09-02-2010, 08:33 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-02-2010, 08:43 PM by Peter Lemkin.)
David Guyatt Wrote:Quote:REP. DENNIS KUCINICH: Well, Congress has the authority, under a joint resolution, to challenge any presidential directive. It’s not widely known, Amy, but there are at least three states of national emergency that we’re operating under right now by presidential declaration: one relating to 9/11, another one relating to the war on terror, and a third one relating to Iran. You know, this idea of being governed by an edict, of being locked into this war on terror, poses all kinds of challenges to our Constitution. I take an oath to defend the Constitution. And when I see in the Fifth Amendment where it says that no one should be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law, I want to know what’s the constitutional basis for suspending this provision for anyone, even for a moment, because if this is—if this, in any sense, can be set aside, then we are on a slippery slope to anti-democracy.
(my bolding)
Kucinich appears to be saying that the Constitution has been secretly suspended following 911?
Although off subject, he also lets the cat out of the bag that there a state of national emergency has been declared about Iran, which was news to me, and by which I assume that Iran is going to be hammered no matter what? The decision has already been taken?
We have SO SO SO Precious few real Representatives, and fewer still Senators who are not owned down to their gonads. Kucinich could have been, IMO, a real Presidential contender and President, but the powers that be didn't even let him get to what we call in the 'States' 'first base'......not a candle's chance in Hell. These three states of national emergency [non-capitals mine] trump the Constitution and much common and statutory law, by fiat..I never did like those cars!
My good man and former financial bigwig, before 'she' is soon widely seen to be a strumpet - a woman of loose morals and false facade, may I interest you in a very highly discounted half of a continent. Cash on the barrelhead, no scrip taken......offer ends very soon. I think even the dolts will soon figure out where America has put her dirty underwear.
Did you hear that today an American ex-soldier in Iraq was arrested [thank goodness or small miracles!] for repeatedly waterboarding his four year old daughter for not doing her 'A,B,C' to his satisfaction......
Your Empire faded out with the end of the War and ours is now at denouement.
"Let me issue and control a nation's money and I care not who writes the laws. - Mayer Rothschild
"Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience! People are obedient in the face of poverty, starvation, stupidity, war, and cruelty. Our problem is that grand thieves are running the country. That's our problem!" - Howard Zinn
"If there is no struggle there is no progress. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and never will" - Frederick Douglass
"Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience! People are obedient in the face of poverty, starvation, stupidity, war, and cruelty. Our problem is that grand thieves are running the country. That's our problem!" - Howard Zinn
"If there is no struggle there is no progress. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and never will" - Frederick Douglass