Examples of Bush overstepping the Consitution-

bgivens33

I was discussing this the other day with a friend, and she kept brining up the fact that Bush tramples on the Constitution, and I asked her for a good solid example, and she couldn't give me one. Because I have this funny thought that I can't seem to shake. If Bush really was breaking all these laws, and undermining the Constitution, I would think someone in Washington might talk of impeachment. And I haven't heard that word(that I know of) brought up in Congress. So I pose that same question to you-

(Before someone jumps all over my back, I'm not defending Bush, I just want some examples. I don't like all politicians, regardless of party)

edit- and please don't link some silly biased website with a list of 500 plus things that are vauge at best.

mca47

Well, there are representatives putting the means to impeachment in place as we speak.

Also, considering what is going on in the house and senate, congressional hearings, subpoenas...it's a matter of time before the shit hits the fan for the Bush administration.

When the crazy liberals throw around the "Bush overstepping the constitution" nonsense, it is only partially right.
This guy has stretched and exploited the constitution in many ways more then most people can even imagine...but has he "exploited the constitution?" No...his administration knows better then that.

It's kinda like being at the grocery store...
Eating a grape or two...nobody cares. Steal the bunch and you have a problem.
The thing with the Bush administration is that they have eaten all but a couple grapes from the bunch. The are really pushing the envelope and people are starting to notice.

Mr.TambourineMan

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/homefront/view/

El_Kabong

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/04/30/bush_challenges_hundreds_of_laws/

laws
President cites powers of his office
By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff | April 30, 2006

WASHINGTON -- President Bush has quietly claimed the authority to disobey more than 750 laws enacted since he took office, asserting that he has the power to set aside any statute passed by Congress when it conflicts with his interpretation of the Constitution.

Among the laws Bush said he can ignore are military rules and regulations, affirmative-action provisions, requirements that Congress be told about immigration services problems, ''whistle-blower" protections for nuclear regulatory officials, and safeguards against political interference in federally funded research.

Legal scholars say the scope and aggression of Bush's assertions that he can bypass laws represent a concerted effort to expand his power at the expense of Congress, upsetting the balance between the branches of government. The Constitution is clear in assigning to Congress the power to write the laws and to the president a duty ''to take care that the laws be faithfully executed." Bush, however, has repeatedly declared that he does not need to ''execute" a law he believes is unconstitutional.

Former administration officials contend that just because Bush reserves the right to disobey a law does not mean he is not enforcing it: In many cases, he is simply asserting his belief that a certain requirement encroaches on presidential power.

But with the disclosure of Bush's domestic spying program, in which he ignored a law requiring warrants to tap the phones of Americans, many legal specialists say Bush is hardly reluctant to bypass laws he believes he has the constitutional authority to override.

Examples of the president's signing statements
GLOBE GRAPHIC: Number of new statutes challenged

Far more than any predecessor, Bush has been aggressive about declaring his right to ignore vast swaths of laws -- many of which he says infringe on power he believes the Constitution assigns to him alone as the head of the executive branch or the commander in chief of the military.

Many legal scholars say they believe that Bush's theory about his own powers goes too far and that he is seizing for himself some of the law-making role of Congress and the Constitution-interpreting role of the courts.

Phillip Cooper, a Portland State University law professor who has studied the executive power claims Bush made during his first term, said Bush and his legal team have spent the past five years quietly working to concentrate ever more governmental power into the White House.

''There is no question that this administration has been involved in a very carefully thought-out, systematic process of expanding presidential power at the expense of the other branches of government," Cooper said. ''This is really big, very expansive, and very significant."

For the first five years of Bush's presidency, his legal claims attracted little attention in Congress or the media. Then, twice in recent months, Bush drew scrutiny after challenging new laws: a torture ban and a requirement that he give detailed reports to Congress about how he is using the Patriot Act.Continued...

a few pages more, worth the read if ya really wanna the answer to your question

RolandTD20Kdrummer

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