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mopaul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 09:16 AM
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IF a pres. were removed for treason, would his decisions be null & void?
in other words, if the president was theoretically removed for the treasonous acts committed in the run up to the useless, pointless war, would his war policies, and all other abhorrent policies be therefore declared moot?

or would laws and policies made during his tenure stick?
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imenja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 09:18 AM
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1. any decisions would have to be overturned by the new pres or congress
Edited on Tue Jul-19-05 09:18 AM by imenja
They can't nullify 5-6 years of rule by fiat. They'd have to move to overturn specific decisions, but the consequences can never be undone.
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Jack Rabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 09:18 AM
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2. No
Everything he did would still stand.
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Bluzmann57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 09:21 AM
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3. It seems that it would be impossible to declare everything
as null and void. After all, it's been five long miserable years. So it would be likely that laws and policies that he made would still be in effect. After all, until recently, this was a country of laws.
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mopaul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 09:22 AM
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4. i guess i mean just the war crimes
considering the deaths of so many thousands of people.
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Jack Rabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 09:54 AM
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5. You certainly can't bring back the dead
All we can do is punish the guilty.
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Walt Starr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 09:55 AM
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6. No
Everything sticks.
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-05 10:13 AM
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7. Sort of like the pope
Infallible in office no matter what kind of idiot they are. If he were removed for treason (about four years late IMO) his decisions still stand.
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