Comments on ACLU Report on President Bush
Do you have a link to this report online?
I have to make one comment before we all start the agreeing game that Bush has really screwed us all. What have any of the Democrats done to reverse, not just stop but actually reverse the accumulation of Presidential powers Bush has amassed over the past six years? I am terrified that the damage done simply will not be reversed by a lack of political back bone on the part of the Democrats. Thomas Jefferson once said that once liberties are given away to the government they are rarely given back to the people who lost them.
We need to hold the Democratic Parties proverbial feet to the fire on this one. It is not enough to say what Bush has done is bad and stop the Presidency from gaining additional powers. They MUST reverse what Bush has done and ensure it can not happen again. Even if that means amending the US Consitution putting a limit on those powers the office of President has granted itself.
The reality is we have a constitutional crisis in America. It is a branch of government that can too easily sprawl out of control.
Presidential powers have gotten ridiculously out of control in the past century. Bush has pretty much taken the trend to its natural conclusion.
And, I agree with Andrew. No one with any power is going to do a damn thing about it.
*1 - Right, where's the link? I see no reference to such a report on the ACLU site and nothing on Google news.
The link problem also happens on the libraian story about calling for Bush impeachment in today's Slog: No link and nothing about it on the ALA site.
I'm afraid the Democrats are going to do jack shit. In fact, a large number of Dems actually voted for these laws! Meanwhile, Lincoln Chafee, a Republican who voted against the Military Commissions Act (among other bills) was voted out and the SLOG was claiming a victory! Look past the labels folks, research who actually votes your values. ITMFA
In closing I think it is time for a full fledged Constitutional Convention. You know, do it while there is still time.. I think that it would have to be started by 3/4 of the state legislatures though.....
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