Unaccountable
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
Congress has allowed Bush to ordered the National Security Agency to secretly collect information on American citizens on a scale unmatched since the intelligence reforms of the 1978. Bush has become drunk with power and his Republican controlled Congress have been his enabler.
Arrogance: Bob Woodward's "Bush at War" quotes Bush as saying: "I'm the commander...I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president. Maybe somebody needs to explain to me why they say something, but I don't feel like I owe anybody an explanation."
Theocracy: Bush said: "God told me to strike al Qaeda and I struck them, and then he instructed me to strike Saddam..."
Unrestrained Power: In "Losing America", Sen. Robert Byrd reveals that prior to the Iraqi war resolution some senators were almost terrified at the prospect of being labeled "unpatriotic," if they voted against the resolution. He doubted that some members fully comprehended the magnitude of Bush's grab for power and that Congress was relinquishing its Constitutional authority and responsibility. Byrd's concern was that Bush was given a "blank check" for the unrestrained use of military power, when Congress surrendered its congressional prerogative to declare war. Byrd concluded; "Never in his view has America been led by such a dangerous head of state."
Dictatorship: Laurence Wilkerson, chief of staff for former Secretary of State Colin Powell claims Cheney and Rumsfeld aides argued "that the president of the United States is all-powerful, that as commander-in-chief the president can do anything he damn well pleases".
Fascism: Sinclair Lewis predicted: “When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross.”
Democracy: Michael Parenti's "Superpatriotism" points out: "We are told that during times of crisis we must trust the president. Democracy is not about trust; it's about distrust, accountability, public exposure and responsible government."
Congress has allowed Bush to ordered the National Security Agency to secretly collect information on American citizens on a scale unmatched since the intelligence reforms of the 1978. Bush has become drunk with power and his Republican controlled Congress have been his enabler.
Arrogance: Bob Woodward's "Bush at War" quotes Bush as saying: "I'm the commander...I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president. Maybe somebody needs to explain to me why they say something, but I don't feel like I owe anybody an explanation."
Theocracy: Bush said: "God told me to strike al Qaeda and I struck them, and then he instructed me to strike Saddam..."
Unrestrained Power: In "Losing America", Sen. Robert Byrd reveals that prior to the Iraqi war resolution some senators were almost terrified at the prospect of being labeled "unpatriotic," if they voted against the resolution. He doubted that some members fully comprehended the magnitude of Bush's grab for power and that Congress was relinquishing its Constitutional authority and responsibility. Byrd's concern was that Bush was given a "blank check" for the unrestrained use of military power, when Congress surrendered its congressional prerogative to declare war. Byrd concluded; "Never in his view has America been led by such a dangerous head of state."
Dictatorship: Laurence Wilkerson, chief of staff for former Secretary of State Colin Powell claims Cheney and Rumsfeld aides argued "that the president of the United States is all-powerful, that as commander-in-chief the president can do anything he damn well pleases".
Fascism: Sinclair Lewis predicted: “When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross.”
Democracy: Michael Parenti's "Superpatriotism" points out: "We are told that during times of crisis we must trust the president. Democracy is not about trust; it's about distrust, accountability, public exposure and responsible government."
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