VP Debate Blog

[JoeChalupa]

[whottt]

If an Administration is willing to disregard the legislative branch, why not the judicial branch as well?

Personally, I find Cheney's view of executive power to be dangerous and uncons utional. The fact that it might be undone by the Supreme Court (if anyone can dredge up legal standing to challenge those acts) doesn't reduce the danger that unprecedented power seizures can create. The early years of the Bush Administration are evidence enough of that.

We all have our issues, and that's one of mine. Just as your concern about Obama's patriotism is one of yours. I think it's dangerous to elect an executive who believes in expanding the powers of that office beyond its understood cons utional limits (to say nothing of the disingenuous arguments for expansively reading the text in that situation while arguing against expansive readings of the text in other situations) - as I say, I think it's unpatriotic. Palin, to me, acknowledged her desire to do as Cheney has done and that, frankly, is outrageous to me.

But that's what checks and balances are for...because every branch of the government has members that want to expand their branches power. You think Cheney is the first guy to do this?

The Court thinks it should have more power, the President thinks he should have more power, Congress thinks they should have more power...


Human nature.


And BTW, I'd say if she were a lawyer she'd a have much better chance of picking a judge that has a biased agenda.

[whottt]

So tell me FWDT, were you terrified of Bill Clinton when he pushed for line item veto and wanted to remove term limits?

[whottt]

You act as though thats a bad thing. I'm sorry I want elite people in office. It takes more than a swimsuit and a flute to show me you're ready for the office of the president.

So you want a South American style government...

Then again, you voted for Bush. I guess we know where you stand on this.

Best available candidate...besides, he went to Harvard and Yale.

[JoeChalupa]

President Cheney is toast and I'm glad Palin won't have the chance to make it worse.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

...........wanted to remove term limits?

huh. i didn't know that. that's funny a democrat wanted to remove after it was put in place because of one.

[boutons_]

pic of fork-pitbull- 's head reminds me that some, I guess women or gays, think her lipstick, porcine or not, is actually a tatoo, which would really put her in the Trailer Park category

[FromWayDowntown]

So tell me FWDT, were you terrified of Bill Clinton when he pushed for line item veto and wanted to remove term limits?

No, because unlike Cheney, Clinton didn't just assume those powers to himself and, instead, went through the appropriate channels to seek approval for those powers.

It's a gigantic difference.

[ChumpDumper]

Big difference between Palin and Cheney FWDT...Cheney's a lawyer, Palin is not.

VP Cheney is not a lawyer and never attended law school.

[whottt]

huh. i didn't know that. that's funny a democrat wanted to remove after it was put in place because of one.

He didn't push for it incredibly hard but he did mention it at the end of his last term...that the people ought to be able to keep a President they like.

[whottt]

VP Cheney is not a lawyer and never attended law school.

You're of course right and I am wrong Chump, my bad.