage of partisanships?
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Other Random Stuff:
Ernest Hancock, producer of Charles’ show, is running for chairmanship for the Libertarian Party. (I wonder if he will win…?)
Secondly, just for fun……this has nothing to do with anything…but here is an article that I wrote up a few months ago: http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Feature-Article.htm?InfoNo=002541
(I am not a good writer—–heck I went to a public school! But it was fun writing that article to help get out the freedom message.)
Jim
Comment on Thursday 29th June 2006 @ 10:30 pm
George - I don’t know when people are going past the charades of today’s debates.
I am not as optimistic as I was back in Nixon’s first term.
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