Obama Must Reject Bush’s Imperial Bequest

The legacy of George W. Bush lives on in the form of executive powers that he invented in order to pursue his extra-Constitutional agenda. The risk of setting his megalomania into precedent was amongst the best reasons to prosecute and/or impeach him and his accomplices.

In Washington, it has been long understood that no one willingly cedes power. Now President Barack Obama finds himself in command of the regime that was built by Bush, replete with Imperial perks that defy Constitutional law. Obama must now reject them.

Bruce Fein, a conservative lawyer and author who courageously joined those calling for Bush’s impeachment, has written an outstanding article that enumerates the danger of doing nothing about Bush’s excesses. On matters from state secrets to extraordinary rendition to torture, Fein calls for a return to the rule of law, and he cautions that Democrats must not be so enamored of their shiny new president that they permit him to get away with retaining the tyrannical powers established by Bush.

Since most of the violations of the Bush administration were executed from the Oval Office, it is up to Obama to set the ship of state aright. And it is up to the people to make sure that he does so.

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3 thoughts on “Obama Must Reject Bush’s Imperial Bequest

  1. In the few lawsuits where Obama’s Justice Department could have denied secrecy on the grounds of “security” they have failed to repute the Bush Justice Department. While I am not going to ignore that more time may be needed to implement an entire departmental change, I am not happy so far. Because the economy has taken so much time, energy and attention I will give Obama and his various departments six months from now before I become sure that he isn’t going to live up to his promise to review various Bush policies from a Constitutional perspective.

    • I am also inclined to be patient, but only up to a point. Obama does have a couple of other little things on his plate. However, that’s no reason not to plant a flag on the matter right away. And Fein’s article is worthy of some attention.

  2. This is a time in the history of our country that is very fragile. If the current administration turns its back on the crimes of the Bush administration we should be prepared for the world to turn its back on us.

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