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Gephardt vows to ignore the constitution
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,90124,00.html ^

Posted on 06/23/2003 11:26:27 AM PDT by AlextheWise1

Edited on 04/22/2004 12:36:41 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

"When I'm president, we'll do executive orders to overcome any wrong thing the Supreme Court does tomorrow or any other day," Gephardt said.


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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2004; dickgephardt; dicktator; dictator; dncuberalles; gephardt; littledick; meinkampf; supremecourt
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One line in a reasonable article on the affirmative action decision. Is he insane?
1 posted on 06/23/2003 11:26:27 AM PDT by AlextheWise1
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To: AlextheWise1
Powder..patch..Ball FIRE!

Is he insane?

No, he is one of the tyrants the founding fathers warned us about.

2 posted on 06/23/2003 11:28:12 AM PDT by BallandPowder
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To: AlextheWise1
Earth to Gephardt....you can't do that, it's illegal. The congress can and the Surpremes can knock your little ideas down!
3 posted on 06/23/2003 11:28:23 AM PDT by Jewels1091
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To: AlextheWise1
Tyranny has found a way around the Constitution. Vote Democrat if you want your President to have absolute power.
4 posted on 06/23/2003 11:28:37 AM PDT by RAT Patrol (Congress can give one American a dollar only by first taking it away from another American. -W.W.)
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To: AlextheWise1
Is he insane?

Stupid is the word you're looking for..

5 posted on 06/23/2003 11:28:42 AM PDT by AntiGuv (™)
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To: AlextheWise1
File under the doctrine of:
"The Supreme Court has made their decision, let them try to enforce it."
6 posted on 06/23/2003 11:28:54 AM PDT by Semper Paratus
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To: AlextheWise1
"When I'm president, we'll do executive orders to overcome any wrong thing the Supreme Court does tomorrow or any other day,"

How much would Gephardt be squealing if Bush said "Screw Roe v. Wade. I'm sending the FBI to shut down every abortion mill and arrest the doctors"?

7 posted on 06/23/2003 11:29:31 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Paranoia is when you realize that tin foil hats just focus the mind control beams.)
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To: AlextheWise1
Now to worry, little dick gephardt isn't going to be president of the U.S.
Because he is a simjpleton and a schill for union big govt. labour.
8 posted on 06/23/2003 11:30:17 AM PDT by Joe Boucher
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To: AlextheWise1
"When I'm president..."

Keep dreaming, little Dick.

9 posted on 06/23/2003 11:30:21 AM PDT by wysiwyg (What parts of "right of the people" and "shall not be infringed" do you not understand?)
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To: AlextheWise1
Is he insane ?............YES !
10 posted on 06/23/2003 11:30:38 AM PDT by OREALLY
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To: AlextheWise1
"When I'm president", Satan will have ice cubes in his frozen Hell.
11 posted on 06/23/2003 11:31:21 AM PDT by Blzbba
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To: Jewels1091
"Earth to Gephardt....you can't do that, it's illegal."

But isn't that more or less what Clinton did in several cases?
12 posted on 06/23/2003 11:32:05 AM PDT by Maria S
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To: RAT Patrol
Tyranny has found a way around the Constitution. Vote Democrat if you want your President to have absolute power.

What Constitution? Can you name any law in the past decade or so that acknowledges the USC's existance or position as the ultimate legal authority?

Ameria wants a Hitler, in the exact same way that the Weimar Republic begged Hitler to be the nation's autocrat. The problem is, there are many, many people who want to be Hitler.

13 posted on 06/23/2003 11:33:13 AM PDT by Dr Warmoose (Just don't leave any brass with your fingerprints on it behind, OK?)
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To: AlextheWise1
When I'm president, we'll do executive orders to overcome any wrong thing the Supreme Court does tomorrow or any other day," Gephardt said

Wel, well, little dick. Guess 'Ole Dubya could do the same thing right NOW, Huh?

little dick...just jealous huh?
14 posted on 06/23/2003 11:35:39 AM PDT by Roughneck (Get the U.N. out of the U.S, and get the U.S. out of the U.N.)
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To: AlextheWise1
One line in a reasonable article on the affirmative action decision

And one line is all you post? Sheesh...


15 posted on 06/23/2003 11:36:09 AM PDT by hellinahandcart
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To: AlextheWise1

Democratic Candidates Back Affirmative Action

Monday, June 23, 2003

CHICAGO — Democratic presidential hopefuls say they will continue to promote affirmative action (search) regardless of the Supreme Court (search) ruling in the case challenging the constitutionality of programs to help minorities in college admissions.

On Monday, the court ruled that minority applicants may be given an edge when applying for admissions to universities, but limited how much a factor race can play in the selection of students. A closely divided court upheld the University of Michigan (search) law school program that sought a "critical mass" of minorities by a 5-4 vote. The court split 6-3 in finding the undergraduate program unconstitutional.

Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri, who received his law degree from the University of Michigan, praised the court's decision in the law school case, but said he was disappointed with the ruling on the undergraduate program.

"Any effort to deny our nation's compelling interest in ensuring diversity is short-sighted and wrong," Gephardt said in a statement.

The case was a main topic of discussion Sunday at a candidate forum sponsored by Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition.

"When I'm president, we'll do executive orders to overcome any wrong thing the Supreme Court does tomorrow or any other day," Gephardt said.

Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich also made a pledge to put affirmative action into federal law as president.

"If this president doesn't want to let us be one nation, then it's time to elect a president who will let us be one nation," Kucinich said.

President Bush opposes the University of Michigan's policies, and several candidates cited his position as a reason he should be voted out of office next year.

"The president has divided us," former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean said. "He's divided us by race by using the word 'quotas.' There's no such thing as a quota at the University of Michigan, never has been."

Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry said: "We deserve a president of the United States who doesn't call fairness for minorities special preferences and then turn around and give special preferences to Halliburton or to Enron to write the energy policy."

Kerry said he was committed to have minorities in positions of power in his administration, and pointed to diversity in his campaign staff.

Al Sharpton said Democrats shouldn't be talking about getting more blacks in high places, but getting the right blacks.

"If we doubt that, just look at (Supreme Court Justice) Clarence Thomas," he said. "Clarence Thomas is my color, but he's not my kind."

Seven of the nine Democratic candidates attended the forum. Sens. John Edwards of North Carolina and Bob Graham of Florida said they couldn't make it because of scheduling conflicts.

The candidates discussed a broad range of issues of importance to the mostly black audience, including education, the criminal justice system, tax cuts and health care.

They pledged to address disparities in Internet access between the poor and more affluent Americans and to work to overturn the Federal Communication Commission's decision to relax limits on how media companies can merge and grow.

Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman said the decision would particularly affect minority-owned media, but predicted it "will be temporary."

"It is wrong; it is un-American," he said.

16 posted on 06/23/2003 11:36:20 AM PDT by wysiwyg (What parts of "right of the people" and "shall not be infringed" do you not understand?)
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To: AlextheWise1
Gephardt makes a good point. The Supreme Court and the Congress routinely usurp the Constitution. Why not the Executive branch? As a congressman, Gephardt routinely votes for unconstitutional legislation. In fact, his Democratic party's entire platform is based on usurpation, as is much of the GOP's platform. Why should the Executive branch be left out of the free-for-all?
17 posted on 06/23/2003 11:37:45 AM PDT by PhilipFreneau
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To: hellinahandcart
*chuckle* I love it!
18 posted on 06/23/2003 11:40:09 AM PDT by Lil'freeper
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To: AlextheWise1
This brings to mind Paul Begala's quote regarding Bill Clinton's use of executive orders - "Stroke of a pen. Law of the land. Kinda cool."

If it's a DemocRat's pen, try kinda scary.
19 posted on 06/23/2003 11:40:36 AM PDT by kdmhcdcfld (Any rebroadcast of this tagline without the express written consent of FreeRepublic is prohibited.)
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To: Dr Warmoose
Your right!! The fact that Sen. G. made this statement while running for the President means he has many voters who he believes will accept this kind of government.

This is the scary part of the statement, people want just that, a dictator. Bush made it clear that things would be easier as a dictator!!


20 posted on 06/23/2003 11:42:25 AM PDT by duk
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