Constitution? What Constitution? I'm The President, Dammit!

by Vince?Daliessio

A?HILARIOUS post on Fafblog today - a satirical Q&A on Presidential Powers in the Age Of Empire;

Q. Can the president spy on Americans without a warrant?
A. The president has to spy on Americans without a warrant! We're at war, and the president's gotta defend America, and he's not gonna wait for a permission slip from a judge or a senator or America to do it!

Q.?But is it legal for the president to ignore the law?
A. Maybe not according to plain ol stupid ol regular law, but we're at war! You don't go to war with regular laws, which are made outta red tape and bureaucracy and Neville Chamberlain. You go to war with great big strapping War Laws made outta tanks and cold hard steel and the American Fightin Man and WAR, KABOOOOOOM!

(link from BoingBoing)

Posted 1/26/2006 2:57:32 PM by Vince?Daliessio

"The American people are going to have to say, 'Enough of this business of justifying everything as necessary for the war on terror.' Either the Constitution and the laws of this country mean something or they don't. It is truly frightening what is going on in this country. ...The President has dared the American people to do something about it. For the sake of the Constitution, I hope they will." -- former Republican representative Bob Barr

Posted 1/27/2006 8:43:30 AM by DS

Satire has been rendered obsolete by this president.

Posted 1/26/2006 3:46:24 PM by Joe Pulcinella