DO YOU AGREE WITH THE RIGHTWING LIBERTARIAN CATO INSTITUTE'S ASSESSMENT OF GEORGE W. BUSH? [+] serious ballot by cranky ACTIVE Mon May 08, 06 - Sat Jan 31, 09 I'm no libertarian (ask any of my rightwing stalkers/persecutors), but I found the Cato Institute's evaluation of Bush's effect on the U.S Constitution interesting: (The) Bush constitutional record...is over-whelmingly, one of contempt for constitutional limits. In its official papers and public actions, the Bush administration has endorsed a vision of federal power that is astonishingly broad, a vision that includes • a federal government empowered to regulate core political speech—and restrict it greatly when it counts the most: in the days before a federal election; • a president who can launch wars at will, and who cannot be restrained from ordering the commission of war crimes, should he choose to do so; • a president who can lock up American citizens at will and forever—without any meaningful oversight by the judiciary; and • a federal government with the power to supervise all areas of American life, from education to marriage and through the end of life. It is a vision, in short, unimagined by our Constitution’s Framers. On the campaign trail in 2000, then-governor Bush typically ended his stump speech with a dramatic flourish: he pantomimed the oath of office. But the oath is more than a political gimmick; for the founding generation it was a solemn pledge, designed to bind the officeholder to the country and the Constitution he serves. Throughout his tenure, President Bush has repeatedly dishonored that pledge. And because of that, he has weakened the constitutional order on which the American way of life depends. (Power Surge: the Constitutional Record of George W. Bush, Cato Institute) Do you agree with the Cato Institute's assessment? Yes, Bush has had a serious, negative impact on the U.S. Constitution No, Bush can do anything he wants; he's the president Bush has misinterpreted the Constitution Ballot #93877 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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