The claim of Neo-Cons that judicial ‘activists’ are ruining our country is laughable if the consequences weren’t so tragic. With Bush re-writing congressionally passed laws through the use of ‘signing statements’ he shows his contempt for our legal (legislative) process, but now, by letting Libby off he shows his hypocrisy by his ‘post-judicial activism’.

Bush has thumbed his nose at decent law abiding Americans, and embarrassed us all by his delusions (about) & perversions (of) the Constitution.

Kleptrocacy…

thru the Net no one can know the pain this post causes me.

The arthritis and carpal pain in my hands and arms.

the pain of a brain injury from 3 decades ago.

the time it takes me to writeand edit this.

the despair of more than 50 years of belief in this country and the principles of America… my home my beliefs are based on it

i have tried to think what this article means to me since i say it.

i think that america is no longer free.

i think that america is no longer a place of haven even for its own people.

i weep for the things i grew up believing ... not from my parents but from my school and govt and from the politics around me.

as i become more old and ill, i plead to the gods to save this world to give our children a future.

but today i read that bush aka the twig forgave much of libby a man who lied and cheated the people of this world.

libby did not just cheat americans.

he cheated the citizens of the world.

how many who read this site are not in america and do not believe in killing?

how many of us do not believe in lying or cheating or stealing to have what we want?

but america ... which was the statute of liberty who gave hope to a globe ...

has set an example by EVERY facet of its govt to destroy humanity thru laws and policy.

i prefer the Will of the God that I follow.

The SC selected George Walker Bush as President in 2000 when the law was clear that the Florida Supreme Court’s ruling calling for counting ALL the ballots took precedence and was accurate. Three of the Justices who made that ruling had relatives working to elect George Walker Bush.

Roberts, Thomas and Alito stated, under oath, during their confirmation hearings that they held that precedence should be honored in extremis and only overturned with great care, great deliberation and for very great necesity. In other words they lied like a rug and should be taken to task for such rulings as they have delivered that ignored precedence..

This is what you get when the two party system fails to actually have an opposition component.

RE: #82784 by steve benjamins on 6/30 at 4:19 pm
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“This toxic back-scratch ring, Supreme Court picks Bush, Bush’s picks for more right wing activists, to strengthen his chances of getting away with murdering the constitution, is being replicated in other departments of government. Until we finally declare the illegal usurpation and coup performed by this now bolstered Supreme Court, we won’t be able to do the truly neccessary; Impeachment of his choices for the supreme bench, in fact nullify his presidency’s choices altogether, apologise to the world community and hope for peace and understanding to flow from our national act of contrition.”
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So how do you suppose doing this, Steve? Where does the impeachment of a supreme court justice originate? Is it from Gone-zales’ justice department? Fat chance! Will Bush, Cheney, and other neo-cons come out of their bunkers to answer charges? I don’t think so. Will the Democratic majorities, enjoying temporary public support, grow some? Only with intense public pressure, and on their sponsors as well.

At this time I must rise in partial respect for the Democrats, despite Pelosi’s, “Impeachment is off the table” gross mistake in choice of words, or intent. A serious error in judgement of true feelings of the majority of the electorate. To use some stupid words of the village idiot who should have stayed at home, “Bring ‘em on!”.

Come on, Nancy. It’s time!

If you don’t do it now you never will. Attack the problem at its source. You know who that is .

Let’s face the music, get this impeachment elephant out of the room, even if it fails in the process despite encouraging the people there is a movement toward their desires being met. We don’t need more fear. We don’t need more dominance by the military sucking funds from every worthwhile humanitarian project. We don’t want to be known as the once glorious country that lost its moral compass, then emulated tyrannies of the previous century.

Where are the priorities that will provide the most far reaching benefit to the most people?
Empires fall yet concepts live. The concept of Democracy has survived many empires. Will it survive the American?

“And no Bush nominee to a lower court deserves any deference now that we learn that U.S. Circuit Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh may have misled the Senate during his confirmation hearings. Kavanaugh claimed he was not involved in administration discussions about setting the rules for the treatment of enemy combatants. The Washington Post reported that he actually was.”

Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t it a felony to lie to Congress. If so, why isn’t Kavanaugh disbarred and sharing a cell with “Scooter” Libby?

It may be late, but it’s never too late to “wake up” and do what’s right.

Yes, the court is what the court is.  But that should be our lesson - to demand that only judges that follow the constitution and uphold our liberty are approved.

period.

Anything else is just complicity.

A day late and a dollar short, my friend.  This would have made for a fantastic argument, a year and a half ago, when Alito and Roberts were still waiting on deck.  But since we’re about to be on the losing end of a constitutional showdown, we can at least be redeemed with the knowledge that EJ is finally on board.