Would you like to participate in an important e-Symposium?

Question

It is taking place at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monitor_presidents/

The two question are:

1) Should Federal Judges monitor the Presidents, to insure a President does not violate the Constitution again?

2) Should all the Presidents official communications be recorded by government technicians, so Congress can listen to these recordings so they can scientifically* investigate the actions of the President?

Your participation is highly appreciated, and will help determine the true value of these policy proposals.

A real symposium on these two questions is scheduled to be held at Brooklyn College in October, 2006.

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(* and not depend on what an unavoidably fallible human being may remember, or "NOT RECALL.")

Answer 1

I can buy both the Federal Judges and the Presidents, to ensure my profits....E-symposiums cannot change this fact.

Answer 2

We should also get a few more checks in the other direction. How about a thieving bribery accepting congressman crying foul when he is looked into but in the same breath crying lets look more into the president. Thats BS. The same for Judges they quite often legislate from the bench mandating crap that has nothing to do with the constitution and everything to do with their own opinion, Yes you say we have the Supreme Court to stop that, sure they are going to lessen their own authority, just like the president and congress. The political system in this country has been going to crap since we started having "professional" politicians. But the sad reality is that a common man has no chance to ever get anywhere in the government because of 1 reason $$$$. And if one should get there he is so likely to be corrupted by the self serving "lifers" already there that its a pity. We should have maximum term limits for senate and congress and Judges just like we do for the president then perhaps they wouldn't walk around feeling so "bulletproof" thinking they can assault cops doing there jobs because they screwed up, knowing they'll get reelected forever anyway because the folks back home is ignant and'l vote for them because they can lie convincingly.

Answer 3

Yes and yes. And my reasons have less to do with my belief that the Bush Administration (and its cronies) are everything that's wrong with everything.
Our government was set up as a three branch system because it had seen kings and parliaments abuse power when given too much of it. The three party system was specifically designed so that each branch - executive, judicial and legislative - depended upon each other to function, and could (theoretically) check any of the others.
Sometimes one of the branches gets a Little uppity (not always a bad thing, since these excesses tend to fill a need or gap in jurisdiction), and it is up to the other two branches to pimp-slap them down again. The legislative branch got all funky-monkey with post-Civil War Reconstruction in the 1860's and 70's, making with all the crazy new laws. the judicial came into play then and helped tone them down. As well, the judiciary decided to use the bench as a way of determining social change in the 1950's and 60's, removing the legitimacy for Jim Crow laws in America.
And abuse by the executive branch is not limited to recently. Good old Abe Lincoln actually suspended habeas corpus (a legal term meaning 'bring the body,' or show me the proof that I committed a crime) for the duration of the Civil War and Reconstruction. A lot of people at that time - even people in the North as well as fellows in his own party - wanted to string him up for his "abuse" of constitutional authority.
However, Abe acted with full authority of the Constitution, since the Framers (what we call the guys who put together the document) actually foresaw problems inherent in cases of Rebellion:

"The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it." (Article One, section nine)

The difference that I perceive here is that in the case of our current dilemma is that the Legislative branch is composed of people primarily willing to rubber-stamp whatever the Executive (and the Chief Executive Officer in the person of the President) wishes to accomplish. Against two branches, the Judicial cannot hope to win, and is slowly whittled away (as evidenced by the lack of liberal judges being nominated to the court to maintain judicial ideological balance). What remains is what the current President admitted would be preferential during a candid moment with a live microphone: "it would be all so much easier if this were a dictatorship."

Well, it isn't one yet, but it looks within a days' drive of it.

Answer 4

Being held at a college automatically indicates to me that the main ideas will be liberal. We are giving up our freedoms by allowing more and more legislation that restrict both individual freedoms and the power of the President of the United States. Who wants us to forfeit these freedoms? Those who are not in power! This is all a political ploy played by those who want the government ruling our lives but only if they can dictate those same powers. Quit making so many laws. We need the least restrictive government possible and people will start taking care of themselves and their families and not depend on the government for everything.

Answer 5

The way the govt is set up now, its supposed to be a checks and balance system so that none of the 3 branches have more power than the other. Instead of one branch spying on the other or one trying to be sneaky, they just need to work together and come up with a solution

in response to the post before me, i for one want govt. i would not dare step onto a plane if i didnt know that at least something was being done to protect it. they might not be doing the best job, but at least i know they do something!

Answer 6

the Federal judges should monitor the President, but they probably wont because the President appointed 2 in his presidency.
and yes it should be recorded because the president doesnt have a long memory span when things are critical, and during these times, he wants the things he said be forgotten

Answer 7

Congratulations!
Since communications make people "better" and Internet is the tool of today, "symposiums" by Internet is an excellent idea, after effectively solved technical problems and defined specs!

Answer 8

Do you realize that you and I are now the only two members of this group? And where in the heck do I post my thoughts on the subject. I'm not big into politics, but if I'm going to join a group, I'm going to be active in it.

Answer 9

question (1) Yes as we are being monitored so should all of
them be after all we are equal.........

question (2) Yes I believe this would cut down the lies and misrepresentation. "Bull ****"

(3) both question lead to the same conclusion and
the answer is Yes

Answer 10

Your first question is loaded. Therefore it is stupid.

Your second question is stupid. Just plain stupid.

I can't believe you have sypmosiums on such things.