It's the Kitty Genovese sydrome.Or more recently, the Homecoming GangRape Syndrome. Pick up the phone? LOL.....You'd get a recording: "The number you have reached is not in service."
You could scream bloody murderous money thievin' B*******Ds to high heaven and the reply would be "You're just jealous" or "nuts" or both.
Plug your ears up with your iPod headphones and move along. "Nothing to see here folks" !!!
The biggest problem with this argument is that the Bush Administration was not some mentally disturbed attic dweller. It was a collection of highly successful lawmakers with years of experience that had spent 20 years creating and testing legal arguments such as the Unitary Executive. Yes, Congress is at fault, but this lame analogy completely ignores what, why and how the Bush Admin. was able to push through agenda. Sorry, Larry, one star.
thanks for that, I'm interested in doing some research/reading on this kind of thing (how the constitution and law is being bent) where do you recommend i start?
Start by researching the Unitary Executive Theory. It isn't necessarily about the law being bent, its about saying the Executive Branch is free to act as it will and can not be 'checked'. Actually, I guess that is bending the law. Its certainly bending the Constitution.
I'm taking a class on the history of the executive right now so i'm getting interested, but can't the executive be checked (ie 2/3 of congress voting against the pres)? Even though drastic actions by the exec wasn't intended when the constitution was written i get that it has been bent immensely from the start, but i think has its checks (which usually only kick in when the pres pisses a looot of people off), don't you think congress should have a higher onus? ie more liberal on challenging?
Certainly, they could do more to challenge this power grab. But I don't think lobbying is what drives this. Party politics that are more concerned with appearance than legislation is one problem. But you're taking the course; you probably have some stuff you can teach me.
this may not hold much truth but though his argument doesn't address the ways the laws were bent, in my view it can also be interpreted as criticizing the way congress allowed these loopholes to stand.. i don't know enough to comment much but perhaps the recent kbr scandal and franken's new law is a recent example of a congressman rejecting such loopholes
Its not a perfect analogy, and I think a better title for the video would be "Congress to share blame..." I do recall some complicity however, such as their voting to authorize the war in Iraq without thoroughly investigating the WMD claims the administration trotted out to make their case.
I definitely agree that Congress suffers from corruption, and the greater message he brings in the entire video (institutional responsibility is hard to maintain in a world of intense capitalist competition) is one I agree with. Still, the attempt to use this analogy as an example of institutional corruption ignores the long history of strengthening the executive building to Bush Admin's abuse of power. It didn't come out of nowhere, it came out of decades of presidential abuse.
Maybe 1 star was too much. I rated this video before watching the whole thing. I liked his video as a whole, but there is a world of difference between the responsibility of an alcoholic ship captain and hundreds of legal scholars arguing for decades about how the executive branch is above the law and not subject to any checks and balances. THAT isn't corruption, its a blatant power grab, and every President since Nixon has contributed, with lots of help from legal scholars.
You can't deal with individual crime without looking at the wider context that facilitated their crime.
blackiron60 2 years ago
It's the Kitty Genovese sydrome.Or more recently, the Homecoming GangRape Syndrome. Pick up the phone? LOL.....You'd get a recording: "The number you have reached is not in service."
You could scream bloody murderous money thievin' B*******Ds to high heaven and the reply would be "You're just jealous" or "nuts" or both.
Plug your ears up with your iPod headphones and move along. "Nothing to see here folks" !!!
televisionsux 2 years ago
Watch the entire program.
gotilk 2 years ago
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rickamabob13 2 years ago
Yes, he blames those who voted to allow Bush to do all the bad things, Democrat and Republican alike.
funkalunatic 2 years ago 2
The biggest problem with this argument is that the Bush Administration was not some mentally disturbed attic dweller. It was a collection of highly successful lawmakers with years of experience that had spent 20 years creating and testing legal arguments such as the Unitary Executive. Yes, Congress is at fault, but this lame analogy completely ignores what, why and how the Bush Admin. was able to push through agenda. Sorry, Larry, one star.
eirefrance 2 years ago
thanks for that, I'm interested in doing some research/reading on this kind of thing (how the constitution and law is being bent) where do you recommend i start?
element68 2 years ago
Start by researching the Unitary Executive Theory. It isn't necessarily about the law being bent, its about saying the Executive Branch is free to act as it will and can not be 'checked'. Actually, I guess that is bending the law. Its certainly bending the Constitution.
eirefrance 2 years ago
I'm taking a class on the history of the executive right now so i'm getting interested, but can't the executive be checked (ie 2/3 of congress voting against the pres)? Even though drastic actions by the exec wasn't intended when the constitution was written i get that it has been bent immensely from the start, but i think has its checks (which usually only kick in when the pres pisses a looot of people off), don't you think congress should have a higher onus? ie more liberal on challenging?
element68 2 years ago
Certainly, they could do more to challenge this power grab. But I don't think lobbying is what drives this. Party politics that are more concerned with appearance than legislation is one problem. But you're taking the course; you probably have some stuff you can teach me.
eirefrance 2 years ago
this may not hold much truth but though his argument doesn't address the ways the laws were bent, in my view it can also be interpreted as criticizing the way congress allowed these loopholes to stand.. i don't know enough to comment much but perhaps the recent kbr scandal and franken's new law is a recent example of a congressman rejecting such loopholes
element68 2 years ago
Yeah, they are two good, but separate points. It just doesn't quite work. Worth more than 1 star, though. Still interesting.
Muchodelcrazy 2 years ago
Its not a perfect analogy, and I think a better title for the video would be "Congress to share blame..." I do recall some complicity however, such as their voting to authorize the war in Iraq without thoroughly investigating the WMD claims the administration trotted out to make their case.
AdrianHorn 2 years ago
I definitely agree that Congress suffers from corruption, and the greater message he brings in the entire video (institutional responsibility is hard to maintain in a world of intense capitalist competition) is one I agree with. Still, the attempt to use this analogy as an example of institutional corruption ignores the long history of strengthening the executive building to Bush Admin's abuse of power. It didn't come out of nowhere, it came out of decades of presidential abuse.
eirefrance 2 years ago
Maybe 1 star was too much. I rated this video before watching the whole thing. I liked his video as a whole, but there is a world of difference between the responsibility of an alcoholic ship captain and hundreds of legal scholars arguing for decades about how the executive branch is above the law and not subject to any checks and balances. THAT isn't corruption, its a blatant power grab, and every President since Nixon has contributed, with lots of help from legal scholars.
eirefrance 2 years ago
agree 1000%, 5 star! Fav!
ndyt 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
All you have to do is read the 100% accuracy of God Word highlighted by Habakkuk 2:5 and you will see who God says is to blame
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lastdaywatchers 2 years ago
That is some retarded bullshit.
JonnieDarko69 2 years ago
Visual misrepresentation of the audio. Rated 1 star.
denbowan 2 years ago
That was Mr Lessig narrating his own powerpoint presentation.
L8nitedave 2 years ago 3