Congress has no right to investigate the President as Command-in-Chief

[Karmadillo]

Not a bad guess at the War Criminal's defense of choice if the Democrats win back the House and/or the Senate.

http://www.tomdispatch.com/index.mhtml?pid=48892

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Let me then offer one of those predictions -- surrounded by qualifications and caveats -- that all writers should be wary of. If in a bitter, dirty mid-term election, filled with "irregularities," one house of Congress or both nonetheless go to the Democrats, which I believe possible (despite their low polling figures at the moment), expect the investigations to begin. Expect as well that the Bush administration will then trot out that "obscure" presidential philosophy of power and claim that the Congress has no right to investigate the President in his guise as Commander-in-Chief.

That is why the Alito nomination is so crucial and why 2007 may prove the year of constitutional crisis in the United States.

[kenny blankenship]

1. So you could investigate me if I was "the President",but not "der Fuhrer"?

is that what he's saying (and he wants to be known as der Fuhrer, I suppose?)

[HockeyMom]

5. Even in PEACE TIME

The President is Commander in Chief. Yet, they investigated CLINTON, didn't they?????

[flyarm]

2. * is not the commander in chief to the people..he is only commander of the

military forces...i am so sick of this term being used with *.;he is sure as hell not my commander..nor any civilians commander...

he is my employee!!

and i as his employer want him held accountable for breaking the law of my land..

now!!!!!!!!!!

fly

[firefox]

3. Al Gore has a lot of ammo and a bunch of well wishers

It is all cementing fascist rule.

[Ksec]

4. The President is commander and chief of the military

Not the people. Just a bit of trivia . Only the military.