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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
no will, a phantom since you are talking about future bush wannabees. That's no different than saying "I'm worried that brown people will bomb and terrorize us." You are just fearful of a future bush wannabee.
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Many presidents have abused their position. Pretending it's unlikely in the future is naive.
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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
Demand impeachment. Great! Now what? Demand it again?
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Demand it for every criminal/president. That's like saying "Arrest a criminal. Great! Now what? Arrest another?".
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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
Bush will continue to be as you put it the worst president in history until the Jan 20, 2009. If you believe that it's going to change before then. Great! You are a true believer in the checks and balances of the system. You believe the the possiblity that he may be impeached before the end of his term is possible. It just may be.
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I have no illusions. At this point (assuming it does take 10 months), it may not prevent him from doing anything, but it will punish him for what he has done and act as a deterrent.
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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
I'm not disagreeing will. I'm in agreement that there needs to always be checks and balances. IMO the best checks and balances are when the powers are not encroached upon and if one branch is out of line the other is at the ready to check it.
What I'm in disagreement with is that I don't want the Congress to sit concentrating all it's efforts on punishing Bush. IMO it won't help reduce the price of gasoline, reduce the cost of my breakfast consisting of eggs, bacon, orange juice, and toast. No, I'm more concerned that my money isn't buying me as much as it used to. I can no longer enjoy going to Europe without worrying about the extra costs as my coffee in the morning costs me more on Saturday than it did on Tuesday.
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The independent counsel investigation would take time. The House Judiciary Committee would not even necessarily investigate (they didn't for Clinton), and the vote wouldn't take long at all. The Senate would have a trial that would take maybe a month and then they would vote.