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Impeach George Bush
The Coronation of King George
Above the law. The basic argument is that wiretapping thousands of americans without a warrant while technically not legal, was done because the President thought it was important. Nixon thought spying on democrats was important, too. It was illegal then, it's illegal now.
Source: opednews.com, 2005-12-18
Candidate: Republican Party
It became official today; President Bush named himself King of the United States. Granted those of us who follow this administration have seen Bush act as if he was a king and not an elected representative for the past five years but finally today Bush all but came out and said it.
The issue at hand is the wiretapping of US citizens without judicial oversight. In this country that is a felony and an impeachable offense. Essentially, the president does not have absolute power in this country. He is but one part of the government and is supposed to be “checked” and “balanced” by the other branches of government. In the Bush administration however, the other two branches are merely subservient to the omnipotent King George.
In order for the president to wiretap an American citizen he must obtain permission from the courts. In order to gain that permission he must prove to the courts that there is probable cause for such activities. There needs to be a justifiable reason for invading the privacy of the citizen. If the courts agree, then they grant the wiretap. In these instances, Bush bypassed the courts, never established probable cause, and “authorized” the wiretaps himself, making them illegal.
While the blogs have been reporting on such activities for over a year it took until recently for the mainstream media to catch up and when the truth finally came to light this week America huddled together to hear the president explain himself. Instead Bush took to the air waves today to say that not only did he do this, but he will continue to do so, thumbing his nose at the courts, checks and balances, and the Constitution of the Untied States of America. Bush actually was more upset that it was reported, claiming phantom damage done to their war on terror. Mind you they have yet to prosecute ONE person successfully since the onset of this “war.” So to sum up, the president violates federal law; illegally spies on the citizens he is sworn to protect, and then is angry that someone would expose it. Gotta love King George.
One telling quote from Bush today was:
"We don't talk about sources and methods. Don't talk about ongoing intelligence operations. I know there's speculation. But it's important for the American people to understand that we will do - or I will use my powers to protect us, and I will do so under the law, and that's important for our citizens to understand."
Essentially Bush is saying trust me. Sorry George we don’t. It is quite obvious that he is reluctant to discuss “sources and methods” because that would reveal the scope of the federal violations he has sponsored. While it is noble for the president to want to “use his powers” to protect us, it is ILLEGAL for him to determine what those powers are. It is ILLEGAL to rewrite the constitution and assume broader powers circumventing the checks and balances system set up by our founding fathers. What is important for American citizens to understand is that our president does not operate “under the law” but rather seems to believe he is above the law.
The catch phrases you will hear over the ensuing days is that Bush operated within the law, but the part they omit is that Bush decides what the law is, which ones he will follow and which ones he thinks fall under his “powers” to override. If you want to go to war, simply lie to Congress about the intel you have collected. If someone challenges your lies, attack him personally and out his secret agent wife. If you want to hold someone indefinitely, call him an enemy combatant. For whatever annoying law there is, simply create a fake “power” that you can then grant yourself and blame it all on living in a terrorist-post-911 world. If you want to violate the civil rights of citizens, simply don’t inform the courts that you authorized illegal wiretaps. This is all standard in the arrogant Bush administration that treats its citizens as children, who are guilty until the illegal wiretap proves them innocent.
The truly shocking thing today was the brazen admittance by King George. A few years ago he would have denied the story or sent out his emissaries to attack the credibility of any of the sources. Instead today he went on the air and told America that he no longer is bound by the Constitution and that the system of checks and balances which has served our country well for over 200 years has been rendered quaint. He took up the crown he has hid for the past five years, crafted with lies, corruption and war and placed it firmly upon his head. He declared himself to no longer be president but King of the United States, no longer answerable to law, courts, or any of the other branches of government. People within his own party were aghast at these revelations and have promised to investigate but they sound like court jesters before the mighty, omnipotent, King George.
Wake up America; it is time to throw the tea in the harbor again.
Authors Bio: Anthony Wade, a contributing writer to opednews.com, is dedicated to educating the populace to the lies and abuses of the government. He is a 37-year-old independent writer from New York with political commentary articles seen on multiple websites. A Christian progressive and professional Rehabilitation Counselor working with the poor and disabled, Mr. Wade believes that you can have faith and hold elected officials accountable for lies and excess. Anthony Wade’s Archive: http://www.opednews.com/archiveswadeanthony.htm Email Anthony: takebacktheus@yahoo.com
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User Originated Comments:
From: blue state
2006-01-16 00:00:00
in addition to that, he really an ugly sob. must
take after his mom
From: blue state
2006-01-16 00:00:00
i have a problem with the media, be it television,
radio, newspapers, the internet bloggers, and each
and every person that refers to that incompentent
stuttering moron that illegally occupies the white
house. he is consistently referred to as
"president" bush. how about thief, thug, criminal,
liar, don, anything but president. after all,
everyone on the planet knows full well that both
of those "elections" were a bad joke, at best.
please people, drop the "president" thing, and use
"don" bush. it would be more in keeping with this
ultra-criminal administration...
From: NEW YORKER
2005-12-23 00:00:00
republicans don't run this country, you hick. a
very small percentage less than 1 are trying to
take the nation over. it's the same people who
were born into priviledge and never fought in a
war or had to pay bills, or work for a living.
this doesn't include you, backwater. so put down
the kool-aid and realize your putting dirt on your
grave.
From: educated american
2005-12-22 00:00:00
to: reps rule. wow!! i think i saw you in one of
of the movies, "missippee burning", or
"deliverance". were you the guy in the yellow ford
pickup with the confederate flag in the rear
window, or the guy with three green teeth on the
porch with the banjo. in any event, did you enjoy
george's kool-aid?? i cannot believe that you
people still continue to support this incompentent
spoiled little brat.
From: GladIamnotyou
2005-12-21 00:00:00
you guys are so misguided. i feel bad for you all.
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