Bush - Constitution 'Just A Goddamned Piece Of Paper'

[Mark E. Smith]

By Doug Thompson
Capitol Hill Blue

Last month, Republican Congressional leaders filed into the Oval Office to meet with President George W. Bush and talk about renewing the controversial USA Patriot Act.

Several provisions of the act, passed in the shell shocked period immediately following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, caused enough anger that liberal groups like the American Civil Liberties Union had joined forces with prominent conservatives like Phyllis Schlafly and Bob Barr to oppose renewal.

GOP leaders told Bush that his hardcore push to renew the more onerous provisions of the act could further alienate conservatives still mad at the President from his botched attempt to nominate White House Counsel Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court.

"I don't give a goddamn," Bush retorted. "I'm the President and the Commander-in-Chief. Do it my way."

"Mr. President," one aide in the meeting said. "There's a valid case that the provisions in this law undermine the Consitution."

"Stop throwing the Constitution in my face," Bush screamed back. "It's just a goddamned piece of paper."

http://www.rense.com/general69/paper.htm

[DRoseDARs]

1. If he's ever impeached, I hope these words are quoted by Congress.

There could never again be any question as to his feelings about the USAmerican people, our form of government, or our way of life.

[ComerPerro]

2. I'd like to see that validated in a few other places

[Perky]

3. Yep

I don't believe it.....yet.

[MrBenchley]

5. Doug Thompson pulled it out of his ass....

and rense picked it up....

[tlsmith1963]

4. A Piece of Paper?!!

If anything proves that these guys are fascists, it's that comment. And people *support* them? Do they even know what they are supporting? The constitution is not just a piece of paper!

Tammy