President Barack Obama Will Need Political Courage
Will Barack Obama find the courage and integrity as president to honor the US Constitution and restore American democracy? Will he be the president the nation really needs? Or will he be the cautious, pragmatic and typical politician focused mostly on addressing our crises and getting a second term? Here are three tests for him.First, if he wants to honor the Constitution and the office of the President, then he must tell the nation he is directing the Justice Department to pursue indictment and prosecution of George W. Bush for multiple serious crimes. Surely no president must be allowed to disrespect and dishonor the US Constitution. George W. Bush broke his oath of office. His behavior was treasonous. Instead of defending the Constitution he violated and disgraced it. Instead of protecting constitutional rights, including privacy, he sullied them. Through many signing statements after Congress passed laws, he asserted his right to ignore or not enforce those laws so he could break them. He started an illegal war in Iraq.
You don't have to be a lawyer to know that Bush committed myriad counts of criminally negligent homicide related to both Iraq and the Katrina disaster and want our justice system to put him in prison. A former president in prison would not disgrace the presidency. It would restore honor to the office and the Constitution. Respect for the office of the presidency must never be allowed to trump truth and justice.
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