"Nobody should doubt at this point that the Bush Doctrine has less to do with militaristic imperialism than it does with a vastly expanded theory of executive power, a theory more or less spelled out by presidential aide John Yoo. You'll recall that Yoo thinks that basically anything is legal as long as the president feels that it's necessary. The president, in his view, is the law."

That quote is from a dynamite piece by Tim at Balloon Juice.

Which got me to thinking....

With all the justifying going on in Conservative Circles, on everything from the justification to go to war in Iraq, to Plamegate, Snoopgate and beyond.... Just how will conservatives feel if the balance of power is shifted to the executive branch forever. Which means the next "Clinton," to take office will have the same powers. Will they howl in protest and claim the constitution is being abused then? This Presidency has almost become an academic excercise in understanding partisanship. On both sides.

My personal take... The rule of law is being dismantled, sometimes subtle ways, sometimes arrogantly, and the people who I have always respected to defend individual rights have abandoned common sense in favor of rabbid partisan political dogmatism.

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Posted by: zencomix at January 8, 2006 09:33 AM