Bush admitted he broke the law....

[kentuck]

But he made excuses about why he did it. No one should say he didn't break the law. The law is very specific. The executive branch must go thru the FISA courts. Bush admitted he did not do that.

However, as some scholars have pointed out, just because the Congress may have given the President certain powers in a time of crisis, does not mean that every other law was over-ridden and he could do as he pleased in regard to domestic spying and Lord knows, what else.

So, when he is caught, Bush says he has "inherent" power within the Constitution and anyway, the Congress gave him authority to do what he did. Of course, he is lying. If he was put under oath, he would have to respond why he asked the Congress for that special authority if he already had it? And what he thought when they refused to give him that authority, as Tom Daschle has documented in editorial comments.

Then, the question is not whether Bush did or did not break the law. He surely did. The question is what do we do about it? How is it reported in the press? And are we a nation of laws or a nation of men?

[ananda]

1. We are a nation of people, of all kinds and genders.

We the people includes women too.

[uppityperson]

4. I prefer Nation of People also. But yes, impeachment...

impeachment, while I would like it, seems unlikely, given the congressional makeup. We live in interesting times indeed. My ancestors immigrated to the USA due to politics in their countries. I always wondered what it would take to truly get me to leave, not just to complain and wish and talk about it, but to truly make me act.

[C_U_L8R]

2. Bush did break the law

he continues to break the law
and he arrogantly states that
he has no intention to cease
breaking the law.

Jails were invented to stop men like this.

[Redroach]

3. Indeed.

Of course we are refering to a gentleman who's still trying to get through "My Pet Goat".



:sarcasm:

[unblock]

5. seeing as he started it BEFORE 9/11, the entire argument is horsesh*t

he broke the law, he broke the law, end of story.

then 9/11 happened, then the patriot act happened, THEN he had some face-saving argument.

but applying it retroactively is 100% horse manure.



imagine killing someone in premeditated cold blood and then examining the dead body and discovering that it's armed and claiming self-defense.

[mb7588a]

6. worst part for me

is that he is proud he broke the law.