10-03-2006, 01:04 AM
Quote:New provisions did not provide him with more power. He simply applied, and applies existing ones for his own benefit - to excess.My mistake. I thought when you used the slur "Dubya" you were talking about that one man, our President. But instead you were saying the entire establishment, consisting of 435 members of the House (and all their aids), 100 members of the Senate(and all their aids), the President, Vice President, his Cabinet, and all of his aids and appointees. So that's probably like 1000 or so people. I can see how we have trouble communicating then.
It's not a one-man show (He's not nearly clever enough), but if you are so concerned with the label I applied, would you rather see all instances of 'Dubya' be replaced by 'Executive and Legislative branches of the US' (The Judicial isn't drafting this legislature, only limiting it, so I'm giving them a pass)? If so, then you're more then welcome to read it as such.
As for the Supreme's.... Don't forget that "Dubya et. al." stacked the court. You can go ahead and include them in your ~1000 since it's only 10 more.
So now we get closer to a crux of your argument which is "for his own benefit - to excess." So first I'd like to understand how either bills benefit anyone (other than the accused in that they get rights that no other nation would give to terrorists), and second, if the bills admitedly limit his power how can they be excessive? You resent the President for trying to apply the law as his lawyers interpret it? Have you ever known any under-zealous prosecutors? Nope. Me either.