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Thread #87417   Message #1634312
Posted By: GUEST
23-Dec-05 - 10:18 PM
Thread Name: BS: Should Bush be Impeached???...
Subject: RE: BS: Should Bush be Impeached???...
>>Guest,AR282 "Them" right? We have a President who will do what it takes to protect this nation<<

Exactly right. He will do whatever he wants to and tell you he's doing it for the nation. That right there should be impeachable. His oath binds him to protect the Constitution ONLY. Not the people, not the nation--the Constitution. From Article II Section I:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

By upholding this oath, a president is prevented from becoming a dictator. He's only allowed to do what the Constitution says he may do. That's why his oath binds him to protect the Constitution and only that. Once you allow him to step beyond that to "protecting the people" or "protecting the nation" the Constitution becomes an obstacle to him. And the inherent problem of Dubby's mentality is that when something would hinder him, he ignores it. Hence, he ignores the Constitution and justifies it with, "But I did all for you!!!"

Buy that BS at your own peril.

"The people never give up their freedoms but under some delusion."--Edmund Burke