I agree. But you're biased, too. You want to impeach Bush? Impeaching means "to try in a court of law," not "to remove from office." You can only impeach someone for breaking the law. What law did Bush break? Even if you could prove he lied, it's still not against the law. As for the election in 2000, our country is not a democracy; it's a republic. If you want a one-man-one-count system, change the constitution. As long as there are humans reporting the news, there will be errors and bias.
Sorry, but you're just plain mistaken. Impeachment (after investigation & a vote in the House) and removal (after a trial & vote in the Senate) of the president (or any other civil officer of the U.S.) are not criminal proceedings. It's the penalty for violating the oath to honor the Constitution, which, with Bush and Cheney, is clearly the case multiple times over, and would be about as hard to prove as the fact that the sun rises in the east, if only we didn't have a Congress full of cowards.
Because there wasn't enough votes in the Senate to remove him from office. Impeachment is the political equivalent of indictment, and a Senate vote to remove is the political equivalent of conviction. It's anybody's guess why criminal charges wer not filed after he left office. Probably because the people going after him didn't really care about the lie. They probably figured they scored sufficient political points with the impeachment itself.
But since you asked about laws that he has broken, how about (and this is just for starters) the one that he not only publicly admitted to breaking, but also defiantly vowed to KEEP breaking, and is indeed STILL breaking? The law that says you can't spy on American citizens without a warrant (FISA). This is not just a criminal infraction, but also obviously a violation of the Constitution. He should have been impeached and removed on the spot for this crime alone.
Then there are the illegal signing statements (several hundred of them, challenging some 1200 different statutes), with which he claims the non-existent power to ignore laws passed by Congress as he sees fit. And then we have the 2007 GAO study which revealed that he has indeed violated at least 30% of the laws that he has claimed the non-existent power to ignore at his will. You need to stop being an apologist for the most corrupt administration and worst media this country has ever seen.
You're not citing the actual laws. No one wants to think that we could be spied on without a warrant. But is it actually against the law? Which law? What legislation was broken by Bush's "ignoring" acts of Congress? Look them up and tell us what they are.
You're kidding, right? Read the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Google FISA. Look it up yourself. Do your own homework. It's part of your responsibility as a citizen to have at least some kind of a clue.
I hate mainstream media people bitch about FoxNews but they are all full of shit. Internet is my news source. Although I do check out the MSM sometimes to see how they brainwash people.
i love cnn, c-span, c-span2, c-span3 and msnbc. i'm NOT brainwashed. foxnews makes it very much known that they are right wing.
the internet can be as biased as the next. some, if not most are full of shit at one time or other. i've got friends and one family member in the news 'industry'. i've seen them talk about BOTH sides of the isle.
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kwoodward80 2 years ago
I agree. But you're biased, too. You want to impeach Bush? Impeaching means "to try in a court of law," not "to remove from office." You can only impeach someone for breaking the law. What law did Bush break? Even if you could prove he lied, it's still not against the law. As for the election in 2000, our country is not a democracy; it's a republic. If you want a one-man-one-count system, change the constitution. As long as there are humans reporting the news, there will be errors and bias.
FunStuffForDogscom 4 years ago
Sorry, but you're just plain mistaken. Impeachment (after investigation & a vote in the House) and removal (after a trial & vote in the Senate) of the president (or any other civil officer of the U.S.) are not criminal proceedings. It's the penalty for violating the oath to honor the Constitution, which, with Bush and Cheney, is clearly the case multiple times over, and would be about as hard to prove as the fact that the sun rises in the east, if only we didn't have a Congress full of cowards.
jperryam 4 years ago
Clinton actually was impeached for lying under oath about Lewinsky. This is a crime. How come he wasn't removed from office?
FunStuffForDogscom 4 years ago
Because there wasn't enough votes in the Senate to remove him from office. Impeachment is the political equivalent of indictment, and a Senate vote to remove is the political equivalent of conviction. It's anybody's guess why criminal charges wer not filed after he left office. Probably because the people going after him didn't really care about the lie. They probably figured they scored sufficient political points with the impeachment itself.
jperryam 4 years ago
But since you asked about laws that he has broken, how about (and this is just for starters) the one that he not only publicly admitted to breaking, but also defiantly vowed to KEEP breaking, and is indeed STILL breaking? The law that says you can't spy on American citizens without a warrant (FISA). This is not just a criminal infraction, but also obviously a violation of the Constitution. He should have been impeached and removed on the spot for this crime alone.
jperryam 4 years ago
Then there are the illegal signing statements (several hundred of them, challenging some 1200 different statutes), with which he claims the non-existent power to ignore laws passed by Congress as he sees fit. And then we have the 2007 GAO study which revealed that he has indeed violated at least 30% of the laws that he has claimed the non-existent power to ignore at his will. You need to stop being an apologist for the most corrupt administration and worst media this country has ever seen.
jperryam 4 years ago
You're not citing the actual laws. No one wants to think that we could be spied on without a warrant. But is it actually against the law? Which law? What legislation was broken by Bush's "ignoring" acts of Congress? Look them up and tell us what they are.
FunStuffForDogscom 4 years ago
You're kidding, right? Read the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Google FISA. Look it up yourself. Do your own homework. It's part of your responsibility as a citizen to have at least some kind of a clue.
jperryam 4 years ago
They did do their jobs, their jobs are to be propaganda outlets for the massive conglomerates of which they are a part of.
1d10cy 4 years ago
Right ON!
k6tpl 4 years ago
can't wait for the real news.
witzkeyman 4 years ago
Oh, and thanks for the tip on 'The Real News'.
billybobjoe57 4 years ago
Excellent commentary, and so very true.
billybobjoe57 4 years ago
Thanks bbj - hope you're feeling better. Nice to see you hangin' w/Homie again...
jperryam 4 years ago
I hate mainstream media people bitch about FoxNews but they are all full of shit. Internet is my news source. Although I do check out the MSM sometimes to see how they brainwash people.
AzraelsJudgement 4 years ago
i love cnn, c-span, c-span2, c-span3 and msnbc. i'm NOT brainwashed. foxnews makes it very much known that they are right wing.
the internet can be as biased as the next. some, if not most are full of shit at one time or other. i've got friends and one family member in the news 'industry'. i've seen them talk about BOTH sides of the isle.
schizoapriori 4 years ago
Olberman is aight
AzraelsJudgement 4 years ago
Fox makes it known they are right wing. This is more honest than CNN, MSNBC and the others, who are left wing but pretend they're not.
FunStuffForDogscom 4 years ago
Time taken *****
SCODgreenhood 4 years ago