Letters to the Editor
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@Garry Owen
I'm waiting for the "Reichstag Fire" between now and the November 2008 elections so that Bush can officially become the dictator he has joked about being.
I think it was 9/11, and we're still dealing with the shockwaves from it. They're just sealing the deal, solidifying control. I also am really curious how the elections will turn out, or whether there'll be some national emergency declared during or right before them.
Right now I'm listening to the committee hearings, to hear aptly-named Republican apologist Representative Cannon indignantly (and illogically) intone that if Congress pushes on this fight and loses it in the courts, that the way will be paved for a more imperial presidency, and a stronger Executive Branch -- so, by his reasoning, it's better to appease Bush than to fight him, better for Congress to lay down and let Bush/Cheney do what they want than to hold them accountable to the law.
I was glad that Chairman Conyers called him out on that.