Sometimes in the course of human events it becomes necessary to protect "We, the People" from the completely out of control, if not mentally ill President, who has seized too much power and making it time to take any means necessary to stop him, schoolyard tactics included.

Maybe blocking recess appointments wasn't "intended" to be used at every Senate break, but when you have a president who is, let's face it, nuts, it became a practical safeguard of our rapidly dying democracy.

EVERYONE: Please sign the petition that Representative Wexler has started to get hearings for the impeachment of Dick Cheney. You know once they start investigating, this whole evil regime will crumble faster th...

Sometimes in the course of human events it becomes necessary to protect "We, the People" from the completely out of control, if not mentally ill President, who has seized too much power and making it time to take any means necessary to stop him, schoolyard tactics included.

Maybe blocking recess appointments wasn't "intended" to be used at every Senate break, but when you have a president who is, let's face it, nuts, it became a practical safeguard of our rapidly dying democracy.

EVERYONE: Please sign the petition that Representative Wexler has started to get hearings for the impeachment of Dick Cheney. You know once they start investigating, this whole evil regime will crumble faster than Nixon's did, and maybe we can wrest our country back from the brink of the abyss.

www.WexlerWantsHearings.com

It is long past time to IMPEACH THE ASS-HAT!!!

Something that may have being obvious to many but was only obvious to me when listening to a Senator advocating impeachment. His point was that it's not about Bush as he has already done the harm. It's about the next time there is a Bushite in the White House pulling similar strokes.

If Bush gets away with it Scott free then what restraint can you have on the next one. Bush would set a prescient for steam rolling over constitution, Bill of Rights, and everything else.

Of course the simplest most straight forward solution is to ABOLISH the presidency. Have a PM like the UK. An egalitarian PM for a republic instead of a regal ...

It is long past time to IMPEACH THE ASS-HAT!!!

Something that may have being obvious to many but was only obvious to me when listening to a Senator advocating impeachment. His point was that it's not about Bush as he has already done the harm. It's about the next time there is a Bushite in the White House pulling similar strokes.

If Bush gets away with it Scott free then what restraint can you have on the next one. Bush would set a prescient for steam rolling over constitution, Bill of Rights, and everything else.

Of course the simplest most straight forward solution is to ABOLISH the presidency. Have a PM like the UK. An egalitarian PM for a republic instead of a regal president for a monarchy. Your system is designed for dullness so why complain when you get very dull politicians.

Yes, this is a part of the checks and balances of our constitution. It may seem childish to outsiders, but the daily opening of a special session of Congress each day of the recess is nothing if not a most adult response to the childish excesses of a president who is guided by the old/young men of the Nixon Cabinet who are trying to gather more power for the executive branch and punish the American people. The current executive branch has proven that they need adult supervision at all times, hence the opening of a daily special session.
As far as the Chinese source, look more closely in American media.

By Christmas, this was already common knowledge across the nation, because the Senators...

Yes, this is a part of the checks and balances of our constitution. It may seem childish to outsiders, but the daily opening of a special session of Congress each day of the recess is nothing if not a most adult response to the childish excesses of a president who is guided by the old/young men of the Nixon Cabinet who are trying to gather more power for the executive branch and punish the American people. The current executive branch has proven that they need adult supervision at all times, hence the opening of a daily special session.
As far as the Chinese source, look more closely in American media.

By Christmas, this was already common knowledge across the nation, because the Senators had already done this throughout the Thanksgiving recess. I saw freshman Senator James Webb, a Democrat from Virginia, being interviewed on CNN about his important job in this very significant protection of the American people.
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It may seem childish to outsiders, but the daily opening of a special session of Congress each day of the recess is nothing if not a most adult response to the childish excesses of a president who is guided by the old/young men of the Nixon Cabinet who are trying to gather more power for the executive branch and punish the American people. The current executive branch has proven that they need adult supervision at all times, hence the opening of a daily special session.

Many non-Americans may well understand this phenomenon meant for emergency situations and NOT every holiday break. Bush's use/abuse of this means that ANY future president will be more than tempted to reuse th...

It may seem childish to outsiders, but the daily opening of a special session of Congress each day of the recess is nothing if not a most adult response to the childish excesses of a president who is guided by the old/young men of the Nixon Cabinet who are trying to gather more power for the executive branch and punish the American people. The current executive branch has proven that they need adult supervision at all times, hence the opening of a daily special session.

Many non-Americans may well understand this phenomenon meant for emergency situations and NOT every holiday break. Bush's use/abuse of this means that ANY future president will be more than tempted to reuse this devise of bypassing Congress. Why did this come about? Because the politicians are WEAK people allowing one to bully many.

You explain the need of the use of this devise but not this devise is wrong in it's current use - a circling of the wagons long after its too late. If you don't see that this 'game' demotes democracy to the comic when another ethical standard has been eliminated in US 'democracy'.

Not to remain a joke you have some choices. Eliminate the devise entirely, as it never had much use.
Or have not recesses at all and work the same time scale as the normal worker!
Or do nothing and keep the joke which foreigners don't get.

Many non-Americans may well understand this phenomenon meant for
emergency situations and NOT every holiday break. Bush's use/abuse of
this means that ANY future president will be more than tempted to reuse
this devise of bypassing Congress. Why did this come about? Because the
politicians are WEAK people allowing one to bully many.

No, I can understand what you are saying, but just because the special session is being used now is not reason to suppose that future presidents will be freer to use it in the future.

Three things I would like to mention:

#1President Clinton was the president who did overuse the executive power to subvert the congress. I thought it was for goo...

Many non-Americans may well understand this phenomenon meant for
emergency situations and NOT every holiday break. Bush's use/abuse of
this means that ANY future president will be more than tempted to reuse
this devise of bypassing Congress. Why did this come about? Because the
politicians are WEAK people allowing one to bully many.

No, I can understand what you are saying, but just because the special session is being used now is not reason to suppose that future presidents will be freer to use it in the future.

Three things I would like to mention:

#1President Clinton was the president who did overuse the executive power to subvert the congress. I thought it was for good causes....nonetheless it gave Bush operatives ideas that they couldn't turn away from because they could always say they were following the lead of the previous administration.

#2The Republicans worked ferociously up until 2006 to eliminate another of our most valued American governmental traditions that is viewed by outsiders as stupid also, and that is the FILIBUSTER! It is a good thing that some of the Republicans did oppose eliminating it....they really need it now.

#3The MAIN the Senate exists is to slow down the machinery of the governance. It seems to me that some believe that American Senate is only a mirror of the House of Lords, but it was tempered to be something different than the House of Lords of the late 18th century.

In many ways the rules of the Constitution for the American Senate may seem unfathomable to some....but all these little picayune rules and regulations are periodically in favor and then they fall into disuse, mainly because of abuse.

While the United States of America is a young country, we are an old modern democracy, and we chose tactics that have molded our history....just as your country chose tactics that molds its history.... I would suggest that these ways may not be better.... just different.

#1President Clinton was the president who did overuse the executive power to subvert the congress

This I knew but didn't it coincide with Congress busting federal government by withdrawn funds, and not war funds, which lead directly to the Zionist spy giving Bill a BJ and retaining her semen soaked dress for months in mint condition for future blackmail!!! Have I that right? And then Tenet wouldn't agree to Pollard's release and Bill's indiscretion was disclosed by America's favourite ally. Some ally. Still screwing you mightily. USS Liberty deaths pales now into the background with the Iraqi foreground.

So I don't quite see it as the same but in the way that you reminded us ...

#1President Clinton was the president who did overuse the executive power to subvert the congress

This I knew but didn't it coincide with Congress busting federal government by withdrawn funds, and not war funds, which lead directly to the Zionist spy giving Bill a BJ and retaining her semen soaked dress for months in mint condition for future blackmail!!! Have I that right? And then Tenet wouldn't agree to Pollard's release and Bill's indiscretion was disclosed by America's favourite ally. Some ally. Still screwing you mightily. USS Liberty deaths pales now into the background with the Iraqi foreground.

So I don't quite see it as the same but in the way that you reminded us of Bill's misuse of the 'excuse' is a justification for Bush to do the same. So although the circumstances are opposite, you quote Bill. So now we have a precedent. Why bother with Congress after Bush? My logic is fix it or accept it'll continue to happen unless there are NO recesses. . Either Congress doesn't work or they're all pretty crap.

#3The MAIN the Senate exists is to slow down the machinery of the governance. It seems to me that some believe that American Senate is only a mirror of the House of Lords, but it was tempered to be something different than the House of Lords of the late 18th century.

I don't understand the first sentence. The second sentence is not saying that a republic is aping the upper house of a monarchy??? Even the UK is attempting to reform the Lords.

In Ireland we have an upper house called the Senate. The majority are elected by other politicians, mainly county councillors. Some are nominated by the PM. Others are elected by the universities, and different segments of society. It m...

#3The MAIN the Senate exists is to slow down the machinery of the governance. It seems to me that some believe that American Senate is only a mirror of the House of Lords, but it was tempered to be something different than the House of Lords of the late 18th century.

I don't understand the first sentence. The second sentence is not saying that a republic is aping the upper house of a monarchy??? Even the UK is attempting to reform the Lords.

In Ireland we have an upper house called the Senate. The majority are elected by other politicians, mainly county councillors. Some are nominated by the PM. Others are elected by the universities, and different segments of society. It mostly is an excellent talking shop. The status of senators may be higher than our TDs. It works well for us.

The only ability that US politicians have over those from the British Isles is the dubious ability to raise vast sums of money, mainly from one foreign power and dubious lobbies - all guaranteed to induce corruption or bought men. Maybe fooling all of the people all/most of the time might be considered too. If a UK MP needed to filibuster, then it wouldn't be from notes.

While the United States of America is a young country, we are an old modern democracy, and we chose tactics that have molded our history....just as your country chose tactics that molds its history.... I would suggest that these ways may not be better.... just different.

I have an impression that you don't know that I'm Irish. Although technically only a democracy 60 years in may be that we fell more certain of ourselves than you with your 5 times longer history. Your history seems to me to be a burden more than an asset. I see it as navel gazing your FF as your starting point in any attempt to change

You were bless with exceptional FF for their time. Unfortunately you now o...

While the United States of America is a young country, we are an old modern democracy, and we chose tactics that have molded our history....just as your country chose tactics that molds its history.... I would suggest that these ways may not be better.... just different.

I have an impression that you don't know that I'm Irish. Although technically only a democracy 60 years in may be that we fell more certain of ourselves than you with your 5 times longer history. Your history seems to me to be a burden more than an asset. I see it as navel gazing your FF as your starting point in any attempt to change

You were bless with exceptional FF for their time. Unfortunately you now only have those suited to tying your Founding Fathers (FF) shoe laces. So you keep on attempting to guess how the FF would have done it. Would not work. That was then and this is now. 300 year old solutions would not do now.

Bush may have pointed the way. His total disregard for the constitution could be the cue for real change. When you have had the opportunity to impose a new constitution on other states, why didn't they even slightly mirror yours. If I was starting again then I wouldn't start from here. Would this Irishism explain this? I suggest you continue Bush's executive authority bull and go the whole hog. Then Rice might have some creditability when preaching democracy to the world.

I should shut up now. Maybe a black man in the White House would solve everything. Certainly cannot be worse than anything now.