IF Bush Said This, He SHOULD be Impeached!

Published on December 12, 2005 By Gideon MacLeish In Politics

I must preface this article with the fact that this link (a clearly left wing website) is the only place where I found this information. But I feel that the "facts" should at least be investigated.

According to the linked article above (read the disclaimer, please), when Bush was confronted with renewing the US Patriot Act, said the Constitution was "just a G__D___ piece of paper". The article goes on to allege similarly egregious statements from Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

The problem is, I can't find substantiation for this comment. The writer for "capitol hill blue" has considered himself an unimpeachable source and appears to have done so again. If this comment was made, it apparently even escaped the detection of the Libertarian Party (I am hard pressed to believe that the LP would overlook one hell of a sound bite for the midterm elections).

I believe that this allegation should be investigated, to be sure. But the notable lack of evidence, or even a single name to substantiate the claim makes this yellow journalism at its finest, a practice that seems to have become all too common among some members of the media.

If Bush made the statement, he should certainly be impeached. It is an impossible conflict of interest for the standardbearer of the Constitution, the US president, to have such contempt for the Constitution. The problem is, the evidence just hasn't been provided.

If you have access to EVIDENCE of this comment, please email it to me at: gideon.macleish@gmail.com. I'd love to do a follow up. But without some pretty hard evidence, I'm not running with this story.

Comments (Page 2)

Dr Guy

on Dec 12, 2005

I wonder what Jefferson would think about people pretending the document they wrote 200 years ago was some sort of untouchable holy edict.

Not an untouchable holy edict. But something our nation is based upon. And that is important. not holy, but important.

singrdave

on Dec 12, 2005

One problem with it, is that it does not sound like Bush.

But it does sound like something Cheney would say! Wanna run with that?

stevendedalus

on Dec 13, 2005

In my opinion, accepting it for what it is is much better than the judges who wipe their asses with it each time they use it to legislate from the bench, inventing rights and overturning the will of the people.

Precisely what happens when not set in stone.

bakerstreet

on Dec 13, 2005

Oh, but it IS set in stone, isn't it steve? It's obviously not just a piece of paper that judges can do that with... is it? Oh, wait, they ARE doing that...

...so maybe all this believe that it is already set in stone just distracts us from the fact that for people who want to abuse it... it isn't.

Slanderer

on Dec 13, 2005

I noticed the article two days ago. I really wish Doug Thompson would learn english and quote specific parties. The idea is explosive but proving it will be very difficult. We simply need more details before commenting further.

stevendedalus

on Dec 13, 2005

...so maybe all this believe that it is already set in stone just distracts us from the fact that for people who want to abuse it... it isn't.

A lesson in relative morality and law, Iguess.

stevendedalus

on Dec 13, 2005

The idea is explosive but proving it will be very difficult. We simply need more details before commenting further.

You're not going to get them. It's just an another example of Bush-bashing, though I've done it myself, I like to think I had more finesse and causation.

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