Will Conservatives finally kill our Democracy? They seem to hate the Constitution, and Pres. Bush has said that it would be much easier to govern if this were a dictatorship.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070225/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_iraq;_ylt=AoglpAtj8X46F5tMecSsaREb.3QA
What sort of precedent would that be?
2007-02-25 07:50:55 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I hope Congress makes Bush stop the war and if he refuses I hope they impeach him!
2007-02-25 07:53:18 · answer #1 · answered by Mike H 6 · 4⤊ 4⤋
Ah, No.
Actually, it is evidence of the strength of our representative democracy in that the issues involved are bigger than either President Bush or the Congress.
This is a gray area in the Constitution and will probably have to be decided, once and for all, by the Supreme Court...exactly as the Founding Father's set it up.
As to the country being a "dictatorship" where "democracy has been destroyed", stop your hand wringing and spare us the drama! If what you proclaim is true, then how are you managing to post such blatantly anti-Bush questions on the Internet? Do you think any of the dictators throughout history, Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Saddam, Castro, and Chavez would have tolerated such a thing? No? Then why would Bush?
You overwhelm your own argument with your adolescent dramatics.
2007-02-25 08:14:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I haven't heard of him making that statement. Let's get one thing straight here. Congress is not going to stop funding the troops already in Iraq and Afganistan. They want to convince the president he is wrong on sending more troops there. Why do you think Britain is beginning to withdraw troops from the region? It is not because things are getting better, it is the opposite. If things were getting better why doesn't Mr. Blair send the relieved troops to help in the surge? This would be fairer game. This president just doesn't get it. The only people we can surely blame are the voters that put him in office. It has been a mockery of the presidency since day one. Let's hope he listens to the outcry of the American people and others around the world. You know the saying, "What comes around goes around." Take that for what it is worth. And I don't think the American people would ever allow dictatorship. If you remember in history when in Boston, the misuse of the taxes imposed and the infamous Boston Tea Party began. This is a small example of how people react when government becomes too big.
2007-02-25 08:12:20 · answer #3 · answered by Yafooey! 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The problem is that part of Democracy is that the Congress does not manage war. The President is the Commander and Chief. He has been given ulitmate authority over miliatry affairs. Yes Congress acts as a check and balance system, however our represenative democracy is designed that he can veto such efforts.
The article mentioned one proposal of a withdraw in one year? Are you kidding me? That is not what the American people what. We want to be successful in Iraq.
Also Congress is making such moves not out of Military stragety nor out of concern for our troops or the Iraqi people. This is a purely political move.
And I quote from the article:
"Democrats have acknowledged that the proposal does not yet have enough votes to overcome GOP procedural obstacles and a veto by Bush. But they are hoping the latest effort will draw enough GOP support to embarrass the president and keep the pressure on."
So their purpose? To "embarrass" the President. They are all concerned about he next election and getting a democrat in office. I dont' mind if a democrat takes office but I want our congressman and women to make the best decisions for America, for our troops and for the Iraqi people. Because these are three important parties that are heavily involved with this conflict.
They should not just do it to play bipartiasan politics. I want to see a unified effort to bring our troops home, but only when it is neccesarry only when a stradegy has been laid out for success. If you don't want us to be successful, you can't say that you support our troops are that you want our troops home alive, or that you want America to be safe. Because our success is dependent on these things.
2007-02-25 08:01:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No. It may well be if we withdraw and hand the terrorists a victory though.
These dirt bags have laid their plans and made them crystal clear. They will not stop with a victory in Iraq - nor will they keep their slaughter and murder tactics inside their own borders.
This is our enemy - a demented ideology of hate and domination.
We have had two recent examples in history of what the results of inaction and no effective response to this type of ideology will bring: 62 Million dead in WWII because the world stood by and watched as an equally hate filled ideology spread and 3000 dead in one day because America watched as the Islamic radicals slaughtered thousands of innocent people all over the globe.
Stop this cancer on the world NOW is the only answer - once and for all.
2007-02-25 08:06:43 · answer #5 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-16 11:33:01 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. What will kill democracy is the Democrats
and their divisive attitude in everything. Their hate
for election results that didn't go their way; their
hate for Bush and Cheney, our leaders; their hate
for the Constitution; their love of our enemies;
their marching and protests; their stopping freedom
of speech when Republicans are giving speeches
in our colleges; their wanting to lower marriage
traditions by letting same-sexes marry; their always
uping taxes; their burning the flag and being unpatriotic;
their murdering unborn babies and bragging about it;
their siding with the enemy dictators (Jimmy Carter and
Castro);and their love for anti-Americans like Jane Fonda
Barbra Streisand, Murtha, and Belafonte. Can't you now
see who is trying to kill Democracy? It's clear to me.
2007-02-25 08:03:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Contrary to your misguided views, GW Bush IS within the law when he CONDUCTS FOREIGN POLICY as the Commander-In-Chief. This war with terrorists is a FOREIGN AFFAIR. On the other hand, it is the liberals that are attempting to bypass the constitution by trying to force the president to conduct foreign affairs as they want.
2007-02-25 08:13:37 · answer #8 · answered by just the facts 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What legislation? There was a non-binding resolution and that means NOTHING! Even if Congress passes a bill, Bush can veto it - that's part of his job as president.
BTW, if he vetoes a bill about the war, that's not an impeachable offense. That is not a criminal act. That is part of what he can LEGALLY do as president. Sorry if you don't like the truth be that's the LAW.
2007-02-25 07:56:35 · answer #9 · answered by Dizney 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
In no way. Our democracy forever changes and improves with each lesson learned.
2007-02-25 08:58:24 · answer #10 · answered by mecasa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically no, it isn't. Bush was elected in a democratic vote. But the part where he's ignoring everyone else who was also elected and blatantly going against the will of the people is a real threat to democracy as we know it.
2007-02-25 07:55:14 · answer #11 · answered by Nakshidil 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋