As to a court counter, I can't imagine a unitary prez, with a supine congress, halting just because a court sez "you are acting in an unconstitutional manner." So it's up to Congress then.
If we are to follow C Wright Mills' lead, we can call that contest already; in a constitutional crisis , a congress so easily deadlocked couldn't pick up its own feet.
What's that? The Nixon showdown, a counterexample? I think not. Dick never pushed it to the limit. In fact he twice passed on a chance to push the limits: first, in the stolen elections of 1960, by not challenging the poll results for southwest Texas and Chicago; and second, of course, for stepping down from the presidency, instead of pulling a last stand.
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great fear here
what if the prez canceled
or simply
put off
an election cycle ????
what if a prez
suspended the bill of rights???
what if the prez declared the people's will
null and void ???
just laying these stinkers out
makes me laff
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full moral equivalent:
what if bill clinton
izzzzz hillary clinton ????
who's
real name is
hilarity clinton
and real identity
and past life
is unknown
beyond an earlier hitch
as
a practical nurse
with no hair body
from mud lark arkansas
ya what if ???????
as merv used to say
oooooooooooooooooooooowwwww
Posted by js paine | January 4, 2007 3:18 PM
Posted on January 4, 2007 15:18