THE Question: Can we let Bush do things that WE explicitly prohibit?

[pat_k]

Big Lie:
Most Americans think the NSA spying program is useful in the "so-called" war on terror, therefore, it must be OK that Bush broke the law when he approved its implementation.

The REAL Question:
Can Bush be allowed to get away with making unilateral decisions to do things that We the People have explicitly prohibited?

This question confronts the propagandists with the REAL issue. It leaves them no exit.

If the answer is:

"No, we can't let him get away with making unilateral decisions to do things that We the People have explicitly prohibited."

there is only one option. Impeachment.

The propagandists keep trying to side track us with discussions of whether or not the illegal spying program has some merit.

They ask partial questions (one of the most insidious forms of propaganda) like this: "Bush has been criticized for using some electronic eavesdropping on suspected terrorists. What do you think about the efforts?"

NO ONE objects to lawfully authorized monitoring carried out by law enforcement, as long as it is carried out with the checks and oversight that We the People, through our Representatives, have demanded through our laws. (Sure, you can object to the boundaries of the current law, and to challenge those boundaries, but that isn’t an objection to actions that are clearly within the bounds of the law as it stands.)

Any supposed merits of the program are IRRELEVANT. The problem is Bush's unilateral decision to violate our law.

Anyone that gets pulled into a discussion of the merits of the program -- whether or not it is useful -- is spreading THEIR propaganda.

The question is not whether the body politic would have approved such a program if they had been asked.

The question (which is worth repeating) is this: "Can we can allow Bush to get away with making unilateral decisions to do things that We the People have explicitly prohibited?"

He terrorized us with the most colossal bomb threat of all time: "a mushroom cloud in 45 minutes" -- an abuse of power that goes beyond any in our history.

Torture is prohibited under EXISTING LAW and he conspired with his cronies to break those laws with knowledge aforethought -- the White House memos outlining culpability of the executive in the offense, and the possible ways the law could be evaded, make thier intent crystal clear.

This is the last straw in a long chain of abuses. He must pay a price. We must demand his Impeachment. We must demand the Impeachment of his co-conspirator, Cheney.

[Senator]

1. kick! n/t

[gkhouston]

2. and it goes beyond that: it's not just a question of

whether Bush should have that power, but whether any President should. If you encounter a Bushbot who's comfortable with giving Bush that much autonomy, ask 'em how they'll feel when the next President has the same power... and doesn't share their political views. I trust no man, living nor dead, with this kind of power.