On impeachment
Joe Conason of The New York Observer writes today that the President's continued defiance of the law and the Constitution, as regards his policy of domestic surveillance, is an offense which can only be answered by impeachment. Mr. Conason states:
But it would be a damn good start.
Recklessly and audaciously, George W. Bush is driving the nation whose laws he swore to uphold into a constitutional crisis. He has claimed the powers of a medieval monarch and defied the other two branches of government to deny him...I've been arguing long and loudly that the removal of the Bush Administration is necessary for the preservation of our national soul. This latest display of Presidential hubris is, unfortunately, only the tip of a dangerous iceberg. And Mr. Conason is correct in noting that the impeachment of Mr. Bush would still leave a large number of PNAC loyalists in power.
As political strategy and as public policy, the impeachment of Mr. Bush is an unappealing prospect. (Besides, if he could be thrown out somehow, who would want Dick Cheney to succeed him?) And yet, the actions and attitudes of this President raise the question of how else we can preserve the bedrock principles of a democratic republic.
But it would be a damn good start.
posted by Bob P @ 8:25 AM
3 Comments:
As a citizen, I agree with the talk of the impeachment of President Bush. If America allows their leaders to bypass the constutitional laws in which this country was built on, it will only lead to another civil war. With the findings of the NSA Scandal our President and his Administration has greatly dishonored and violated our civil rights.
With this, what rights does this then leave on our criminal department to enforce the law and then judge the actions of citizens and the laws they break if they are only following their leaders actions?
How does it justify our President's abilities to uphold his sowrn agreement to the United States Constutition and the laws within?
Breaking the law is breaking the law, no matter your social rank, or professional status!
If something is not done regarding this matter our nation and the way it is precieved will be destroyed. Do we, as citizen, honstly believe that Pres. Bush has the right, without the courts approval, to spy on our countries citizens?
These are some of my personal questions and opinions. I do not wish to offend any person, nor do I wish to see our nation dishonored or destroyed.
It's my opinion, c. r., that for far too long the current Administration has operated under one governing principle - that the ends justify the means. This is obviously a very dangerous idea to, in effect, sanction as the new "direction" of American society.
Carried to extremes, this principle of action can only lead to anarchy. Sadly, though, I see no signs of this philosophy abating anytime soon. If anything, we see more evidence of this callous principle being acted out each day, in Iraq, in Congress, in corporate America.
My worry is that if we allow the Bush Administration to continue unchecked with the policies it has advocated for the last five years, both at home and abroad, the America I once believed in will have disappeared by 2008.
The time for action is now.
"The time for action is now."
Bob, I agree without hesitation.
I feel that if action is not taken a monarchy rather than a republic will begin to form. I do not believe that the President and his adminstration should have uncheked power, and I believe you expressed it best:
"My worry is that if we allow the Bush Administration to continue unchecked with the policies it has advocated for the last five years, both at home and abroad, the America I once believed in will have disappeared by 2008."
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