Bush to Invoke Executive Privilege

AP ^ | Sept 5, 2001 | John Solomon

[Hugh Akston]

By the way, stating that "in the past" certain documents have been shared without harm to the Presidency seems to be a disingenuous argument to me.

Kind of like saying that in the past, certain people have been subjected to sobriety checkpoint searches without there having been any harm to their rights.

[anniegetyourgun]

And the intent behind what looks like identical behavior is what matters. But then, everyone has already assigned evil intent to this president - when they know nothing, such as portrayed in #84 and half the other responses here.

[HalfIrish]

I see. You are saying the constitution is only a useful tool to prop up a pro-Bush argument. Understood.

[HalfIrish]

If theis was taken to the SC, they would place a lot of weight to the argument. Count on it.

[HalfIrish]

Re-reading your post, it appears I completely misunderstood it the first time around. DOH! So, you're not making a constitutional argument for Bush's actions?

[Dukie]

When you read the Constitution, it's amazing how Congress and its actions and duties stand out head and shoulders above the chief executive.

The exact intent of the framers of our representative republic. The Congress, as representatives of the people and the States, was designed to be the first among the equal branches of our government. The Congress has approval authority over appointments of individuals serving in the Judiciary and the Executive branches. The Congress is empowered to remove members of the Executive and Judiciary departments. No corresponding authority is given either other branch over the Congress.

As I have posted previously, it is Congress abdication of its constitutionally mandated duties which have lead to increasingly centralzed power in the Executive branch. Until Congress is populated with honorable men & women who will act in concert to re-assert its authority, America will stray ever further from its founders vision.

[Hugh Akston]

I am saying that there is validity to the argument from a constitutional perspective.

I also am saying that you are right that not everything he does meets the level of constitutionality that I think is proper, so I am not going to give him all this credit for advancing strict constructionism.

[drjimmy]

Dubya hasn't started to grow a scraggly beard... yet.
And the beards have all grown longer overnight.

[HalfIrish]

That's the Hugh I know!

Next time I'll be a little less confrontational in the asking...

[Hugh Akston]

Then do me a favor. Apologize to summer.

She was off base on some things, but the way you went after her was ungentlemanly and you started the fight, and did so in a very strong way.

[HalfIrish]

Is this the way we do things on FR now? In the forum. Okay, let's do that, shall we?

That crazy woman alleged that I FReepmail her under different screen names and threaten here. I pointed out that the authorities here would have no problem determining if that was true, but she never apologized. She can go scratch.

[cmsgop]

You Never Threaten Me Anymore!!!!!!!!......:*(

[HalfIrish]

Be careful, I may f*rt in your general direction!

[cmsgop]

I'll bring Nose Plugs then........