W's view of the Constitution
"It's just a piece of
paper!"
This story comes thanks to my friend Russ and
Capitol Hill
Blue:
US Constitution, Article II, Section 1
Before he enter on the execution of his office, he shall take the following oath or affirmation: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
Those words were spoken by the President of the United States in both 2000 and 2004...with his hand on the bible (for those of you who follow Bush's religious convictions). Yet, this year, in a meeting about the renewal of the Patriot Act Bush expressed different feelings. He is quoted saying:
US Constitution, Article II, Section 1
Before he enter on the execution of his office, he shall take the following oath or affirmation: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
Those words were spoken by the President of the United States in both 2000 and 2004...with his hand on the bible (for those of you who follow Bush's religious convictions). Yet, this year, in a meeting about the renewal of the Patriot Act Bush expressed different feelings. He is quoted saying:
“I don’t give a goddamn,” Bush
retorted. “I’m the President and the Commander-in-Chief. Do it my
way.”
“Mr. President,” one aide in the
meeting said. “There is a valid case that the provisions in this law
undermine the Constitution.”
“Stop throwing the Constitution in my
face,” Bush screamed back. “It’s just a goddamned piece of
paper!”
How people can stand up for this man, and call him a
great President is beyond me. How this man was able to hoodwink people into
voting for him A SECOND TIME boggles the mind. Lying about WMD's or passing on
misinformation supplied by the CIA that he no doubt pressed because he
wanted
this stupid
war...wanted it bad. Members of his staff under indictment for outing a CIA
employee after her husband spoke out against Bush...the ranking member of the
House under indictment for fraud...and he is responsible for the largest nation
debt in our nation's history. People stand by him, and I just don't f-wording
get it!
The article also quotes the Attorney General Alberto
Gonzales, while still White House counsel, as saying that the
“Constitution is an outdated document.”
I love my country. It's just the leaders that I don't
trust.
