Quote of the Day: VP is "A Barnacle" on the Leg. Branch

[dennis345]

Attached to the constitution . . . like a parasite. Yes, that describes Cheney well. Addington, for that matter.

[78booby]

"plum book"

remember?

[jbryant13]

"He's not fish nor fowl" - LOL

[jakewayd]

Since when did the Constitution mean anything to these people? Why don't we say this, as long as they're stripping the Bill of Rights, we'll reciprocally strip the parts of the Constitution endowing the Executive with any power.

[bogon5dot]

ADDINGTON: Sir, perhaps the best that can be said is that the vice president belongs neither to the executive nor to the legislative branch, but is attached by the constitution to the latter.

So according to Addington, the Vice President is his own branch of government, or part of the Executive and the Legislative, but not, well sort of. This hack certainly can do the legal dance.

[jfallas]

No, according to legal precedent. He was not quoting himself, he was quoting a legal document from DOJ form March of 1961.

[bogon5dot]

But things have been changed in the constitution since 1961.

Clearly the constitution (sec 3) says "The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate" and thus belongs to the legislative branch. He only becomes part of the executive branch when taking over the President's job according to the 25th amendment.

You would think Dick Cheney should not be able to claim "Executive Priviledge."

[Kev95682]

The vice president is not a barnacle, though other types of light-shunning creatures have not been ruled out.

[Freakshow712]

Further proves the stupidity and arrogance of the members of congress (both parties). These set of hearings are nothing more then a Democrat led witch hunt for as many high level Bush administration as they can. None of this is even about whether or not human beings may have been illegally harmed. They do not care...

[ayebretwalda]

Perhaps true - but does that designate this a witch hunt? Is it cool for you to torture the children of SUSPECTS?

Addington has eviscerated the constitution. He's a war criminal and a traitor. Yu should hang as well - and I mean literally.

[bogon5dot]

It is about human beings that have been illegally harmed. Call it a witch hunt, but all of these stupid hearings are necessary to define terms and legalities which the current administration is using to weasel out of subpenas to congressional hearings. They can't even come straight and testify in front of congress and present why they did certain things. Watch the video where John Yoo wastes at least 7 1/2 minutes dancing around the term "implemented". They all know they are playing games.

[camipco]

Bush, Cheney, and their advisers and supporters hate the Constitution, and they hate America and everything it stands for.

[bogon5dot]

yes ... the constitution stands in the way for them to further their empire. I wonder how many of this cast of characters we'll see again under McCain or Obama. Hopefully Obama will have the guts to try these people as felons and war criminals.

[Question1981]

LOL! Great Highlight!

[TheRagingCelt]

Barnacle is a polite term for what Cheney is!

[taterdaddy9]

Bush will go down as the worst president ever - by a wide margin - and isn't fit to wipe Cohen's ass. Nor is five-deferment Dickhead Cheney or that piece of shit Addington.

Anyone who still supports that bastard and his band of bootlicking cronies is a blind fucking moron, and ought to be corralled and sent to Iraq to find the WMD and not be allowed to return until they do. Idiots. Fucking idiots.

[Minionuup]

You are obviously a dumb fuck.

[TuskAmerica]

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) is a lilly livered pissant and Addington pwned him and yes I support GWB as I supported Bill Clinton while he was POTUS. He(Bush)will go down in history as a visionary. His ratings are well above the rating of Congress.

You Libs never gave the guy a break after the 2000 election and for this you will be remembered as defeatists and miserable thumb sucking cry-babies.

[TuskAmerica]

Addington- 1

Libtards- 0

[Nominay]

Are you one of those 22% of Americans who still thinks Bush is wonderful? ha ha ha

[patsagainstrats]

Are you one of the 14 percent of Americans who thinks the do-nothing, Dem-led congress is doing a good job?

[Nominay]

You're not going to get me to defend the Democratic Congress. They have a higher approval rating among Republicans than Democrats. I'm not a partisan prick like you, so don't go there.

[GroovyVideo2]

Crook and Thug branch

[kac56]

addington is a prick...

[todnyc]

Question--

Did anybody notice how much his hand was shaking when he adjusted his glases at 1:00 ?

[buddjas1]

"Did anybody notice how much his hand was shaking when he adjusted his glases at 1:00 ?"

Funny. I suppose it is because he is making stuff up.

[romance923]

yea i just noticed that

[bogon5dot]

Yes. I love how he twists this stuff around. Section 1 says "All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives." and then in section 3, the Vice President is defined to be part of the Senate: "The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided"

He's part of the legislative branch and cannot claim Executive Privilege

[blair227]

Cheney and this ass tool belong to the shit for brains branch.

[LeoTheBoy]

Addington has explicitly voiced his hope for another terrorist attack. He excitedly said we are only "one bomb away" from the point where he can eliminate FISA -- that is *all* checks and balances of the executive branch, so that the president can be elevated entirely above the law.

[patsagainstrats]

It figures the only Jew in Alabama would be radical Leftist US Congressman. He's also a member of the "Out of Iraq" caucus with the socialist, Maxine Waters, and every other black in the House.

[taterdaddy9]

Cohen is from Tennessee. Memphis, to be exact.

You're a dumbass -- gee, I wonder who you support?

[patsagainstrats]

Gore country, I should've known.

[grimjc]

Addington is an arrogant, mendacious, criminal. I'm disgusted that he gets paid with our taxes.

[CaliBeach0007]

Yeah, that's hilarious, Rep. Cohen--a "barnicle." You must have left your Cliff Notes version of Con Law at home. Addington's brilliance emphasizes your stupidity.

[SeekTruth77]

Liars and morons! Attached to a pigeon brain!

[deltaqueen]

You're my (Memphis') hero Cohen

[jthomp3120]

I don't know, he is pretty fowl.

[Dianesdaughter]

I watched this last night and when they have no evidence they waxed hypothetical. I thought this was supposed to be an investigation. What it is is a bunch of B.S!

[washmytoes]

this fucker's a pro at the game

[rrioux]

Douchebag.

[1000orsowords]

Will he take it in prison with such an air? This is a man in complete denial of the serious trouble he is in.

[bzemky]

"I don't consider the constitution a barnacle"

Addington's instinct is to pretend to misunderstand.

[schmiggen]

I propose a new amendment to the Constitution, saying, in whatever the appropriate legal terms are: "Every person employed by or attached to the Government of the United States of America IS A MEMBER OF ONE OF ITS BRANCHES."

[bogon5dot]

It's really not this complicated. The constitution starts with Article 1 defining the legislative branch. Section 1 defines both houses, Section 2 defines the house and Section 3 defines the senate. The first time Vice President is mentioned is right there in section 3.

Obviously, this legal dance is all about protecting Addington's Job and VP Dick Cheney.

[schmiggen]

Well, yeah :P. But the point is to be explicit. That's the best way to get around loopholes IMO. (given you can't have everyone just be reasonable and uncorrupt)

[chimab]

So I guess the Supreme Court was wrong when they rules that VP Cheney could enlist Executive Priviledge when he witheld the informaiton about secret meetings with energy executives?

If VP isn't Executive but Legislative, it can't claim Executive Priviledge.

[bogon5dot]

I really don't get this legal dance. Neither?

Sec 1 says "All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives." and then in sec 3, the Vice President is defined to be part of the Senate: "The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided"

He's part of the legislative branch and cannot claim Executive Privilege

[LandOfTheBrave01]

Do you not see the evil through his arrogance?  Fearful of nothing or any law.

Watch him speak. His arrogance is of an entity with disdain for human life. Its in his eyes. Can you all not see the evil which pierces your computer screen, and challenges your intellect and attempts to mentally torture your soul?. Look at his eyes when he speaks. You are watching a demon who has escaped hell and is in the flesh, and walks among men.. I'm not making this up.. Look at him! Watch him speak!

[cungar]

Look who he works for. The most arrogant jerk in government. Dick Checkey who has no respect for the rule of law or the Constitution.

[intarwebzz]

i see a brazen fool.

[keeperofconundrums]

@LandOfTheBrave01 you ever see the back of a 20$ bill on weed?

[LandOfTheBrave01]

Imagine being held at Guantanamo, and being beaten, tortured, sodomized, and water boarded for six years based on the demented and warped mind of Lucifer's 1st Lieutenant.. Mr. David Addington-Beelzebub!

You are looking at those which have escaped through the open gates of hell, and are in positions of immense power at the surface of earth.

Imagine an innocent person who has had to endure this. How can you argue that we indeed are not witnessing evil?

[qantmrckr]

By title alone *Vice-President of the USA puts him in the Executive branch. Addington and Cheney are perverting the Constitution as usual. Treasonous crooks that should be put on trial for numerous counts against the Constitution and the people of the United States.

[quicksite]

neither fish nor fowl ....

Amazing how addington et al blatantly redefine the COnstitution before our very eyes.

Geee, i wonder if President Obama will have these understandings codified in some kind of executive order, or Congressional legislation.

I am mno longer in any way shocked by their arrogance and complete disregard for rule of law --- unless it is their OWN LAW or legal finding.

Personally, I doubt Obama is going to reverse all of this. And that makes me truly sad.