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By David Swanson (about the author)     Page 2 of 2 page(s)

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Last January the House Judiciary Committee held hearings on the matter, laying bare the violation of constitutional separation of powers. A Justice Department official testified that the president could violate any law he liked until the Supreme Court told him to stop.

Any fourth grader who has seen the Constitution could tell you he was wrong. Sadly, in our new reality, he was right.

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David Swanson is the author of the upcoming book "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union" by Seven Stories Press and of the introduction to "The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. (more...)
 

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a nation of laws my a.. by mikel paul on Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 3:50:36 PM
Needed: A New American Revolution by Mac McKinney on Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 at 9:22:27 PM
Not all are silent about impeachment especially progressives by RicK on Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 at 1:39:31 AM
Here is a very radical--and necessary?---idea: by Kathryn Smith on Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 at 3:24:58 AM
It has to be unconstitutional by Watching on Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 at 3:53:04 PM
Pelosi is a Joke by Papawhale on Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 at 5:24:57 PM

 
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