Bush preps historic Third Term - memo

[IChing]

Bush preps historic Third Term - memo
It's war. It's a 'Continuity Presidency'
By Thomas C Greene in Washington Published Saturday 1st April 2006 10:33 GMT


The US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the office of the White House Counsel are preparing a draft document laying out the President's wartime authority to remain in office past 2008, The Register has learned.

The scheme is described as an emergency "continuity presidency," made necessary by the extraordinary circumstances and unique challenges of protecting the United States from the threat of international terrorism.

"The world changed on 9/11," a confidential DoJ memo obtained by The Register explains, "and no Administration is US history is better suited to adapt productively to those changes than this one.

"The Attorney General supports the basic framework in the White House Counsel's draft proposal for a future Executive Order establishing a Continuity Presidency, with two provisos: 1. There must be at least the appearance of a time limit, which the AG believes might be satisfied by tying the duration of the Continuity Presidency to the duration of the GWOT ; and 2. The House and Senate Majority Leaders and the Chairpersons of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees must issue a written certification that they have approved the plan.

"The Attorney General supports the basic framework in the White House Counsel's draft proposal for a future Executive Order establishing a Continuity Presidency, with two provisos: 1. There must be at least the appearance of a time limit, which the AG believes might be satisfied by tying the duration of the Continuity Presidency to the duration of the GWOT ; and 2. The House and Senate Majority Leaders and the Chairpersons of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees must issue a written certification that they have approved the plan.>>>>>snip

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/04/01/gwot_cha/







Check the date out
got ya.

[Turbineguy]

1. There's a problem with this.

Now the Military have to obey the orders of the elected civilian authorities. But come Jan 20, 2009 Bush will no longer be the elected Commander in Chief.

Perhaps the most bizarre thing in all this is that I think the country would be in better hands if a couple of Generals marched into the Whitehouse and arrested Bush and Cheney and a few of their pals.

[Systematic Chaos]

4. That, and

there are only so many highly pissed off civilians they can mow down before they're overtaken.

[William769]

2. Won't happen

To many Americans like me that won't let it.

[berni_mccoy]

3. Come here...

no, honest, come here..

It's ok, just come over here...

SMACK! Bad IChing, BAD!

[IChing]

8. OK, I deserve it but in the light of signing statements what is

just one more?

[bdamomma]

5. are WE going to stand for this

this is grounds for a revolution. If we stand idly by and watch this I will :puke:

This idiot must be challenged.

[Dora]

6. Hoax post, and not funny.

:grr:

[MrCoffee]

7. Tehehe...good one.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

9. Wait For It... nt

[ewagner]

10. Yep...got me....except....

With Bushco, it's not that hard to believe....getting me (us) to buy-in to this was like shooting fish in a barrel.... :rofl: :rofl:

[rubberducky]

11. You had me going there for a few minutes!!!

[Change has come]

12. Fucker!

:spank: :rofl:

[earth mom]

13. Ha ha...but it's possible, very possible with that whacko!

:crazy:

[sinkingfeeling]

14. So, that would make the Death of the US Constitution official.

And I will then call for open rebellion.

[paparush]

15. Blood in the streets of the town of new haven..

[annabanana]

16. April 1st. . . . (doesn't make it much less believable, does it?)

My 86 year old Pop said last week that he is hoping there are no "hitches" when GW is scheduled to step down.

[zcflint09]

17. You kinda had me for a moment

I'm coming over the to kick your butt!

[cigsandcoffee]

18. Is that you, Jason Leopold? n/t

[IChing]

19. Yes my story on Rove lead me to this.

[Imagevision]

20. Franklin D. Roosevelt the only President to serve more than two terms

So, never say never, Roosevelt died in his third term when the US. was still at war...

[Imagevision]

21. No doubt Rove hasn't already taken notice of Roosevelt terms...

[laylah]

22. ...

:spank: :spank: :spank::spank: :spank: :spank::spank: :spank: :spank::spank: :spank: :spank:

That done...good one!

Jenn

[IChing]

23. I know I'm bad..I tried to edit it to a signing statement vs. a memo

but was too late.:evilgrin:

[MzNov]

24. It will not happen.