Bush worse than the Roman dictators
Steve Clemons at the Washington Note is usually reserved in his criticism of the Bush administration, often madingly so, but he seems to be getting a bit shrill here:
Nonetheless, Bush has become the epitome of a Roman dictator in the 21st century in his assertion of "unitary executive" authority which this White House has argued has "inherent and limitless powers in his role as commander in chief, above the system of checks and balances." The problem is that unlike Rome, where the Senate granted the dictator great powers, Congress has not -- in fact -- given Bush the authority to operate beyond his Constitutional authority. Bush has, instead, asserted that authority and taunted Congress to stop him.
This power grab should dominate our media and our civic discourse. Our President -- via a deranged, anti-democratic team of power-obsessed thugs in Vice President Cheney's office -- is engaged in a clear assault on the core architectural joists of American democracy.
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There are some members of Congress (from both parties) that have tried to call the Bush administration on a number of items, but unfortunately, nothing seems to have gotten anywhere. Congress really needs to step up and confront the President.
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