"It would be inappropriate during a time of war to censure President Bush

[jsamuel]

for attacking Iran without congressional approval," said some congressional leaders of both parties the day after US operations in Iran were launched.

Can you see it?

[MadMaddie]

1. Some are laying the groundwork already!!!

[Options Remain]

2. it would be inappropriate for a president to exploit a time of war

to commit crimes too.

oh wait.

[tridim]

6. Or..

It would be inappropriate for a president to fabricate a war based on lies just to use the phrase, "we're in a time of war" as an excuse for everything, including breaking the law.

[Vogon_Glory]

3. The Latest right-wing Talking Point

The latest right-wing talking point. Funny, that didn't stop the wingie-dingies from working on impeaching Bill Clinton while Osama bin Laden's murderous crew was busily blowing up US embassies in East Africa.

[TomInTib]

4. And then there's the matter of never-ending war...

[KG]

5. heh

i can imagine those words coming from joe liebermans mouth... :eyes:

[katty]

7. "It was quite simple...

All that was needed was an unending series of victories over your memory.
"Reality Control", they called it, in Newspeak;"doublethink".
-George Orwell, 1984


for the Cult of Bush it's called Management Perception

[C_U_L8R]

8. It's inappropriate for Bush to break the law ANYTIME

but it's especially egregious when Bush breaks the law during wartime.

Is that a hanging offense?

[sutz12]

9. We are not at war.....

there is no real declaration. We are operating under the 'War Powers Act' but WE ARE NOT AT WAR!

[sandnsea]

10. That's what Feingold said about impeachment

inappropriate during a time of war. Exact words.

[mdmc]

11. I even included that choice in my "anti Russ" poll yesterday

please take a look at the results of my poll. Where are all those DU'ers that are against the Feingold censure?

[mdmc]

12. link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=679401&mesg_id=679401

[jsamuel]

13. they are the same 5 posters posting over and over again

[mdmc]

15. agreed

[Solly Mack]

14. They're saying it now, more or less - every time they claim

a president has "inherent" powers during a time of war (war on terror)

if a president has inherent powers during a time of war, then nothing he does is illegal - when anything he does is labeled an "inherent" power

so how can you censure, much less impeach, a president for exercising his "inherent" powers?

the notion that a president has inherent powers during a time of war is nothing more than a get out of jail free card for any and all criminal acts by a president.

it's an idea whose time should never come in a free society...


that any member of government would spout such a belief is reason enough alone to rid government of that person or persons. they are a danger to the people.

[baby_mouse]

16. Ah, but there IS no war.

There's only a crime being committed.

[Initech]

17. That would be stooping to a new low, even for the GOP...

:nuke:

[Tab]

18. "No Missiles for Monica" or whatever that was

Remember how Clinton was trying to do his job when Iraqi troops were firing on us - I think after some kind of deadline or warning - he sent in some missiles and all the r/w howled that he was creating a war just to distract the nation from his issues with Monica. Of course, anything he did, other than give up his job to focus on the "scandal" would have been interpreted as a distraction. Where was the r/w's unabiding support then?

[uppityperson]

19. It is wrong to say it is wrong to start a war illegally because...

we are in a wrong war started illegally. Yup, that works.

[Rocknrule]

20. All he has to do now

to constantly remain above the law and criticism is to keep us in a constant state of war...oh, nevermind

[jsamuel]

21. to keep some Dems under his thumb, yes

[Jack Rabbit]

22. I can hear somebody saying that

However, Bush no longer has a leg on which to stand. Invading Iran now would only be another grievance to add to the others for which he should be censure, impeached, removed from officed, indicted, tried and convicted.