Bush Lifts Ban on Vigilantism: "Let's see what happens"

[uppityperson]

WASHINGTON, DC—In a striking departure from centuries of American belief in rule of law, President Bush gave his approval Monday to a limited experiment in public vigilantism "to see if it works."

"Groups of dedicated citizens who band together for a common cause—be it rounding up car thieves or castigating suspicious loiterers—strengthen and reinforce the social order," Bush said at a White House press conference. "I've never supported government intrusion in people's lives; I've always put more faith in the private sector. So I say, what the heck! Let's give vigilantism a go and see how things shake out. Why not?"

Bush's self-described "plan to have no plan" permits elected and appointed government authorities to "look the other way" while bands of U.S. citizens enforce both the community standards that the existing legal code overlooks and those laws that police fail to enforce.

"From bordello-busters to subway shooters, vigilantes have a long history of pinpointing and resolving the problems plaguing their communities," Bush said. "Let's give 'em a shot."

More at one of my favorite news sites:
http://theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4123

[SteppingRazor]

1. Ah, The Onion...

News even more fake than Jon Stewart :)

[cornermouse]

2. This is a joke... Right?

I hope.

[lady lib]

4. The Onion is a humor site.

[cornermouse]

6. You just never really know how far down Bush is willing to go.

[lady lib]

9. Tell me about it.

I live in a state where the Minuteman Project patrols the border
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4574475&sourceCode=RSS

[geckosfeet]

3. Not even shrub could be that stupid. Although in a backhanded

kind of way thats exactly what he is doing only he has appointed the military to be the vigilantes in Iraq.

[Ms. Clio]

5. God, this sounded so real! LOL!

Because I truly would not be surprised if something like this happened!

[FSogol]

7. Remember the Headline in The Onion after the first election...

Bush: Our National Nightmare of Peace and Prosperity are Over.

Amazing how true that turned out to be.

[anarch]

11. indeed

http://chak.org/pages/onion/bush_nightmare.html

[EC]

8. It's getting harder and harder to tell the difference between

the Onion's parodies and *'s truth...

[triguy46]

10. Hell, I bought it hook line and sinker

just shows how bad things have gotten. Why would something this ludicrous seem so believable from that asshole?