Posted on 05/20/2002 10:36:24 AM PDT by callisto
Edited on 05/07/2004 7:08:50 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Critics claim office is more potent now than at any time in recent history.
WASHINGTON -- It's not a bad job considering it comes with a rent-free mansion and door-to-door limousine service, but President Bush maintains that the position he holds as the leader of the free world should come with an additional perk -- power.
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And would that include Bush upholding his oath of office and FAITHFULLY EXECUTING THE LAWS of this land where the democRAT criminals of the last 9 years are concerned? THAT is the part of the Presidency that Bush needs to attend to ... after 9 years of the Clinton's using the office to subvert the Constitution and our laws. And frankly, I'll believe what the RNC has to say the day they publicize the Riady non-refund, a blockbluster which they never even bothered to mention on their website or announcements. Why would the RNC ignore something that significant?
What is he smoking? Does Bush actually think the power of the presidency (and likewise its meddling in citizen's inherent freedoms) has diminished in the past decade?
Be forewarned. Every single power, every single advance that this Republican president pushes for will be used down the line to put American citizens in chains. President Bush may not put the final nail in the coffin of the US Constitution; but he is doing his best at getting out the hammer and the nails.
A few more media outlets in conservative and libertarian hands would be nice, too.
Not quite. A Republican majority in Congress would be a disaster from which our Republic would not recover. A conservative majority is a different matter altogether.
Bush is either insane or a liar. Every addition to the federal bureaucracy makes the executive stronger. Most legislation never crosses the legislative branch; most laws are imposed as "regulations". Except for a few minor "oversight" functions, Congress has gained nothing over the executive in living memory.
Now here's an interesting point: it has to be like that if power is centralized. It means there are more federal laws. Congress can only pass so many, since the whole House and whole Senate has to pass every new law. But the executive can delegate each policy area to a different department to write the regulations for that area. The sheer volumn forces a shift to the executive. The president really isn't that powerful; there's no way he or anyone can really keep track of all of it. That's very dangerous. Power in America has always been divided and spread around, but before it was by the federal system and checks and balances, which kept people accountable. Now it's spread throughout a bureaucracy and no one's accountable.
thats the job of the LEGISLATURES!!!!
The political ignorance of Americans never ceases to amaze me.
http://www.mises.org/product.asp?sku=B284
He's not insane.
Congress also has placed restrictions on the president in military matters with the War Powers Resolution of 1973, Fleischer said."
Aww, da poor wittuw pwesident.
"Bush is either insane or a liar."You're getting a little ahead of yourself. President Bush still has 2 1/2 years to complete his term. Wouldn't it be more fair to give him at least 1 1/2 more years before judging whether or not he has kept his word on campaign promises?He's not insane.
No, because he cannot have a 3rd term, and therefore would have no incentive to keep his promises after being re-elected.
I don't think he's a liar myself though. Those people who voted for him and are now disappointed in him simply persuaded themselves during the campaign that Bush is something he never was.
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