Bush and the Constitution

[Hosnon]

Constitutional Oath:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will. . .to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

The President swears (or affirms) to preserve, protect and defend the CONSTITUTION...not just the Executive Branch. A proper President recognizes her/his role and respects when s/he is checked by another branch.

That is all.

[Jack Rabbit]

1. On January 20, 2001 . . .

. . . Bush violated that oath by taking it.

[Sherman A1]

2. Agreed

and has stayed true to form in that mode ever since......

[elehhhhna]

3. Maybe he added a swearing/signing statement to that oath.

[gator_in_Ontario]

4. bush? Constitution?

now THERE is an oxymoron

[polmaven]

5. Why do you hate the Constitution?

I am appalled by seeing "that name" and the the word Constitution in the same sentence!

My purity has been offended! My eyes are BURNING.....AARRGGHH!!!
MY EYES!!! Nooooooooo!

:wow:

[buddhamama]

6. He included a "Signing Statement"

therefore previously spoken Oath became/is invalid.

[ktowntennesseedem]

7. He thought the chief justice said, "disturb, dissect and append."

If that was the oath he was taking, he's upheld it completely!

[sknabt]

8. Fox News Appears To Think We Have Too Many Rights

Fox News, the conservative mouth organ, appears to believe <b>we have too many Constitutional rights</b>. See the disgusting clip at http://www.eyesonfox.org/?p=26.

While not exactly pure-bred Bushies - Fox News does once in a while critize Bush when he isn't radically conservative enough - they're pretty darn close.

[newyawker99]

10. Hi sknabt!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Ravy]

9. Every time he says his primary responsibility is to protect the

people, he viloates that oath.

[MasonJar]

11. Come on, Y'all. Read it again. Bush has a clear out hen he is

hauled off to court. ... "to the best of my ability" is his key to acquittal. The Stump has no ability of any kind.

[polmaven]

12. Unfortunately,

you've probably hit it on the head. He hasn't got the ability to make a determination between right and wrong....He does as he's told, and the bosses didn't take any oath....!