Thursday, February 22, 2007

Commander in Chief

forelle:
I began to wonder yesterday about the genesis of the head of state becoming commander in chief -- see Wikipedia article

And I have learned a few things:
  • george washington and james madison actually appeared in a theatre of combat as president (without a plastic turkey)
  • rumsfeld did away with actual military CINCs in 1992
  • the powers of THE CINC are moot
  • and the war on terror (while not a real war) has been used by bushco to declare invented powers of the oval orifice
See the subhead of the above Wikipedia article on The United States
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3 comments:

  1. kilgore forelleFebruary 22, 2007 at 3:24 PM

    Are there any websites where someone has attempted to catalog the new laws fostered by bushco?

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  2. kilgore forelleFebruary 22, 2007 at 3:47 PM

    Ah hell. This will probably get us first.

    Super Volcano in Yellowstone Park

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  3. kilgore forelleFebruary 22, 2007 at 4:20 PM

    Power Surge: The Constitutional Record of George W. Bush by Gene Healy and Timothy Lynch

    Synopsis

    Complete White Paper (PDF)

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