Bush's actions threatening

government's foundation

Well, we certainly have a lot for which to thank our leader, George W. Bush. Here, for all of these years we have labored under the misguided impression that we needed three branches of government to balance power: A Congress that represents the interests and the needs of the people to make the laws, an executive branch headed by the president to carry out these laws faithfully and a Supreme Court to decide that the laws are constitutional.

Foolish us. And those foolish forefathers. They were wrong, too. George has shown us that he can break a law silly old Congress made if it doesn't suit him, although this Congress rests at ease in his hip pocket. Then, too, he can judge if it is all right for him to break it, so forget the old Supreme Court, now also cozily in his other rear pocket. So we are through with those stupid and annoying checks and balances. All we really need is … Der Fuhrer.

Concern over the wiretapping of American citizens should not only be about whether it should be done or not. If the law governing wiretapping is obsolete, it can be changed by due process, not broken by the president — thus threatening the very heart of our constitutional government, the Constitution that this man swore to uphold.

FAY MORRIS

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