What the Fuck Is Wrong With This Government?
Seriously--every damn day I think: "I've seen it all. This is the craziest shit ever."
And then they do something crazier. And no one seems to be able or willing to stop them.
First, they took away our civil liberites and OUR right to privacy (while enhancing their OWN capacity for secrecy) with the Patriot Act. Oh, and thanks Clinton2 and Edwards for voting that in. Way to make stripping us of our rights and freedoms a bipartisan activity!! Ain't coalition-building grand?
Then the President decides that being the Chief Executive isn't enough and he starts using signing statements, so that he can (in total contravention of the Constitution) disobey laws without vetoing them. So now he's Chief Executive and Chief Legislator. That must be nice for him.
Then he gets Alito in, with his crazy-ass Unitary Executive bullshit so that he can expand his powers even further (I guess "judicial activism" is ok, as long as it is stripping powers away from the legislature and giving them to the President). All that's missing now is a goddamned crown.
Then we suspend habeas corpus. Oh, and thanks Clinton1 for making this possible with your own suspension (the first since the Civil War). Because, you know, if we call someone an enemy combatant then they don't deserve to have rights. The great thing about this, is that by ignoring Geneva Convention rules, we can call anyone we want an enemy combatant.
And now--the Vice President says he's not a member of the Executive Branch???? How is this even happening? How on earth is he getting away with this? I wouldn't be surprised if tomorrow I woke up and they told us that the Bill of Rights doesn't count from a strict constructionist standpoint. Or, you know, that water is really dry.
Who would have thought that the most decent, honorable, and productive thing that Dick Cheney would accomplish in office would be to shoot some other rich white douchebag in the face?
Thank you for letting me vent. I apologize for the lack of analysis and the somewhat salty language. Your patience is appreciated.
UPDATE: I just read that the President has invoked "executive privilege" (not in the constitution and affirmed by the Supreme Court only for instances in which national security would be compromised) in order to avoid complying with the investigation into the firings of U.S. attorneys.
I wonder if that means that Dick Cheney will have to hand over the documents. Because he's not, you know, part of the executive branch.
And then they do something crazier. And no one seems to be able or willing to stop them.
First, they took away our civil liberites and OUR right to privacy (while enhancing their OWN capacity for secrecy) with the Patriot Act. Oh, and thanks Clinton2 and Edwards for voting that in. Way to make stripping us of our rights and freedoms a bipartisan activity!! Ain't coalition-building grand?
Then the President decides that being the Chief Executive isn't enough and he starts using signing statements, so that he can (in total contravention of the Constitution) disobey laws without vetoing them. So now he's Chief Executive and Chief Legislator. That must be nice for him.
Then he gets Alito in, with his crazy-ass Unitary Executive bullshit so that he can expand his powers even further (I guess "judicial activism" is ok, as long as it is stripping powers away from the legislature and giving them to the President). All that's missing now is a goddamned crown.
Then we suspend habeas corpus. Oh, and thanks Clinton1 for making this possible with your own suspension (the first since the Civil War). Because, you know, if we call someone an enemy combatant then they don't deserve to have rights. The great thing about this, is that by ignoring Geneva Convention rules, we can call anyone we want an enemy combatant.
And now--the Vice President says he's not a member of the Executive Branch???? How is this even happening? How on earth is he getting away with this? I wouldn't be surprised if tomorrow I woke up and they told us that the Bill of Rights doesn't count from a strict constructionist standpoint. Or, you know, that water is really dry.
Who would have thought that the most decent, honorable, and productive thing that Dick Cheney would accomplish in office would be to shoot some other rich white douchebag in the face?
Thank you for letting me vent. I apologize for the lack of analysis and the somewhat salty language. Your patience is appreciated.
UPDATE: I just read that the President has invoked "executive privilege" (not in the constitution and affirmed by the Supreme Court only for instances in which national security would be compromised) in order to avoid complying with the investigation into the firings of U.S. attorneys.
I wonder if that means that Dick Cheney will have to hand over the documents. Because he's not, you know, part of the executive branch.
posted by Feemus at
9:43 AM
2 Comments:
Yeah, it is mind boggling. In fact, it is SO mind boggling, the cognitive dissonance needed to think about ALL that the Bush Administration (and Clinton Administration) have done for this country can actually cause blood vessels in the nose and face to rupture spontaneously. As with all things, most people are forced to ignore most of these things because they either feel powerless to stop them, or mistakenly believe that such things won't really effect them in the short term. When I heard about Cheney declaring himself as NOT part of the Executive, I nearly drove off the road.
It's hard to not give more than a passing thought to those conspiracy theorists who have determined that the group Cheney got together for the Energy Policy was nothing short of Demons, Aliens, Resurrected Nazi Wizards, and Bipedal Dog Warriors from Sirius. That at least might make SOME sense.
I dont know. I just don't know anymore. Personally, I'm waiting for bush to Disband Congress and elect himself to another term...
Benticore
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Benticore, at 10:25 AM
Hmmm...wizards and Dog Warriors. That sounds about right.
Maybe Dick Cheney will declare that the office of Vice President is, instead of being part of the executive, ACTUALLY the Electoral College. And also a dragon.
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Feemus, at 12:45 PM
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