He Don't Need No Stinkin' Permission
After he signed the reauthorized Patriot Act (as if THAT were not bad enough), Bush added a "signing statement" that noted he did not consider himself bound to tell Congress how the Patriot Act powers were being used and that, despite the law's requirements, he could withhold the information if he decided that disclosure would "impair foreign relations, national security, the deliberative process of the executive, or the performance of the executive's constitutional duties."
Congress needs to step up to the plate and stop hiding from a man who doesn't respect them, or us.
Bush continues his march so far over the edge of presidential powers that we're going to start to try and feel like a monarchy.
Congress needs to step up to the plate and stop hiding from a man who doesn't respect them, or us.
Bush continues his march so far over the edge of presidential powers that we're going to start to try and feel like a monarchy.
posted by Anonymous at 5:59 PM
1 Comments:
Yes, the President has an unlimited appetite for executive power, as he has demonstrated many times. What is puzzling is the reluctance of Congress to assert itself--after all, it is supposed to share in the running of the country, and has oversight responsibility. Some GOPers in the House and Senate are clearly kool-aid drinkers, willing to follow Bush over the cliff at a moment's notice. But I find it very strange that the more sober members are willing to cede their own authority to a chief executive whose major decisions have all turned out disastrously. Wouldn't you want to put the brakes on him, even at the risk of injuring your own party? The Republicans of l974 summoned the courage to do this, and the country was better for it.
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