On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Harmon Seaver wrote:
Dubbya should be impeached, and both he and Asscruft arrested for treason.
While I agree with you in principal, it would not be an easy thing to do under the [constituional] circumstances. The problem is that the law is well settled that a president may invoke these powers during times of _declared_ war. Although congress declined a formal declaration, they did provide a defacto one with their support and authorization of military force ditty. It is unlikely that *any* supreme court, much less the sitting one, would deny Shrub the argument that the country is in a state of war, and therefore has the requisite autority as the sitting CIC. The more plausible avenue for legal attack on these two rodents would lie in the 1200 or so persons detained without even the most basic of constitutional protections, as well as the current "decision" to monitor [formerly] privileged [attorney-client] communications. Also look for legal fodder in upcoming "anti-terror" legislation aimed at citizens, rather than at foreign residents. -- Yours, J.A. Terranson sysadmin@mfn.org If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they should give serious consideration towards setting a better example: Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate... This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The views expressed here are mine, and NOT those of my employers, associates, or others. Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the first place... --------------------------------------------------------------------