does bush abuse power?

Answer 1

No. I feel that his cronies and his staff do. Bush is merely a puppet. His cronies pull his strings and Bush moves to their whims. He is at fault because as the head man he should be asking questions and I don't think he is bright enough to do this. In fact, his stupidity is what made him appealing to the Republican party. He is a mindless puppet who marches to do whatever his cronies want. He is not bright enough to ask questions or know what questions to ask.

Answer 2

Bush does the best he can do --which involves abusing power.

His "signing agreements" to legislation are extra-constitutional, an unwarranted extension of executive authority, or, if you will, an agbuse of power.

One of these "signing agreements" stated he did not think the Senate-passed McCain amendment (prohibitintg torture as well as cruel and unsual punishment) applied to his role as commander in chief.

The new interrogation manual for the Department of Defense abrogates the UN charter and the 1949 Geneva Conventions, which were passed by Congress and not questioned by any President for 50 years; yet Bush thinks he can contravene both the law and tradition.

Abuses by others on the White House staff and in the government do not come to light and do not result in criminal investigations purely because the Attorney General was selected by this president and both houses of congress, under republican control, are not going to conduct any embarassing investigations.

The president is putting the Iraqi war, which has cost approximately $500 billion so far (that's half a trillion dollars) "off budget" which is an extra-constitutional maneuver. The official, cash-basis US total debt is increasing by $600 to $700 billion each year at a time of "peace" and 4% economic growth and low unemployment.

The president is culling private information about banking transactions, credit card use, and telephone calls from Americans without probable cause, a violation of the 4th Amendment. that's an abuse of power, too.

There's more, a lot more. The favors he's done for his biggest donor, AT&T, the incredible boom the oil companies are enjoying with the expensive price of crude oil, the rape of National Forests and other federal land by those associated with campaign contributions, it goes on and on and on.

See also the use of White House authority and privelege to make America a theocracy (Read "American Theocracy" by Kevin Phillips). See also the single-handed abandonment of science and scientific decisions by the regulatory agencies and environmental authorities.

All these are abuses of power.

Answer 3

Define abuse.

Going back to the early days when Daddy hired local people to clean up and remove police records from files so Sonny would not have a paper trail?

Going back to Sid Bass buying out Junior's oil company to prevent the further investigation of fraud?

Going back to his days as Governor of Texas when he knowingly distorted class grade averages to convince Texans that he was keeping an unkeepable promise?

Going back to the $40,000,000 he spent trashing John McCain, knowingly lying to try to discredit McCain when the Senator was kicking his *** in the early primaries?

Going up the White House?

Define abuse?

It's not so much a question of abuse to me as it is that I see no real morals, no real scruples in the man.

With Jeb yes. With George H. yes. With Dubya, not a trace.

Answer 4

Id like to see the "Sweetheart Deals" hes creating with all that Iraqi oil right now....it is not for nothing that ..

A..Dick Cheney used to head Halliburton..and

B...Halliburton has enjoyed No-Bid Government contracts since the supposed end of the war..

C...Bush and his Daddy are all OIL Men!!

Answer 5

When a leader is taking a decision that does not concord with some people's views, he is logically considered to be abusing power bu those.

Answer 6

GW abuses US, unfortunately many did put him back in his chair for an additional 4 years. Our saving grace is that it can't happen again.

Rev. Steven

And as far as a Dynasty is concerened there is no way in the world, JEB will ever get that far.

Answer 7

What President hasn't? Course, in his case it's more like mishandling power than a true abuse. For that, you'll have to try Nixon.

Answer 8

If you have answered anything but in the affirmative to this question, please stand in line at either of the following doors. #1) A free psyche evaluation office.
#2) A home for the terminally uninformed and
closed-minded.
#3) The entrance to hospitals housing Iraqi war-
wounded soldiers and Marines.
#4) An Iraqi civilian cemetery.

Answer 9

He can't abuse his power since everything he does is done openly according to the Democratic process. If you don't like what he's doing, you shouldn't have voted for him.

Answer 10

In my View bush surely does... It's a Silly Question to ask but since you did ask i feel he does..