Posted on 04/02/2006 5:04:40 AM PDT by MaineVoter2002
Leaked memo says Bush planning a THIRD TERM
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the office of the White House Counsel are preparing a draft document laying out the President's wartime authority to remain in office past 2008, The Register has learned.
The scheme is described as an emergency "continuity presidency," made necessary by the extraordinary circumstances and unique challenges of protecting the United States from the threat of international terrorism...
(Excerpt) Read more at theregister.co.uk ...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/04/01/gwot_cha/
Bush preps historic Third Term - memo
By Thomas C Greene in Washington Published Saturday 1st April 2006
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the office of the White House Counsel are preparing a draft document laying out the President's wartime authority to remain in office past 2008, The Register has learned.
The scheme is described as an emergency "continuity presidency," made necessary by the extraordinary circumstances and unique challenges of protecting the United States from the threat of international terrorism.
"The world changed on 9/11," a confidential DoJ memo obtained by The Register explains, "and no Administration is US history is better suited to adapt productively to those changes than this one.
"The Attorney General supports the basic framework in the White House Counsel's draft proposal for a future Executive Order establishing a Continuity Presidency, with two provisos: 1. There must be at least the appearance of a time limit, which the AG believes might be satisfied by tying the duration of the Continuity Presidency to the duration of the GWOT [global war on terrorism]; and 2. The House and Senate Majority Leaders and the Chairpersons of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees must issue a written certification that they have approved the plan.
"AG does not believe that the plan will succeed unless those conditions can be met. Suggest you liase with [the White House office of] Legislative Affairs and get their sense of the liklihood that the key Members will work with us."
The memo is signed Christine McIntyre, Special Assistant to the United States Attorney General, and is addressed to Philip Van Zandt, Special Assistant to White House Counsel Harriet Miers.
A second memo leaked to The Register, this time from DoJ Assistant McIntyre to Jock Mahoney, Special Assistant to US Solicitor General Paul Clement, and to Philip Van Zandt at the White House, anticipates an immediate Supreme Court challenge to the scheme, and offers a few suggestions for defending the Administration's action.
"We will be attacked on the basis of Article II Section 1, and on Amendment XXII," McIntyre writes. "Thus it is absolutely crucial that the anticipated Executive Order for a Continuity Presidency make no mention whatsoever of a 'Third Term.' This will eliminate appeals to Amendment XXII, and leave us free to focus our attack on Article II Section 1 alone. Thus, the Executive Order has got to be framed as a necessary - and Congressionally authorized - extension of the President's Second Term, so that we can base our arguments on the Joint Resolution and Article II Section 2.
"Above all," McIntyre warns, "we must emphasize that the 2001 Joint Resolution, in which Congress empowered the President to 'use all necessary and appropriate force ... to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States,' and Article II Section 2 of the United States Constitution, give the President ample authority to issue an Executive Order for a Continuity Presidency for the duration of the GWOT, to exercise fully his mandate to protect the American people from harm.
"We must also press the national security angle hard and emphasize that the United States would be endangered severely by a change of government at this time. America cannot afford to give the terrorists such an opportunity."
This article has also been posted in the following newsgroups with some very interesting comments
news:alt.politics
news:alt.rush-limbaugh
news:alt.politics.democrats.d
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
Heh heh.....This ought to drive the moonbats nuts.
For some reason, my B.S. detector is going off really loud on this story.
If Jorge dosen't get cracking on building and manning a border fence, he may not be President NEXT April Fools day.
Iirc, the same rumour was passed about the bent one also!
Look at the date of the memo..4/1..it's April Fools
One liberal at alt.rush-limbaugh comments:
"This is no joke. Bush has gotten away with stealing two elections and blowing up WTC and lying america into war. So don't put a third term attempt past him. I mean who's gonna stop him. The democrats and the media are totally bought off."
http://jednet207.tripod.com/PoliticalNewsGroups-PC.html
Don't forget the approval of the following is also required: CFR, Trilateral Commission, Skull & Bones, Fiats Hilton, and the Masons.
Posted before as an April Fool's joke.
Regardless, I will not be surprised if and when this becomes an actual rumor from the left. For what it's worth, the same rumor surfaced with Reagan, Bush first and Clinton.
I guess people will believe anything.
For readers of The Register, every day is Fool's day.
This looks just like their regular features.
Dear DU, if it was good enough for FDR it is most certainly good enough for GWB.
Bravo Sierra
Let's post it on DU and sit back and watch...heh, heh...
"This is no joke. Bush has gotten away with stealing two elections and blowing up WTC and lying america into war."
You got that right...
This ought to send the goons at DU and Daily Kos into full meltdown!
"Leaked memo says Bush planning a THIRD TERM"
Thanks for posting that--I got a big laugh out of it!
Yeah. Sad isn't it?
I'll give most Freepers credit though. During Clinton's end, few believed it or fell for this rumor, and almost everyone debunked it from the start.
Why don't you back away from the computer and go out for a walk?
Sounds like you could use some fresh air.
I love articles that cause LIEberal/Socialist/Marxist Bastards to get their panties in a twist!
Whatever makes them look foolish works for me!
Someone already did. Talk about exploding heads.
It's BS. They reported the same thing about Clinton in his final two years. Waste of time.
All I'll say is that the 'Rats aren't fooling about Impeachment should they (unlikely) gain both houses of Congress in '06. Continued lack of action on Jorge's part will drive many to be much less active in supporting Jorge through '08.
"If Bush is seeking to become dictator for life, he'd better do it soon before the Democrats turn this into one more reason to have him impeached! ;-)"
Not just the Democrats.
"same rumor surfaced with Reagan, Bush first and Clinton."
I remember the same sort of rumor about Nixson ... nothing new here.
But ..... you have to wonder , if sooner or later ... sombody ....
Let me get my HazMat stuff on first...
I notice you didn't provide a first name. How appropriate. Remember there is still Jeb, George P., Jenna and I'm sure a whole bunch of other Bushes that could carry on the line.
At least SOMEONE in the administration is hard at work...:)
It won't happen.
First, this nation has undergone presidential election in other wars: Civil and World.
Second, Bush fatigue. If Bush tried to use 'war' as a reason for his staying in office, it would look similar to what Johnson appeared to be doing with the Vietnam War.
No, in 08, it will be time for a change, war or no war.
his wife is going to eventually run so he can get back in there
I don't believe this for a nano-second. Although I think if Hillary manages to get elected, that will be the last fair election we ever have.
President Bush will be president past 2008 as inauguration day is January 20, 2009.
Why in the world would this man put himself through another term. He has already aged enough.
How is everything in Iraq Allegra.
:)
Actually, during the Election 2000 fiasco, Clinton did offer to remain in the WH beyond Jan 20, 2000. Maybe he wanted to give the dems time to figure out another way to go through with the coup.
WH beyond Jan 20, 2000 or 2001... whatever year it was that started Bush's first term
Don't forget the Stonecutters!
Understood. (Sorry for the delay. I've been busy on the Sunday Morning thread.)
Well, see.. it's something to do with Rush Limbaugh:
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.rush-limbaugh?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8
That tells you it's GOT to be full of BS right there.
Remember when folks were saying that Clinton was going to do the same thing?
Me too. I heard this about clinton back when He was in office.
Just fine now. Sunny and calm.
We had a tremendous thunderstorm in the middle of the night with very high winds and lightning crashing all over the place. Of course, we all thought we were under attack when the first very loud thunderclap struck at about 4 a.m. LOL
It finally cleared up just after lunchtime.
How are things with you?
April 1st???
This morning I noticed a car up the street with an "Impeach" bumper sticker; I may print out the above and do a windshield flyer...
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