I usually refrain from using any direct Nazi allusions when referring to Preznit Utterly Incompetant. So, I guess this is a first for me. Apparently, at a Camp David press conference, Beloved Leader got a bit testy when pressed with questions about yesterdays ruling out of the Federal District Court over the NSA debacle.
You don't get everything you want. A dictatorship would be a lot easier... So long as I'm the dictator.
* Responding to the difficulties of governing Texas, "The Taming of Texas," Governing Magazine (July 1998); also cited in Is our Children Learning?: The Case Against George W. Bush (2000) by Paul Begala.)
Secondly, there are such things as roving wiretaps. Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires — a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about getting a court order before we do so. It's important for our fellow citizens to understand, when you think Patriot Act, constitutional guarantees are in place when it comes to doing what is necessary to protect our homeland, because we value the Constitution.
* "Information Sharing, Patriot Act Vital to Homeland Security" speech at Kleinshans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York, 20 April 2004; whitehouse.gov (accessed 2006-05-18)
"I would say that those who herald this decision simply do not understand the nature of the world in which we live," Mr. Bush said in a question-answer session at Camp David, Md. "I strongly disagree with that decision, strongly disagree. That's why I instructed the Justice Department to appeal immediately. And I believe our appeals will be upheld."
From what I have read from some of the legal eagles around the blogosphere on both sides of the aisle, it seems that even though Judge Diggs Taylor was not utterly brilliant throughout her decision, she reached the correct conclusions as a matter of law, and not partisan polictical reasoning. Which in any other place and time except the America of the 1600 Crew and the Rubberstamp Bedwetting republicans would be an acceptable outcome.
My guess? It was probably this part of the judges ruling:
There are no hereditary Kings in America and no powers not created by the Constitution. So all "inherent powers" must derive from that Constitution.
Ya see, dictators don't have to put up with that kind of simple-minded judicial bullshit. Apparently, neither does Omnipotent Leader in his quest to become more like his Grampaw Prescott's favorite Fascist.
I notice that when the republicans can't win on fact, logic and law they resort to slandering the Judge. Why am I not surprised?
Now it's just a race to see how fast Scalia, Roberts and Alito take out great nation from being a Nation of Laws to Banana Republic where Widdle Georgie gets to wear a pretty medal-bedecked uniform and a big peaked cap with aviator shades.
Oh, and a Little Moustache.
posted by Jo Fish on 08.18.06 at 05:54 PM
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Jo, now that we have thrown Godwin's Law out the window have you watched these Flashes? Well documented and with good soundtracks besides.
"A Prince, whose character is... marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free People." Declaration of Independence
Judge Taylor probably didn't have to put the little 'hereditary kings' dig in there, but I'm glad she did. It's kinda like puttin' an outboard motor in the punch bowl - stirs things up!
