Comments on: Power to eavesdrop at will among spoils of job?

By: Jed

Jed — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 17:17:12 +0000

Paxton,Something about a house divided against itself…..

By: Paxton

Paxton — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 23:07:51 +0000

Are we the people the administration’s real enemy?

Only half of you.

By: Jed

Jed — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 18:07:19 +0000

Codie,That “top secret information” was stuff that was being kept secret from the American public (our foreign enemies were already well aware of it). Are we the people the administration’s real enemy? Sure beginning to seem that way!

By: Zeitgeist

Zeitgeist — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 17:53:36 +0000

Codie–

If democrats ever got told anything by this administration, your assertion might make sense.

Looks to me like “Scooter” Libby is the only person indicted of any leaking so far . . . and he’s as republican as you can get.

By: codie

codie — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 16:25:28 +0000

You should be worring about which democrat is leaking top secret information to the enemy in the time of war. Its getting so that a president can’t even tell congress secrets without them leaking.

By: Roo

Roo — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 13:54:38 +0000

Let me guess, brownnosing? brown-paper-packaging? brown-shirting?

By: JohnDoe#2

JohnDoe#2 — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 08:30:48 +0000

i used to think it would be good to just move outta kansas…

then i realized canada was lookin good…

now, mexico would be fine…and i love their food.

a couple of weeks ago i read that if brownback hadn’t married a rich woman, he would still be a western kansas goat roper…or sheep farmer…or dog catcher…or something like that.

what did sam do before he married up, as george likes to say.

By: Rage

Rage — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 20:02:53 +0000

I am completely unsurprised by Brownback’s comments. The lunatic right doesn’t seem to understand that the legislative branch, by definition, makes the rules. Even when FDR tried to pack the Supreme Court–an audacious and unethical tactic–he asked for (and was refused) congressional approval.

And since I expect some resident Repubs might mention it, FDR also interned Japanese-Americans, I’m thinking WITHOUT congressional approval. To our everlasting shame.

But, no, they want a King. And they want to “fix” the electoral system so they never lose power. It’s pretty scary.

By: Sum1

Sum1 — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 12:46:23 +0000

I still have the same thought.

If the president had these powers to begin with, there would never have been need for the Patriot Act.

By: writerdog

writerdog — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 08:56:34 +0000

Stop reality….I want to get off!I really try not to be frightened, I really do. A President Brownback, I keep hoping that it gets better!But of course I was shocked when G.W. was re-elected too.And me without my assult weapon too.Why oh why did I ever trade it for a guitar?

By: XXX

XXX — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 22:10:10 +0000

Or maybe Brownback is afraid that if congress got balky about war powers because of civil liberties issues, he couldn’t be a “war time” president. After all, it would be a pretty tough act to follow G. “War Time President” Bush. Somehow Sam “wash people’s feet” Brownback just lacks something. Maybe he could wipe himself down with Crisco (like our former AG). CF, don’t be too quick to write Brownback off. Keep in mind, over half the people in this country think the planet is less than 10,000 years old. I can see the republican spin now, “A vote against Brownback is a vote against God”. Sheesh!

By: mrcontroversy

mrcontroversy — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 22:06:10 +0000

Of course, it’s academic if Hilary Clinton runs. A Clinton-Obama ticket would make Brownback-Santorum a modern day Landon-Knox.

By: Ahmad

Ahmad — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:07:23 +0000

True, CF, Brownback would be a disaster as a president (although it’s hard to imagine anyone worse than the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue).

But just imagine CANDIDATE Brownback, siphoning off the church-y “extra chromosome” Republicans while their mainstream candidate has to fight for middle ground.

It’s a lose-lose proposition for Republicans, which means it’s win-win for the country.

By: CF

CF — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:00:35 +0000

Oh. So, should some reactionary Kansas senator–for the sake of argument, let’s call him “Senator Brownback,” become President, I imagine those sorts of expanded Executive powers would be quite useful.

I think this tells us everything we need to know about the probable, imperial shape of a Brownback presidency. He doesn’t even feel the need to argue for unlimited Presidential power by invoking some emergency or state of affairs. The guy doesn’t seem to have a lot of respect for an independent Judiciary or the separation of powers, now does he?