The report concludes, almost comically in the context of the Bush-Cheney presidency, that there are "three major presidential duties of broad scope that are explicitly recited in the Constitution: 'to take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed,' to 'faithfully execute the Office of the President of the United States,' and to 'preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States' to the best of his ability." The authors go on to say: "The duty of a President to 'preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution' to the best of his ability includes the duty not to abuse his powers or transgress their limits - not to violate the rights of citizens, such as those guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, and not to act in derogation of powers vested elsewhere by the Constitution."
(Now would be the time for the NSA staffer assigned to check my Emails to for once make himself useful by jumping in and pointing out the relevance of this conclusion to the current day.)
The gig is up, Congresswoman Lofgren. Conyers will never fall for this.
And neither will the public. Associating yourself with this dated report will not wash away the stain of complicity in the current drift toward monarchy. If you want to make a proposal to Chairman Conyers, I think you should make a serious one. This is a moment for the utmost seriousness. Please sign Congressman Wexler's letter asking for impeachment hearings for the vice president.
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