Monday, December 19, 2005

Shameful Acts?

President Bush has asserted his anger that the nation has discovered he authorized the violation of the same rights which he swore to defend against all enemies foreign and domestic:

“It was a shameful act for someone to disclose this important program in a time of war...That's my job, and I'm going to continue doing my job."

During this conference, the president stated that the Constitution provided him the right to overlook the procedures put in place to assure that no laws are broken in the attempt to protect this country. I have perused Article II to locate this "special right," and have failed to locate it. I do, however, feel it necessary to share aspects of this section which was supposed to grant him the right to spy on anti-war demonstrators et al:

Article II, Section 3:

"...[the President] shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed..."

Article II, Section 4:

"The President, Vice President and all Civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."

Impeachment, anyone?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

``I think the vice president ought to reread the Constitution,'' said Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.

http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/story.jsp?idq=/ff/story/0001/20051220/1807089557.htm&sc=1153&photoid=20051219WX109