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
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Are there any websites where someone has attempted to catalog the new laws fostered by bushco?
Ah hell. This will probably get us first.
Super Volcano in Yellowstone Park
Power Surge: The Constitutional Record of George W. Bush by Gene Healy and Timothy Lynch
Synopsis
Complete White Paper (PDF)
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