Good ole Constitutional Crisis (Ivins)

Sometimes Molly Ivins really nails it, and this is one of those times. She even recalls the typing exercise: Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country... except it's not just a keyboard activity, it's an essential requirement in a country of laws that are supposed to protect civil and individual freedoms. Here's the article:

http://www.freepress.org/columns/display/1/2005/1279

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On his own, without consulting the Congress, the courts or the people, the president decided to use secret branches of government to spy on the American people. He is, of course, using 9-11 to justify his actions in this, as he does for everything else -- 9-11 happened so the Constitution does not apply, 9-11 happened so there is no separation of powers, 9-11 happened so 200 years of experience curbing the executive power of government is something we can now overlook.

That the president of the United States unconstitutionally usurped power is not in dispute. He and his attorney general, Alberto Gonzales, both claim he has the right to do so on account of he is the president.

Let's try this again. The president is not above the law. I wish I thought I were being too pompous about this, but the greatest danger to our freedom always comes when we are scared or distracted -- and right now, we are both.
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The president is using this solely as an excuse to go after all the people he doesn't like. It's a crime to read a book now? Thank you, ****ing Patriot Act. :puke:

If they would have released this story in 2004, when they were first contemplating it, we would have a much different picture in Washington right now.
The election would not have been close enough for the bu$h regime to have stolen Ohio or Florida.