If Bush won't respond to Congress or the people, isn't he acting as if we are ruled by a monarchy? In a constitutional form of government, a president does not dictate. With 3 co equal branches of government, no one is bigger than the other two. I have never seen so isolated a president before.
Not even Carter or Nixon were this alone in the last years of their terms.
2007-03-27 00:10:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Brian: People said that about Nixon at one time.
We still have 18 months and much can happen between now and then. Granted we are not quite there yet, but losing the gavel in Congress has weakened the Bush Administration' s ability to
conceal what it has been up to.
2007-03-27 01:53:59 · update #1
Maybe grounds for impeachment? Maybe? He's more a dictator than a President. Rubber stamp congress before this year, concentration of power in the executive branch, declaring himself "The Decider". Compare that in a political sense to the rise of Hitler, Hugo Chavez, Mussolini or any other dictator. Pretty similiar.
2007-03-27 00:18:07 · answer #1 · answered by guy o 5 · 3⤊ 4⤋
The President is responsible to both Congress and the will of people. However, Presidents defy the will of the people all the time and this does not necessarily constitute an impeachable offense. In order to impeach a President we require facts and evidence, not supposition and dislike. Based on polls there are many people who disapprove of the President's policies, but disapproval again does not constitute an impeachable offense. Lastly, there is indeed a vocal minority calling for impeachment, but there has not been anything remotely resembling a majority call for such an action. If we look to the polls again what we find is that the majority while not agreeing with policies are also steadfastly against impeachment.
Edit: Nixon indeed committed impeachable offenses. I do not know if Bush has committed impeachable offenses or not. What I know is that he has not been charged with any crimes and no evidence has been presented to date which would stand up to a court challenge. If such evidence were to be discovered and presented I would join the calls for impeachment, but pure speculation does not meet the standard and never will.
2007-03-27 07:46:35 · answer #2 · answered by Bryan 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Get this through your thick skulls. There are no charges pending against the president nor his staff. The democrats want to subpoena them to testify just to create the appearance of impropriety. Under no circumstances is it ever appropriate to question the president's closest advisors. These people must be able to speak openly and candidly to the president without worry as to how their words might sound to some committee.
The same is true for democratic presidents. It would be a serious disservice to all presidents to allow congress to go on a fishing expedition with the president's staff. This is a lame democrat ploy to try to create scandal where none exists.
This whole stupid affair is not resonating with the American people. The democrats are starting to look like vindictive little children.
Three co-equal branches does not mean that the Executive Branch is subordinate to the Legislative Branch any more than the Judicial is subordinate to the Legislative Branch. What a dumb question. The president answers to the people every election. He was re-elected but you can't accept that.
Isolated? Alone? What the heck does that mean? Carter was tossed out on his ear after that fiasco he called a first term. Nixion screwed up and his own party called on him to do the honorable thing and resign.
If there were any high crimes or misdeanors the democrats would have begun impeachment proceeding already.
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2007-03-27 07:39:24 · answer #3 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Congress is not responding either and only 15 states are protesting the North American Union. Not one American voted for it. It erodes national boundaries, takes away sovereingty of the United States by trade agreement! It began before GW. He is finishing it up. There is a vote today on Blanket Amnesty.
2007-03-27 07:41:42 · answer #4 · answered by Stormchaser 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are no grounds for impeachment. The President has a Country to run. If he spent his time in front of Congress every time some Lib was trying to create a scandal or didn't like something, you would see even less of him.
2007-03-27 08:20:25 · answer #5 · answered by RUSH MAKES OBAMA CRY !! A LOT !! 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Every member of the "goverment" is accountable to the American public! We pay their wages, they SERVE us, they all can be fired if we can get enough that agree....so yes, Pres Bush answers to us, but he has gotten a big head and watches too many John Wayne movies....
2007-03-27 07:22:25 · answer #6 · answered by annie 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Bill Maher is just a whine bag! A 100 percent liberal who is constantly stirring up hate. A true blue Hate Monger!.Who needs him?
2007-03-27 07:27:00 · answer #7 · answered by jack y 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Yes, he's responsible to all the people, and not all the people agree with you. Sometime, when you don't have anything else to do, pick up a dictionary and look up the word REPUBLIC.
2007-03-27 07:17:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 5⤋
That is NOT a crime either....
NO CRIME=NO IMPEACHMENT...
Or are you lacking the ability to understand this....
2007-03-27 07:19:08 · answer #9 · answered by Real Estate Para Legal 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
We cannot impeach if there is no wrong doing.
2007-03-27 07:17:42 · answer #10 · answered by TE 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋