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The Constitution may be suspended, to deter terrorism.
23-Feb-10We just can’t let lawyers do this to the Constitution. Where’s Jay Sekulow? He’s apparently busy complaining about the fact that the White House is involved in the legislative process – in violation of Article 2 of the Constitution, which gives legislative powers to the Congress. About as fruitful as complaining that constituents are writing letters to representatives, as they’re not mentioned in Article 2 as having anything to do with the legislative process. Anyway, he’s more than 200 years too late if he wants presidents not to have legislative agendas.
Sullivan has been great as usual, and the obvious conclusion remains the same: the battle for limited government has to start by opposing the actions of the Bush administration. Obama is Lucius Junius Brutus compared to this.