How Do You Feel About Bush granting himself Presidency Extraordinary Powers. Don't Know What That Is? Look!

Question

Bush has basically appointed himself the "Power" to over throw Congress and everyone else in the event of a "Catastrophic emergency". So if "ANYONE" (Conveniently.) does something to harm a large amount of American's, WE will basically be at Bush's mercy. He would Decide on Anything, without needing Authority from Anyone else.
"Catastrophic emergency" is loosely defined as "any incident, regardless of location, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the U.S. population, infrastructure, environment, economy, or government functions."
the president can assume the power to direct any and all government and business activities until the emergency is declared over. Something to Think about, when someone speaks about a "war on terror" - it's not likely to have a foreseeable end.
So lets hope nothing Catestrophic happens again ever but Especially while Bush is in office, because it also means he can stay in office past his Term.=(

Bush may have found his way to stay past his Term.. this is a very scary thought!
Need more info on this.. here are my sources:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070509-12.html
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55825

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I Completely see the Resemblance of Bush and Hitler.. simply by the comment below.. NOW that is scary!!

Answer 1

The bottom line?

BUSH MUST GO!

Answer 2

enable's see: He used fake strategies to commence a conflict against a rustic that became no longer in any way linked with the 9/11 assaults. he thoroughly handed over the only u . s . a . that lots of the 9/11 terrorists got here from. He arranged a private jet to fly the kin of the chief of the terrorists abroad on the comparable day that no different planes the place allowed to be flying in united statesairspace. He made in basic terms a token attempt to definitely seize the chief of the terrorists as a exchange utilising all his protection stress might to seize a guy that hated bin weighted down and could have had bin weighted down placed to death if he had the prospect. upload to that the devastation on the financial gadget. we are in a state called stagflation. Inflation is increasing at a poor point, however the jobless cost is increasing and the financial gadget is stagnant. Economists evaluate this the worst obtainable difficulty to be in. His "tries" to bounce commence the financial gadget are a comic tale and each economist is accustomed to this. they are token tries to seem bypass in an election 3 hundred and sixty 5 days to the voter who does not seem below the outdoors. you will no longer stumble on a single economist who thinks his techniques are stable ones. that's in simple terms the top of his embarrassing attempt at being President yet i do no longer want to soak up too lots area. I definitely have been reprimanded before because of the fact my solutions have been "too lengthy"

Answer 3

This is a process that began with the Patriot Act and will end with Bush and Cheney taking over every facet of control in this country. He has instigated an administration of fear, trying to control the media, limiting news, distorting truth, and retaliating against political enemies. He has used Fear of Terror for his own political ends. He has started a ruinous war with misinformation and outright falsehoods, and now wants control of the country in any emergency, which of course he will declare.

It is time this country woke up to the fact that this president is a crook, and his administration is...as Joseph Wilson said today...rotten to the core!

Answer 4

Let's see...Lincoln claimed the same powers when he shut down any press that did not support the Union side of the war, when he suspended the writ of habeas corpus for the entire united states, when he instituted a draft at a national level (never done prior to his term), when he ignored the rulings of the supreme court because he felt they were inconvenient...and when he unilaterally declared the emancipation proclamation (okay, so he only freed the slaves in the confederate states, not the union ones, but still...). Let's see...that was around 1860-1865. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, before he was shot, he was often called a "tyrant" and a "king" or "despot". Imagine that...and here I thought he was one of our greatest presidents...the wonder of it all.

Answer 5

I think you are naive and you have absolutely no basis for your claim. Bless your heart! Congress has not been overthrown. They have been able to obstruct many things. And BTW, 9/11 was a catastrophic emergence. Our economy and infrastructure are fine. We have brought in almost record dollars in tax revenue since he cut taxes. But let not your heart be troubled. I am sure the Dems can undo it and continue to disarm and defund our military as they did for 20 years and we will all wear burkas.

Answer 6

Bush didn't "grant" himself anything. Read the Constitution and remember that congress gave him the authority to use military force. And this idea has surfaced time and again in liberal circles. Its not going to happen. We held elections during both the Civil war and ww2. It would take a full scale Atomic attack to meet the conditions you talk about. Not too likely in the near future.

Answer 7

I thought that was called a Tertiary Presidency, which he could kick in as a third term because there is a war going on. Doesn't say anything about WHO started the war....and before anybody even THINKS of bringing up 9/11, pfft. I'm surprised they could afford the plane tickets. We all know who started this war. It wasn't the Shrub by himself, but everybody who was involved in this mission of disaster. I truely believe though that if that cheeky monkey even tries it, he will be the first American President to ever be tarred, feathered and run out of town and I wouldn't give two cents for his cabinet or Supreme court, I'll buy the feathers. Third term my butt. They gonna be handing on us Jeb next. I'll get extra feathers....

Answer 8

While nothing would terrify me more than Bush with unlimited power, it's just not true.

What you are quoting is an operating directive for Executive Order Number 11921 was issues by President Ford. It is about "Adjusting emergency preparedness assignments to organizational and functional changes in Federal departments and agencies." The text is available here http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=59356 and divides up responsibilities during an emergency.

The underlying executive order is over 30 years old. What you quoted updates some of the places were cabinet departments have changed and agencies have been renamed. There are no new scary powers here.

Answer 9

Give up the Bush-bash. You would be fine with the war powers act if it was "bomb the aspirin factory and pardon the bomb maker Clinton". Only Morons still subscribe to your twisted view of the real world.

Answer 10

What scares me is that he's born again, swinging a crucifix in the Middle East. But the Demlicans are a joke too.

Answer 11

The 4th Reich is here

The gov't routinely violates our Constitutional rights, detention camps is the latest.
They violate the 1st Amendment by caging demonstrators and banning books like "America Deceived" from Amazon.
They violate the 2nd Amendment by confiscating guns during Katrina.
They violate the 4th Amendment by conducting warrant-less wiretaps.
They violate the 5th and 6th Amendment by suspending habeas corpus.
They violate the 8th Amendment by torturing.
The violate the entire Constitution by starting 2 illegal wars based on lies and on behalf of a foreign gov't.
Last link (unless Google Books caves to the gov't and drops the title):
http://www.iuniverse.com/bookstore/book_detail.asp?&isbn=0-595-38523-0

Bush challenges hundreds of laws
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/04/30/bush_challenges_hundreds_of_laws/

President cites powers of his office
President Bush has quietly claimed the authority to disobey more than 750 laws enacted since he took office, asserting that he has the power to set aside any statute passed by Congress when it conflicts with his interpretation of the Constitution.

Among the laws Bush said he can ignore are military rules and regulations, affirmative-action provisions, requirements that Congress be told about immigration services problems, ''whistle-blower" protections for nuclear regulatory officials, and safeguards against political interference in federally funded research.

Legal scholars say the scope and aggression of Bush's assertions that he can bypass laws represent a concerted effort to expand his power at the expense of Congress, upsetting the balance between the branches of government. The Constitution is clear in assigning to Congress the power to write the laws and to the president a duty ''to take care that the laws be faithfully executed." Bush, however, has repeatedly declared that he does not need to ''execute" a law he believes is unconstitutional.