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When Bush/Cheney started trying to take dictatorial power- and even the Republican Congressmen recognized they were no longer following the laws Congress passed- they appointed a special "bipartisan" commission to look into limiting Presidential Powers... I believe ex Senator Bob Dole was the Chair or co-Chair...
They have come up with many recommendations they are going to recommend become law- or be changed by Constitutional Amendment...Especially on the Presidents ability to bypass or not enforce laws or parts of laws just by finding some two bit attorney that will write an opinion for him that its OK...
My understanding was that prior to the election both McCain and Obama agreed to abide by the recommendations of the comission...Altho as testimony in Congress said- he wouldn't have to- and GW's setting precedent would make it even harder in the future to impeach a President for abusing those powers... One of the reasons so many thought Bush should be impeached- to stop it from setting a precedent for down the line......
They have come up with many recommendations they are going to recommend become law- or be changed by Constitutional Amendment...Especially on the Presidents ability to bypass or not enforce laws or parts of laws just by finding some two bit attorney that will write an opinion for him that its OK...
My understanding was that prior to the election both McCain and Obama agreed to abide by the recommendations of the comission...Altho as testimony in Congress said- he wouldn't have to- and GW's setting precedent would make it even harder in the future to impeach a President for abusing those powers... One of the reasons so many thought Bush should be impeached- to stop it from setting a precedent for down the line......