Comments on: Imperial Presidency Has Long History http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/imperial_presidency_has_long_history_/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:13:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: legion http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/imperial_presidency_has_long_history_/comment-page-1/#comment-74561 legion Thu, 23 Feb 2006 18:54:50 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/13783#comment-74561 Yeah, people like Hamilton, Lincoln, etc. have pushed the envelope of checks and balances on the Executive. The difference is: they were competent. Bush is not. Yeah, people like Hamilton, Lincoln, etc. have pushed the envelope of checks and balances on the Executive.

The difference is: they were competent. Bush is not.

]]> By: LJD http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/imperial_presidency_has_long_history_/comment-page-1/#comment-74551 LJD Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:14:54 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/13783#comment-74551 It is ironic that civil liberties activists would oppose foreign action taken by the President, when civil liberties are precisely what we're protecting. Throughout history, the choices have remained the same: international involvement or isolation. Modern transportation and communication has made the world much smaller, and isolationism even more difficult. So that leaves us pretty much where we are now. I fail to see what's wrong with admitting to have Israel's back. We all knew it was a fact before, it was just hidden under touchy-feely diplomacy. We live in a time now where it is a great deterrent for the agressors to know if they mess with Israel, they will have the full force of the U.S. military in retaliation. It is ironic that civil liberties activists would oppose foreign action taken by the President, when civil liberties are precisely what we're protecting.

Throughout history, the choices have remained the same: international involvement or isolation. Modern transportation and communication has made the world much smaller, and isolationism even more difficult. So that leaves us pretty much where we are now.

I fail to see what's wrong with admitting to have Israel's back. We all knew it was a fact before, it was just hidden under touchy-feely diplomacy. We live in a time now where it is a great deterrent for the agressors to know if they mess with Israel, they will have the full force of the U.S. military in retaliation.

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