Bush said Congress is failing its "most basic responsibility" to "give our troops the equipment and training they need to fight our enemies and protect our nation."
www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/03/senate.funds/index.html
Mr. Bush has claimed that Congress (aka Democratic majority) has not performed a particular duty, but that is a lie and he knows it. However, one who would lie a nation into war has no compunction to tell the truth on anything else. Mr. Bush wants more deaths of innocents both Iraqi and American to shield himself from accountability. In simple words, he has called Congress out by accusing the House and Senate of not giving in to his tantrum. The funding is there, responsible behavior by Mr. Bush is not.
The Constitution of the United States
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Article 1.
Section. 8.
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
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To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations;
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
To provide and maintain a Navy;
To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;
To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
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To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof
and then,
regarding the executive
Article II
Section 1 -
Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:--"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
Section. 4.
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
I am but a citizen of the United States, not a lawyer or a Constitutional expert, but it seems to me that the Congress has allocated the monies (although still needing resolution between versions of the two bodies) to fund the army, marines, navy.
If Mr. Bush vetoes the bill which ultimately is sent to him, he should be removed from office for doing harm to our nation. I know there are many other harms violating unreasonable and warrantlesss searches, suspension of habeas corpus, cruel and unusual punishments, but save for another post. Based upon my understanding, the action of removal is allowed by a thin piece of paper that protects us all from the behavior of a madman.
Investigate, Impeach, Indict, Imprison