tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553938551036253405.post-59970980987869706952007-03-22T17:56:00.000-07:002007-03-22T18:06:20.490-07:00Naked AuthoritarianismI've said before that I'm not exaggerating when I claim that the Bush administration is an enemy of the Constitution. This morning, Tony Snow came out and flat out confirmed it.<br /><br />In talking to ABC News, Snow said, "The executive branch is under no compulsion to testify to Congress, because Congress in fact doesn't have oversight ability."<br /><br />Over the past week, the media has been talking about a "looming Constitutional crisis" over the USA thing. But that's not true. The crisis isn't looming. As Glenn Greenwald has pointed out time and time again - it's here. It's been here for years. We've had a President who straight up doesn't believe in the Constitutional limits imposed on his office. It's no coincidence that this is the same philosophy espoused by the Nixon administration - this broad view of Executive power, backed almost entirely by the title Commander in Chief and supported via the concept of Executive Privilege.<br /><br />Also: First Post!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2553938551036253405-5997098098786970695?l=jeffdaley.blogspot.com%2Findex.html'/></div>jeffdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977452043197135317noreply@blogger.com1