"If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long
as I'm the dictator."
George W. Bush
Bush uttered those very unfunny words on December 18, 2000. On that day
the president-elect went to capitol hill to meet with Congressional leaders
and emerged from the meeting flipping them and the American people this
rhetorical bird.
The president is making good on those words and there hasn't been a peep
out of Congress or the press. In a document released on May 9, 2007
entitled "National Continuity Policy," Bush makes good on his sick fantasy.
In case of “any incident, regardless of location, that results in
extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely
affecting the US population, infrastructure, environment, economy, or
government function” Bush will control the entire US government, not just
the federal branch.
It isn't really surprising. Bush decides who is an enemy combatant, a
person without legal rights, and who should be spied upon.
If ever there was a moment for conspiracy theories, this is it. Will there
be a phony terror attack, or a declaration of war against Iran? We don't
know what the trigger will be but it is time to be afraid.
Actually it is time for impeachment. Bush's unpopularity makes him
particularly dangerous. So does the acquiescence of the media and the
silence of the Democrats. State legislatures have the right to begin the
impeachment process but they have been smacked down by Harry Reid and Nancy
Pelosi.
We are screwed. The phrase may be inelegant, but it says it all. Maybe we
will all end up in Guantanamo. Who knows? The National Continuity Policy
contains "classified continuity annexes." WTF!? As I said, we are screwed.
Indeed, Bush has arrogated unto himself the power to interpret the
Constitution. I suppose he can now just dismiss the Supreme Court. Already
he claims the authority to re-write laws passed by Congress and denies
Congress the authority to subpoena witnesses
It defines a “catastrophic emergency” as “any incident, regardless of
location, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage,
or disruption severely affecting the US population, infrastructure,
environment, economy, or government function.”
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