Dean Barnett thinks Bush should sign it and dare them to impeach him when he calls it unconstitutional:
But what about this: What if the president surprises everyone and signs the bill into law but says the usurpation of the president’s Commander in Chief duties are unconstitutional and he has no intention of following the orders of 535 congressional General wannabes. Basically, he does what Ronald Reagan should have done in Iran/Contra which was say, “The Boland Amendment was unconstitutional and you’re damn right I disregarded it. Impeach me if you wish.”I like the idea but I think it would be even better if he signs it into law and then doesn't tell them he isn't going to compile. Congress doesn't care about the separation of powers, or the constitution, maybe he shouldn't either (I'm basically kidding -- settle down, conspiracy kooks).
If Bush takes such a course, then the Congress can do one or two things: It can bring the law to the Supreme Court for a ruling on its constitutionality, a case that it will surely lose. Or it can just skip that step and go right to impeachment.
If that happens, they will successfully impeach the president in the House but never get him convicted in the Senate. Regardless, the prolonged orgasmic reaction from the fever swamp will gratify them nonetheless.
As for the president, he gets to show that he stood up for a matter of serious principle at a moment in history when the opposition party has gone certifiably insane. Seriously – if Congress wants to end the war and has the votes, it can and should do so by using its Constitutional power of the purse. But does anyone think it’s in the national interest to signal our future strategy to our enemies?
BTW, I missed this before:
I'm amazed that anyone could say something that outrageous in front of the media. Why in the world would Bush respect what Congress did when it is unconstitutional??? These people are amazing and they get away with it because the MSM are on their side and the people are ignorant how our government opperates."I wish the president would take a deep breath and respect our constitutional role," she said.
She went on to accuse the president of getting the military into a situation where the funds were urgently needed. At his speech this morning, Bush had warned that the blame will be laid squarely at the feet of Democrats if troops don't get this money in time.
"We are going to give him everything he asked for, and more," [ I assume she means all the farm subsidies, pork, etc] she said, before concluding, "take a deep breath, Mr. President."
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