G.W. where is the rule of law?

Question

Kind of ironic and highly hypocritical when you have someone who week after week for years talk about having to stay strong to bring the "evil doers" to justice. And stubornly pushing the need to inject this very legal system to most of the planet...that is, until his friends and cronies land under it. Then it is like f*** you all in the a**, I will do as I always do, what I MAKE justice. And in the mean time innocent men sit in Gitmo and secret offshore gulags subject to torture and shabby treatment by being at the wrong place wrong time, or having trumped up charges. Way to go G.W. you are a shining example of hypocrisy. "Scot free" will now be "Scoot free"

So, because Hitler had executive privilege I guess his gassing 6 million Jews was OK then. After all, he was the top dog, so I guess ANY rule he made was AOK. See how stupid that is? Why have laws you are not going to follow and claim to be better than "those other people"?

I was going to let this ride out further. But it is excruciating to see the level of ignorance and naivete. No one can look outside-the-box, at the big picture. The sprit of justice. Whinning "so and so did it" is like a kid on the playground trying to justify slapping another kid because another kid did it 1st. Two wrongs don't make a right. These are the type of people who would have been good Nazis in 1943 Germany. Don't question whether your leaders are wrong. They are the leaders, so just follow like sheep. If they say gas people, surely THEY know how to keep the nation safe and from whom. Just because at this point in time, no one is powerful enough to cow Uncle Sam, but that don't mean there are no crimes being done.

Answer 1

There is no rule of law because the Constitution cannot enforce itself. Every president in my lifetime lied when he swore to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States.

Lying when taking their oath of office also applies to most, if not all, Federal Judges and every member of congress except Ron Paul.

And sadly, the majority of the American Public does not care. If they don't believe it is going to happen to them, they approve that others are tortured, murdered, and falsely imprisoned.

Answer 2

I'm not justifying the existence of this executive privilege, but I have to criticize you.

Your question was, "Where is the rule of law?" Let me tell you where the rule of law is.

"The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment." Article 2, Section 2

This wasn't a power invented during the Cold War to expand the power of the presidency. Pardoning power is an explicit power granted in the US Constitution. If you don't want this power to exist, then I can't disagree - the executive probably shouldn't be trusted with this ability - but don't act like this is a betrayal of the rule of the law. The rule of law was upheld; the law itself is just bad.

Answer 3

Evil doers will only be meted the proper penalty for those that have no relation to the President or his political party. What he is in power for?

Answer 4

would you like some cheese to go with that whine??? it is called executive priviledge, get over it.

Answer 5

Not like Clinton didn't do it, either.