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Bush and the Constitution
Dec. 11th, 2005 10:10 pmI didn't find this article very interesting, except for one part.
Bush on the Constitution: 'It's just a goddamned piece of paper'
By DOUG THOMPSON
Dec 9, 2005
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“I don’t give a goddamn,” Bush retorted. “I’m the President and the Commander-in-Chief. Do it my way.”
“Mr. President,” one aide in the meeting said. “There is a valid case that the provisions in this law undermine the Constitution.”
“Stop throwing the Constitution in my face,” Bush screamed back. “It’s just a goddamned piece of paper!”
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So what does that mean, exactly? The president thinks he's above the law? Or that he doesn't realize that the Constitution is the law? Is he arrogant, dumb, or both?
Thanks to seamusd
Bush on the Constitution: 'It's just a goddamned piece of paper'
By DOUG THOMPSON
Dec 9, 2005
( Read more... )
“I don’t give a goddamn,” Bush retorted. “I’m the President and the Commander-in-Chief. Do it my way.”
“Mr. President,” one aide in the meeting said. “There is a valid case that the provisions in this law undermine the Constitution.”
“Stop throwing the Constitution in my face,” Bush screamed back. “It’s just a goddamned piece of paper!”
( Read more... )
So what does that mean, exactly? The president thinks he's above the law? Or that he doesn't realize that the Constitution is the law? Is he arrogant, dumb, or both?
Thanks to seamusd
