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gulliver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 07:42 PM
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Historians: Has a president ever made a crime he already committed legal?
Prior to Bush has any president ever tried to get a compliant, rubberstamp Congress of his own party to make a crime he has already committed retroactively legal? Is this another Republican "respect for law" innovation?
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 07:52 PM
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1. No, and I don't think this one can either!
Oh, I' sure he's scared of the consequences of what he did, but as far as I know, laws CAN'T be retroactively enacted! Like it of not, we do still have a Supreme Court! even slanted RW, I don't think they'll let that happen.

As far as I know, the only thing that can be retro in Gov't is tax increases or decreases, and the only ones I recall havee been decreases.
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sam sarrha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 07:59 PM
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2. you forgot .. also retroactively...!! all those boilings in Uzbekistan
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niallmac Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 08:16 PM
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3. And I also wonder can the world ever get their hands on
our home grown criminals? Would they have to arrest Bush when on vacation
in another country like Pinochet?
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 08:43 PM
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4. Do you really think he's ever going to leave the Country?
People HATE him EVERYWHERE! Where would he go/

England-NO
France-NO
Germany-NO


Hmmm, maybe Italy? Although I doubt it.

I KNOW! THAT NEW Country he created! He could vacation along the Tigress River! What do ya think George????
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niallmac Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 09:08 PM
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5. Poland! Don't forget Poland! nt/
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calimary Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-17-06 12:31 AM
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9. I suspect this WILL be his problem after he leaves office. He'll be like
Henry Kissinger - unable to travel overseas because there will likely be countries that declare him a war criminal and issue an arrest warrant for him if he ever sets foot on their soil. Kissinger's travel prospects are quite limited. bush's will be, too. But then again, he never did like to travel.
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 09:46 PM
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6. he's a major xenophobic dullard - he isn't going to leave the nearest
country club bar when this is over - bet he even ditches the "ranch"
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Marrak Donating Member (332 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 09:57 PM
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7. Has a president ever made a crime he already committed legal?
Alberto "Speer" Gongalez says...
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Generic Brad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 10:54 PM
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This is the commander in thief
Two stolen elections under his belt -- he has never been and never will be my president.
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Generic Brad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 10:54 PM
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8. This is the commander in thief
Two stolen elections under his belt -- he has never been and never will be my president.
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