The president and his lawyers now claim the authority to designate any American citizen he chooses as being an "enemy combatant"; and to define both "torture" and "material support" broadly. They claim the authority to give anyone in the executive branch the power to knock on your door, seize you on the street, or grab you as you are changing planes at Newark or Atlanta airports; blindfold you and put earphones on you; take you to a cell in a navy prison; keep you in complete isolation for months or even years; delay your trial again and again; and make it hard for you to communicate with your lawyer. The president claims the authority to direct agents to threaten you in interrogations and allow into your trial things you confessed to while you were being mistreated.
The president claims the authority to do any of those things to any American citizen now on his say-so alone.
http://www.aclu.org/safefree/detention/commissions.html
2007-12-15 12:52:18 · 7 answers · asked by Richard V 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Bush has used more signing statements than any other president. The way Bush is using signing statements essentially relegates Congress to an advisory role. This abuse lets the President choose what laws he wishes to enforce or not, overruling Congress and the people. So Americans are living under laws their representatives never passed. Signing statements put the president above the law.
... Fascists coming to power in a weakened democracy simply start to ignore those assumed agreements. What has happened in the past is that at a certain point in a weakening democracy, would-be dictators pretend that everything is as it should be, but simply stop responding to the will of the people and the representatives. While the nation is trying to grapple with this interim period, then such leaders deploy sudden unexpected changes that assertively upend Parliamentary protocols and expectations.
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Fascism/End_Of_America.html
2007-12-15 12:55:15 · update #1
True conservatives (want a SMALL amount of government) have huge problems with Bush's albatross of national debt, the abomination of the Patriot Act, and ridiculous wars under UN resolutions, rather than Marque and Reprisal or a declaration of war.
Neoconservatives have no problems because they're socially conservative and fiscally liberal - basically, populists. Those are the people that like Bush's decisions, and more than anybody else, the congress's decisions.
2007-12-15 12:57:16 · answer #1 · answered by Ron Paul 2112 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
No. the present administration has executed an outstanding pastime on the conflict against terrorists. The shape isn't weakened by using something the administration has executed. i've got self assurance you have been paying too lots interest to the left wing liberal loonies interior the main flow media.
2016-10-11 09:09:20 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that all "conservatives" agree with President Bush on weakening the constitution. If they do support him onlly because they are conservative and they have not understood there support of his decesions then those conservatives should pull their heads out of the sand and think for themselves.
As to him bypassing the legality of the rights given in the constitution, that has legally not been supported by any court at any level yet. (Even if moraly it is wrong) which I think it is. So until the supreme court and the senate subcommittee on the constituition have come to any decesion, unfortunately the 2nd ammendment gives him the right to do so. (for now)
2007-12-15 13:08:58 · answer #3 · answered by fcb_writer 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The ACLU should be review these cases on a case by case basis only.
Otherwise, they need to keep their liberally dribbling nose out of it and let the government go about the business of protecting our country as it sees fit.
I have no respect for the infusion of uncalled for hysteria they have fed to the public.
2007-12-15 13:11:38 · answer #4 · answered by wider scope 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Nice spin, however.... the Military Commissions Act does NOT provide authority for the President to designate American Citizens as enemy combatants. Nor does it even attempt to define torture.
Try again, but read the act before you take the ACLU's word for it.
2007-12-15 12:58:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Conservatives will only have problems with these new presidential powers when a Liberal president starts using them.
2007-12-15 12:56:07 · answer #6 · answered by Dan H 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Because were smart and not cowardly like loopy loony lying liberals.
2007-12-15 12:55:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋