KING GEORGE & THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE
"This administration thinks they can just violate any law they want, and they've created a culture of fear to try and get away with that. It's up to us to stand up to them," says Representative Maurice Henchey (D-NY).
--"NSA Stymies Justice Dept. Spying Probe," Devlin Barrett, Associated Press, May 11, 2006.
The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Republican Arlen Specter, said, "There may as well soon not be a Congress…And I think most members don't understand what's happening."
--"Bush vs. Congress," Boston Globe editorial, May 10, 2006.
"Like the old English kings who insisted that Parliament could not tell them what to do, Bush all but declared himself above the law…Forget the imperial presidency. This is more like a monarchial one. America began by rejecting the claims of one King George. It's disturbing to think we might be quietly installing a second one."
"We Don't Need Another King George," Andrew Sullivan, Time Magazine, January 23, 2006.
Senator Specter is correct. Most people don't realize what's happening.
They go about their daily lives, going to work, taking care of their families, fretting over their friends, watching television, having some fun now and then. They don't pay that much attention to the news and only care about politics if it's a presidential election year. Otherwise, they just don't really care.
So, while the majority of the American people are looking the other way, this president and his cronies have quietly gone about amassing the single-most egregious grab for power this country has ever seen.
Ahhh, for the good old days of Richard Nixon. He was tame compared to George W. Bush.
If you think that the only manifestation of power this president has shown is to collect our phone calls while hunting down al Queda to keep us all safe and snuggy-warm in our beds, you are sadly mistaken. In this series, I'm going to break down into seven major parts the outrageous, dictatorial ways in which this administration has moved to not only grab, but keep, power, through circumventing the law, controlling the media, stomping out freedom of speech, and basically politicizing presidential policy to an extent never before seen by historians or previous administration officials.
Both conservatives and liberals are equally appalled.
Once I started doing in-depth research, I found, yet again, that I simply had too much material to cram into a single post. To put together the mosaic of the entire picture, all the pieces have to be included.
Part I: "Unitary Executive," or Commander in Chief of Everything
Part II: "Stealth Veto": Re-Writing Laws When the Cameras are Turned Off
Part III: Deciding What's Law & What Isn't
Part IV: Controlling Information & Re-Writing History
Part V: No Checks, No Balances, & No Congressional Oversight
Part VI: What Freedom of Speech?
Part VII: Imperialism Abroad
You think I'm joking about King George? Read on.
--"NSA Stymies Justice Dept. Spying Probe," Devlin Barrett, Associated Press, May 11, 2006.
The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Republican Arlen Specter, said, "There may as well soon not be a Congress…And I think most members don't understand what's happening."
--"Bush vs. Congress," Boston Globe editorial, May 10, 2006.
"Like the old English kings who insisted that Parliament could not tell them what to do, Bush all but declared himself above the law…Forget the imperial presidency. This is more like a monarchial one. America began by rejecting the claims of one King George. It's disturbing to think we might be quietly installing a second one."
"We Don't Need Another King George," Andrew Sullivan, Time Magazine, January 23, 2006.
Senator Specter is correct. Most people don't realize what's happening.
They go about their daily lives, going to work, taking care of their families, fretting over their friends, watching television, having some fun now and then. They don't pay that much attention to the news and only care about politics if it's a presidential election year. Otherwise, they just don't really care.
So, while the majority of the American people are looking the other way, this president and his cronies have quietly gone about amassing the single-most egregious grab for power this country has ever seen.
Ahhh, for the good old days of Richard Nixon. He was tame compared to George W. Bush.
If you think that the only manifestation of power this president has shown is to collect our phone calls while hunting down al Queda to keep us all safe and snuggy-warm in our beds, you are sadly mistaken. In this series, I'm going to break down into seven major parts the outrageous, dictatorial ways in which this administration has moved to not only grab, but keep, power, through circumventing the law, controlling the media, stomping out freedom of speech, and basically politicizing presidential policy to an extent never before seen by historians or previous administration officials.
Both conservatives and liberals are equally appalled.
Once I started doing in-depth research, I found, yet again, that I simply had too much material to cram into a single post. To put together the mosaic of the entire picture, all the pieces have to be included.
Part I: "Unitary Executive," or Commander in Chief of Everything
Part II: "Stealth Veto": Re-Writing Laws When the Cameras are Turned Off
Part III: Deciding What's Law & What Isn't
Part IV: Controlling Information & Re-Writing History
Part V: No Checks, No Balances, & No Congressional Oversight
Part VI: What Freedom of Speech?
Part VII: Imperialism Abroad
You think I'm joking about King George? Read on.
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