Clinton impeachment manager says Bush is worse
Our Future
by Bill Scher
06/30/08
Bob and Isaiah voiced concerns last week over the codification of President Bush’s abuses of executive power, and the erosion of our constitutional system of checks and balances. Bob called for a ‘grand inquest into the powers that he has claimed’ by the House, ‘registering a formal objection to them’ to avoid continued congressional ‘inaction [which] can alter the Constitutional division of powers by establishing the president’s claims as authority that the Congress or the courts may not infringe.’ Isaiah called for last-ditch effort to derail ‘immunity for telecommunication companies that broke the law to bend to Bush administration demands for surveillance activity.’ As I noted, it is difficult to get these issues elevated to prominence with voters when so many are suffering from the ailing economy. But a surprising acknowledgment from a conservative presidential candidate may turn some heads. Not Sen. John McCain. Former Republican congressman and Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr...
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by Bill Scher
06/30/08
Bob and Isaiah voiced concerns last week over the codification of President Bush’s abuses of executive power, and the erosion of our constitutional system of checks and balances. Bob called for a ‘grand inquest into the powers that he has claimed’ by the House, ‘registering a formal objection to them’ to avoid continued congressional ‘inaction [which] can alter the Constitutional division of powers by establishing the president’s claims as authority that the Congress or the courts may not infringe.’ Isaiah called for last-ditch effort to derail ‘immunity for telecommunication companies that broke the law to bend to Bush administration demands for surveillance activity.’ As I noted, it is difficult to get these issues elevated to prominence with voters when so many are suffering from the ailing economy. But a surprising acknowledgment from a conservative presidential candidate may turn some heads. Not Sen. John McCain. Former Republican congressman and Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr...
http://tinyurl.com/4w43nq
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=executive+power
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=checks+and+balances
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=telecoms
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Bill+Scher
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=impeach
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=impeach
rudkla - 1. Jul, 08:54
