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- TexMurphy, on 10/12/2007, -7/+144This gives me hope that Bush will be condemned by the law. Bush is scared. This is the work of a scared criminal.
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I hope Bush says in the future "I wish I was as lucky as Nixon". - otheruser, on 10/12/2007, -5/+127This is VERY disturbing news. Nothing like this has ever happened in the past 35 years. He has basically removed one of our greatest defenses (as citizens).
A quote from dkos sums it up quite well,
"There are certain powers a President legitimately holds. This is necessary in order for him to do his job. However, if the President uses those powers to stall investigation into corruption that may embarrass his own party or to otherwise compromise the judiciary, that is abuse of power." - FlaG8r, on 10/12/2007, -13/+125That'll teach those judges to try and make Republican public officials like Duke Cunningham accountable for their illegal actions.
- hambend, on 10/12/2007, -2/+111Reminds me of Nixon, trying to fire the guys investigating him for corruption.
Right before he got impeached. - knightblade2oo4, on 10/12/2007, -2/+97lets hope history repeats itself.
- cdlavalle, on 10/12/2007, -3/+53Holy Sh*t! This administration is all about the Party the rest of the country be damned! Forget putting child molestors on Death Row (although I think that is a good idea) let's put corrupt politicians there. We can call it the Bill for Enforcement of Term Limits. This entire administration should be tried for corruption, racketeering and treason.
- rain53, on 10/12/2007, -3/+45Bingo! read http://www.newamericancentury.org/ otherwise known as PNAC (Project for the New American Century).
The entire Bush cabal are members - as are Kissinger, Negroponte, and many, many more. - OBKenobi, on 10/12/2007, -8/+41This is a ***** coup. It's time to put an end to this. At least you can "vote" for impeachment here:
http://digg.com/political_opinion/Does_Digg_Want_Bush_Cheney_Impeached
Tell everyone you know to sign up to Digg and vote. If this gets 300,000,000 Diggs maybe the mainstream press won't be able to ignore what America really thinks anymore. - bloomanchoo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+33I wonder why this mass removal though? Anyone care to speculate?
BTW a majority of these are Bush appointees.
It does makes you wonder who they will replace them with. Can anyone supply some more background on this?
I don't trust this administration one bit... they are now starting to use all their little loopholes and "presidential signings" from these past 6 years to get what they want done... congress and the people be damned. Its almost as if they planned for these types of things all along. - taotehue, on 10/12/2007, -3/+33"If this is true, it will be reported and investigated by real journalists who actually talk to people, look at real records, and report on the reality of the matter."
You have WAY too much faith in the media. They haven't been doing their job for quite some time. For a better understanding of this problem with the media, I suggest you watch more John Stewart, perhaps you should go on a John Stewart marathon. - DoubtfulSalmon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+31Dear America,
That "freedom" that you folks keep talking about. It's gone now. Please stop with the "land of the free" crap already, no-one believes you any more..
Thank-you,
The Rest of the World (tm) - Ollin, on 10/12/2007, -2/+31The more the people know of his shady workings the more he is going to get lit up.
- colincornaby, on 10/12/2007, -3/+30Um. Every president can replace the Attorney Generals when they come into office. That was always the law. The problem here is a) Bush can replace Attorney Generals whenever he damn well pleases. b) He can bring in new Attorney Generals without getting them confirmed in Congress. c) This is not what traditionally the law allows, or remotely close to anything Clinton did.
- milomilomilo, on 10/12/2007, -3/+29Amazing how it takes a republican to somehow drag abortion into this debate. Toe that party line.
You want straw men? Fine, I find it amazing that republicans would condone forcing women to not have control of their own bodies, essentially claiming women as property that they must get approval to do with as they please.
putz. - BESTenemy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+27 Remember the article that said Bush was in unrest after watching the video of Saddam's execution. I guess now we know what was going throught his head... his precious head...
- Futurepower, on 10/12/2007, -3/+27A summary of corruption in the Bush administration:
http://futurepower.org/Bush_Comedy_and_Tragedy.html - manova, on 10/12/2007, -0/+24@MiddleGirth
My quick count gave me 93 U.S. Attorneys.
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/offices/personnel/usattorneys.html - littlebylittle, on 10/12/2007, -0/+23"an obscure Patriot Act provision ..." Yeah, and there's a lot more obscure Patriot Act provisions. That F-ckin' piece of Sh-t legislation needs to just be thrown out completely.
- jmob, on 10/12/2007, -5/+27It's simple. Bush hates america.
- NeedleGuy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+25yep... she sure did... i give props to Feingold for being the ONLY senator to have the balls to vote against the PA:
Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Fitzgerald (R-IL), Yea
Frist (R-TN), Yea
Graham (D-FL), Yea
the title of the PA alone gives me the chills:
"A bill to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes."
"and for other purposes"????
God help us all while we're under the rule of King George II
CHIMPEACH!!!! - geronimo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+22"The PATRIOT Act Reauthorization changed the law to allow interim appointments to serve indefinitely rather than for a limited 120 days. Prior to the PATRIOT Act Reauthorization and the 1986 law, when a vacancy arose, the court nominated an interim U.S. Attorney until the Senate confirmed a Presidential nominee."
Why would a law labeled "patriot act" do such a thing? You would figure that this law would be applied when protecting the United States comes into play. How is bypassing checks and balances in this case protecting our freedom?
This is a nightmare, democracy as we know it is slowly being eroded. And what happened to 'honor and integrity'? - sfacets, on 10/12/2007, -2/+23Can anyone say coup-d'etat? (probably not, it's French)
- Yez70, on 10/12/2007, -1/+22Well, Bush has been in office for over 6 years now. Firing the 'other guys' and appointing your own team is common practice, it always has been and always will be. This is different, he's firing his own people. He just doesn't want HIS people investigating HIM. He fired attorneys who were investigating corruption, or in other words, who were doing their jobs.
So he fired them. - thepaulm, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21rain53 isn't being dugg down. His comment probably has a huge number of diggs.
However, through a little know provision in the PATRIOT act, and comment which references PNAC can be forcibly hold to a low digg count in the interest of national security. If he keeps it up, he'll be forced to resign his account and an interim poster will be appointed. - chicbicyclist, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21Lam, the attorney General for the San Diego area mysteriously "resigned" even though she had a very good professional record. She was responsible for Duke Cunningham's demise.
- squeaker, on 10/12/2007, -0/+17@mrfoos
I hate lawyers and frivolous lawsuits as much as anyone... but lawyers and the legal process they whore out help to protect us. Fear of the pocketbook and fear of bad publicity are the only things that keeps corporate giants in check--do you think Dell would have done a battery recall without people posting burning laptop videos?
That is, unfortunately, the best example I can come up with off the top of my head. But the point remains valid: without lawyers, a single consumer is completely powerless against Union Carbide, Phillip Morris, or Microsoft. The power of a class action lawsuit, implemented by lawyers (sleazy or not), can make them stand up and take notice. - webphreak, on 10/12/2007, -11/+28Does anyone else find it slightly ironic that the guy with Che Guevara as his avatar said "lets hope history repeats itself."
- OBKenobi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16[quote]why are people digging rain53 down? he isnt making this up, pnac is REAL and this fits in with their goals[/quote]
You see, America still can't even believe this *****. That's why nothing has been done yet. When Americans finally do accept that IT HAPPENED HERE, then things are going to change--radically.
But think of it this way, it was bound to happen eventually. This is the tyranny America's founding fathers warned us about. Now it is time to restore the Republic back to what the founding fathers intended.
(Minus the slavery and genocide) - theone3, on 10/12/2007, -3/+18This government and this constitution need to be torn down, disolved and re-written. Right now. The constitution is being ignored and that's partially because politicians have forgotten the power of the people, hence it's been vetoed, and partially because it's no longer relevant. As Jim Lehr put it - no matter how smart, forward-thinking and brilliant the founding fathers were, they never could have predicted, say, the iPod.
The balance of powers have died. The executive positions have shifted. The executive has become the elected dictator. Many ideologies of liberty weren't applicable in the past 200 years, and aren't likely to be applicable soon, and the founding fathers weren't to know because this had never been done before. The first American experiment is complete - it's time to apply what's been learnt in a new constitution and a new balance of powers. It's time for a respectful revolution. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+17Our enemy is the idiot who IGNORED that Bush lied to us about Iraq, IGNORED that Bush defends treason, IGNORED that Bush was asleep at the wheel on 9/11, IGNORED that Bush had already blundered our war effort in Iraq, IGNORED that Bush was going to run amok with our Constitution and still voted for the bastard.
Never forget who supported this failure, don't let these Traitors distance themselves from him. Whining about Libs and Dems and Clinton and Kerry and gay sex, while offering nothing of substance - and most notably - no defense for the lying little sack of ***** from Texas they shackled us with!
It is because of a Bush voter that the country is in the atrocious position it is in today.
The enemy from within has perpetuated this death and devastation. Don't forget it. - BigLug, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15Just to be a pedant, and so you learn at least one thing today: they are collectively "Attorneys General" not "Attorney Generals"
- NeedleGuy, on 10/12/2007, -4/+18b-b-b-b-ut clinton!!!!
- KennMac, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16"I don't trust this administration one bit... they are now starting to use all their little loopholes and "presidential signings" from these past 6 years to get what they want done..."
I sincerely hope that you don't think this is happening for the first time. "Starting" is not the word. - VicousT, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14I may be young, but I can't remember another president that allowed his administration to pull such *****. And they keep getting away with it! As an average citizen I feel helpless combating this administration.
- iwantmyusername, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14Land of the free....etc, etc. Enjoying your police state folks?
- geronimo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13Difference is, Clinton's appointments would have to come before the senate, with the Patriot Act, which supposedly defends us against terrorists, this check/balance is no longer required. So you support firing the person who put Cunningham in jail. And you wonder why you lost the last election.
- jellygraph, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14This should serve as a smoking gun to all those who support Bush & his cronies and still do not realize how deeply corrupt this administration is.
Wake up... and smell the coffee
Much respect to Sen. Feinstein for bringing the issue to light - kd1s, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12Indeed - this is clearly a move to protect those that are friends of the administration. It needs to be revoked ASAP.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12In a few years they will let you vote again so you can feel like you matter. You will be a great "participate" in democracy! It will then come as a shock, to the vast majority of Americans that the new government is even more corrupt than the old one. The ruling class plays America like the Chinese play WoW; no effort required. People are stupid enough to keep voting the same corrupt militaristic fascist whores into power as long as they show up on TV and tell them that they are on God's side.
- michaelb1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11Tell Sen Fienstein what you think.
http://feinstein.senate.gov/
click "contact me" on left
Its not enough to bitch on digg. We must encourage our politicians to purse these things or by the same token discourage them from doing bad things.
When they start getting thousands of emails coming in they equate that with votes. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12It takes a man or a woman to commit suicide to maintain honor and dignity. Bush is neither, he's a coward. If he doesn't get to live out his natural life in his mansion surrounded by servants offering the finest food and drink he'll be pressing that big red nuclear war button.
- avasol, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12Impeach.
- tyho, on 10/12/2007, -4/+15Maybe our idiots in congress should read legislation BEFORE they vote for it. Feinstein's vote can be seen here for reauthorization of the patriot act. http://action.aclu.org/site/VoteCenter?page=voteInfo&voteId=4827&lcmd=next&lcmd_cf=
@OBKenobi
Digg majority opinion does not equal American majority opinion. It's really sad people can't see that corruption is running rampant thru BOTH parties. It's all political maneuvering in a grab for more power on both sides. You folks that think everything will be ok if Democrats control all government are ignorant and foolish. - librejustitia, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12A disarmed population, a national guard that takes orders directly from the President and can be used against the citizens, FEMA camps, The Patriot Act I & II, The Victory Act, bye bye habeas corpus, wiretapping and spying, fingerprinting, national I.D cards, torture, abductions and firing of those investigating such things. Yeah, sounds like progress.
Soon the senators will lose their jobs, "Look at me, daddy! I'm a real live dictator! Yaaay!" - colincornaby, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10"Where you are wrong is
-ANY president and not just Bush can replace AGs whenever he wants.
-the law does allow this."
It was never this simple. Typically, if there is misconduct, a President could force an Attorney General out. There are instances when a President has forced an Attorney General out without cause (but I don't think you want Bush to be associated with them, Nixon used this tactic to try to block investigations into him). The problem with forcing an Attorney General out was that the new one still had to be confirmed by Congress, which took a lot of time, and stopped a President from swapping out an Attorney General any time he pleased.
So yes, technically in cases of misconduct you can fire an Attorney General (a President cannot still replace as he pleases). But, there is no misconduct here. - marinist, on 10/12/2007, -3/+13Somehow this reminds me of a certain past German govt.
- villium, on 10/12/2007, -5/+15
...Well if thats the case, maybe we can all look forward to a certain some ones suicide down the road. - evil-doer, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12why are people digging rain53 down? he isnt making this up, pnac is REAL and this fits in with their goals
- chicbicyclist, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11I just saw this on the local news here in San Diego.
The Attorney General who prosecuted Duke Cunningham "resigned" and they had one of Bush's cheerleader congresscritter, Darrell Issa cheerleading this administration saying "it will bring fresh new ideas" like not going corrupt politicians. - patientXero, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10@ TexMurphy
"This is the work of a scared criminal."
Or the work of a soon to be despot consolidating his power. -
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