Seems like every other day you hear about how the White House just flat out refuses to obey court orders, defies Congressional committees, blocks investigations, and uses secrecy and claims of executive privilege to keep information secret, even from other branches of the govt. Even if I supported Bush/Cheney, I'd find it hard to justify such arrogance and power-grabbing. After all, my loyalty is to my country and democratic process before any politician/person. The outlines of a near-dictatorship sem to be forming and it's scaring the crap out of me. Yet, the average person seems oblivious...
2007-07-16 22:04:26 · 13 answers · asked by AmigaJoe 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Its grab of near dictatorial powers is dangerous to the Constitution and the separation of powers. I think the impeachment movement is gaining in momentum. It NEEDS to. This so called " war on terra " is a smoke screen.
2007-07-17 00:27:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I dont understand where your other answerers are coming from here.
I realise, as they point out, that every administration does this.
Does that make it right?
Does that make it something that this, and future administrations should be entitled to do?
Surely the blocking of any inquirey or investigation is virtual proof of wrong-doing.
If so called Democratic governments acted justly and honestly, they'd have nothing to answer for in the first place and there'd be no investigation to block.
Many administrations the world over act like this, though in varying degrees, but it should be remembered that it is the Government that runs a country, not the administration, and the Government is the whole. Not just the elected party.
2007-07-17 05:18:21 · answer #2 · answered by Bloke Ala Sarcasm 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
First off "Why Is There A Bush/Cheney Administration" they
have broken every law having to do with Presidential power
from the hanging chad to the lies of WMD and the help
sent to Katrina victims when the price of gas jumped and
the people couldn't afford to leave.
And how many times over will "National Guardsmen" have
to do active duty in Iraq ? 16 months a tour and upto 4 tours
so far.
2007-07-17 05:58:13 · answer #3 · answered by Larren F 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
U Americans voted him in for a second term!
Which without doubt (in-concert with his Fathers presidency) has been a complete and utter worldwide disaster!
Many Nations did not back his nomination / wanted him back on the world international political stage.
He and The UK's Prime Minister Blair were / are indeed as you so aptly describe them.
2nd terms in office should be disbanded & the criminality of both Bush and Blair should be investigated to the full and both of them imprisoned when judged guilty!
2007-07-17 05:23:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
If you wanna see Dictatorship, go check out what Chavez is doing that Bush and Cheney are not doing, and that is that Chavez is taking over TV Stations and now allowing Anti-Chavez stuff on the air.
Yet in America, no one is going to Jail for Anti-Bush movies and programs (do you know who Michael Moore is? that man is getting rich though capitalism on preaching anti-Bush hatred and Bush has never stopped Moore from this).
2007-07-17 05:14:32 · answer #5 · answered by MrCool1978 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Don't think it"s what it's suppose to be.
Just having communication problems with misinterpretation, miscommunication, communication failures and communication break down in getting the message through.
With lost sense of direction and purpose of life.
2007-07-17 11:27:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bush administration is making use of a part of the constitution given to every President and used by nearly every one of them, including Bill Clinton. Your "near-dictatorship" is a figment of a liberal's imagination. Just another scare tactic used by Democrats to slam the president with.
2007-07-17 05:16:58 · answer #7 · answered by smsmith500 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
The world is not what it used to be.
2007-07-17 09:22:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is arrogant to refuse to play along with the political games of your opponents? Of course they are going to block the Democrats "investigations". It would be suicidal not to fight back and defend yourself.
2007-07-17 05:08:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
BULL. your loyalty is to a concotion of beliefs you have fostered giving in a listening to liberal media bias...when you consider the clinton mess...bush looks like mother teresa....wow...another liberal in need of a fact checker here. as if we dont see that enough...
- The only president ever impeached on grounds of personal malfeasance
- Most number of convictions and guilty pleas by friends and associates*
- Most number of cabinet officials to come under criminal investigation
- Most number of witnesses to flee country or refuse to testify
- Most number of witnesses to die suddenly
- First president sued for sexual harassment.
- First president accused of rape.
- First first lady to come under criminal investigation
- Largest criminal plea agreement in an illegal campaign contribution case
- First president to establish a legal defense fund.
- First president to be held in contempt of court
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions from abroad
- First president disbarred from the US Supreme Court and a state court
2007-07-17 06:40:15 · answer #10 · answered by koalatcomics 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋