July 31, 2007
Yeah, it's time Congress took control
You've seen it over the last two weeks or so, just as I have. The news about various Executive Orders designed, ostensibly, to protect this country but in reality will do nothing more than rationalize the conversion of this country from a Constitutional Republic to a Dictatorship. Oh, it will be done for our safety and security. All under the guise of 'continuity of government' and 'protection of the homeland from enemies internal and external'.
It's also bullshit and, unlike 2001, we aren't ready to accept it. Not by a long shot.
The executive orders are also wholly illegal. The Constitution of the United States makes no provision for it's suspension. There is no 'hold' clause. The Rights guaranteed within are absolute and can not be waived. No signing statement can overcome that, and no act of Congress can undo it, save the Amendment process. And now, it would seem, we have our legal reason for impeaching the President, violation of his Oath of Office.
Don't waste time calling the Democrats in Congress... call the Republicans. The Democrats would love nothing more than to remove him from office. FIrst, there needs to be a limit on Presidential pardons that restricts them to specific illegal acts, not a blanket for all crimes committed in the United States. With that out of the way, begin the impeachment process and amend the UCMJ to make sure that the military knows that there ARE unequivocal limits on the power of their Commander in Chief.
We live in an inherently unsafe world. We always have, though we've insulated ourselves with fences, military spending and a belief that we are protected. The fact of the matter is that no one can stop someone hellbent on killing people from doing just that. Banning all guns will not make us anymore safe than a police state. It's time Americans remembered what it MEANS to be American. Our freedom and liberty is far more important than transitory security.
Congress must act. If ever there was an issue that deserved bipartisan support, this is it.
Posted by mcblogger at July 31, 2007 11:52 AM
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