Dem Candidates Downplay Constitution
Is it really such a good idea for the Democrat Presidential candidates to announce they intend to disregard Supreme Court decisions in order to push their agenda? That article is fully of statements that would scare the hell out of the Left if they came out of Bush's mouth. The worst offender is Dick Gephardt:
"When I'm president, we'll do executive orders to overcome any wrong thing the Supreme Court does tomorrow or any other day," said Rep. Dick Gephardt (search) of Missouri.
Yep, just ignore that other branch of government. Separation of powers be damned - we're gonna do it Dick's way or not at all.
UPDATE: Gephardt's quote concerns Volokh and IP also. Both of them question whether its a mis-quote, which is possible, but considering the multitude of places I've seen the quote today - including Gephardt's hometown newspaper - I rather doubt it.
"When I'm president, we'll do executive orders to overcome any wrong thing the Supreme Court does tomorrow or any other day," said Rep. Dick Gephardt (search) of Missouri.
Yep, just ignore that other branch of government. Separation of powers be damned - we're gonna do it Dick's way or not at all.
UPDATE: Gephardt's quote concerns Volokh and IP also. Both of them question whether its a mis-quote, which is possible, but considering the multitude of places I've seen the quote today - including Gephardt's hometown newspaper - I rather doubt it.
# | June 23, 2003