White House Declares Independence: 7 Days that will Live in Infamy
Thu Jul 05, 2007 at 07:11:51 PM PDT
The recent actions by the White House have been as brazen as they were unprecedented. They have shocked the conscience of a great many Kossacks, and I dare say more than a few Americans outside of the blogosphere. They are rightly decried here and elsewhere, and our anger is a righteous one.
However, despite the hundreds of diaries, the countless comments, the endless legal analysis, one important message is being overlooked. Something truly horrific happened these past two weeks. The President has explicitly rejected and repudiated the very idea of checks and balances.
More on the flip.
White House Declares Independence: 7 Days that will Live in Infamy!
Wed Jul 04, 2007 at 08:45:01 AM PDT
The recent actions by the White House have been as brazen as they were unprecedented. They have shocked the conscience of a great many Kossacks, and I dare say more than a few Americans outside of the blogosphere. They are rightly decried here and elsewhere, and our anger is a righteous one.
However, despite the hundreds of diaries, the countless comments, the endless legal analysis, one important message is being overlooked. Something truly horrific happened these past two weeks. The President has explicitly rejected the very idea of checks and balances.
More on the flip.
The Win-Win Politics of Impeachment!
Tue Jul 03, 2007 at 02:23:49 PM PDT
A number of venerable Kossacks have laid bare the moral and legal basis for impeachment. Few here would argue that the Bush-Cheney administration has committed multiple impeachable offenses. Indeed, the only argument is likely to be just which offenses to include in articles of impeachment, space and time being at a premium.
Similarly, much has been made of the "pragmatic perspective". Can we impeach operationally? Can we convict? If not, why not. Etc. Frequently this takes the form of asking where we are going to find 17 senators or whether or not there truly is universal support for impeaching the second President in as many administrations.
In contrast, precious little has been made of the politics of impeachment. Don't get me wrong. The house should impeach because it is the right thing to do. Because they took an oath on all that they hold holy to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America. Because they have a duty to those who do not have a voice to be our voice. But they are politicians, and as politicians they will be concerned with, what else, politics. Take the jump and find out why impeachment is not just good for the country, it's good for Democrats!
