George McGovern:"Mr. Bush-Are You Above The Constitution, The Law, The Geneva Accords?" (The Nation)

[kpete]

January 17, 2007
An Impartial Interrogation of George W. Bush
George McGovern

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Why, Mr. President did you pressure the CIA to report falsely that Iraq was building weapons of mass destruction including nuclear weapons? And when you ordered your Secretary of State, Colin Powell, to go to New York and present to the UN the Administration's "evidence" that Iraq was an imminent nuclear threat to the United States, were you aware that after reading this deceitful statement to the UN, Mr. Powell told an aid that the so-called evidence was "bullshit"?

Is it reasonable to you, President Bush, that Colin Powell told you near the end of your first term that he would not be in your Administration if you were to receive a second term? What decent person could survive two full terms of forced lying and deceit?

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And, Mr. President, would not you and all the rest of us do well to ponder the farewell words of President Eisenhower: "In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of the unwarranted influence of the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist."

Finally, Mr. President, I ask have you kept your oath of office to uphold the Constitution when you use what you call the war on terrorism to undermine the Bill of Rights? On what constitutional theory do you seize and imprison suspects without charge, sometimes torturing them in foreign jails? On what constitutional or legal basis have you tapped the phones of Americans without approval of the courts as required by law? Are you above the Constitution, above the law, and above the Geneva accords? If we are fighting for freedom in Iraq as you say, why are you so indifferent to protecting liberty here in America?

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[H2O Man]

1. Great!

I've always admired McGovern. Thanks for posting this!

[Richard Steele]

2. Short answer: YES. Next question.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. I was going to say George McGovern was being rhetorical. n/t

[Richard Steele]

8. I perhaps should add that George McGovern ROCKS!!! (big fan)

[no_hypocrisy]

10. In this instance, George McGovern is the closest represesntative

and torchbearer of Joseph Welch to Joe McCarthy on the scene.

[Bonhomme Richard]

14. Long answer: Yes, Next question. LOL

[Debi]

3. Bush to McGovern....Yes.

x(

[Swamp Rat]

5. KICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[Rex]

6. This is a 'shout out' to 5 star Colon Blow

How did it come to this, general?

They RUINED your career and possible shot at being POTUS. Think about it.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

12. Yep, Super Colon-Blow is Chapter One . . .

. . . in the Big Book of Cowardice . . .

[Imagevision]

7. Bush Above The Constitution, The Law, - someone needs to ask him this question!!

The Geneva Accords?" (The Nation)

[malaise]

9. Superb

IMPEACH
K&R

[Jack Rabbit]

11. K/R

From the website of Monmouth College

[DemReadingDU]

13. I saw a replay of his speech on C-span last week

McGovern was awesome!