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US Presidents on Presidential Power

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-think-about dept.

Tod Landis writes "Responding to George Bush's statement that he will preserve executive power for his "predecessors", I've assembled a collection of quotes from those predecessors. Most saw executive power differently..."

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  1. Come on... by the+darn · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm no fan of the Dub, but any collection of quotes can easily manipulated to suit your viewpoint via selection bias. It would be better to examine the actions previous presidents took with regard to defending the presidential "turf."

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  2. Oh, come on now... by CXI · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Doesn't CmdrTaco have a personal blog somewhere to bash Bush instead of doing so on what was once a good news site?

    Not only are the quotes out of context, but they are used in error. Furthermore, congress hasn't declared war since WWII, so it's hard to pretend that Bush doesn't have any precedent if he did go in without approval. Of course, there was approval so this whole "news story" is a farce. Way to go and pull a Dan Rather. At least he finally had to apologize.

  3. Humph by elmegil · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Can we mod an entire article as -1 flamebait? Please? And I don't even like the shrub....

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  4. Both the Senate and House of Reps.... by Nagatzhul · · Score: 4, Insightful

    authorized Bush to go after Iraq. He did not make the choice on his own. The House of Representatives voted 296-133 in favor and the Senate voted 77-23 in favor. How was this a unilateral decision on Bush's part?

    More Bush Bashing on /.

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  5. Re:Ok, even I have to cry "Lefty" on this one by Marxist+Hacker+42 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Except...for both the Afghani Theater and the Iraqi theater Bush DID go to Congress and got approval. Sure, there's some argument as to approval for what and under what conditions on Iraq, but approval from Congress WAS sought and obtained. So all that we're left with is Bush protecting priviledge for his "predicessors"....

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