The 2008 US Presidential Race Thread - let's not screw it up this time

[Of Crazed]

I dont know who, but I thanks someone for the edit. 

[Bara]

well, works both ways, anything we import from US is cheaper, anything we expert is more expensive, but that can be a problem for exporters, EU doesn't exactly have much of what US consumes, unless tech and coms...and bio-diesel now.

ah,ok.

[Eientei]

No problem.  I can also edit the first post from time to time with updates on the progress of the race.  Fair and balanced coverage!

[Myroria]

You do realise there won't actually be an election in 2008 and that Cheney will become President and declare a state of emergency?

All it would take is for Bush to enact Executive Order 12919. Which would begin martial law in the event of a national emergency. This would suspend Congress, the Supreme Court, election, and pretty much everything else. He would be the supreme leader with nobody to answer to. 

Edit: Did I mention that there doesn't have to be an actual emergency, only what Bush deems to to an emergency.

There's no way that's possible. That doesn't legally suspend Congress; if he does something that violates the constitution - which becoming supreme leader would   ("Every state shall be promised a republican [That means a republic, not the Republican Party] form of government"), he can still be impeached, and most people don't need any extra incentive to impeach Bush.

Regardless, I think Bush does indeed have the best interest of the United States at heart. He's not evil, he's just stupid.

[kor]

You do realise there won't actually be an election in 2008 and that Cheney will become President and declare a state of emergency?

All it would take is for Bush to enact Executive Order 12919. Which would begin martial law in the event of a national emergency. This would suspend Congress, the Supreme Court, election, and pretty much everything else. He would be the supreme leader with nobody to answer to. 

Edit: Did I mention that there doesn't have to be an actual emergency, only what Bush deems to to an emergency.

There's no way that's possible. That doesn't legally suspend Congress; if he does something that violates the constitution - which becoming supreme leader would   ("Every state shall be promised a republican [That means a republic, not the Republican Party] form of government"), he can still be impeached, and most people don't need any extra incentive to impeach Bush.

Regardless, I think Bush does indeed have the best interest of the United States at heart. He's not evil, he's just stupid.

Oh you mean impeach him like the Democrats promised to do? >_>

[Eientei]

Ah, impeachment.  He'd need to have done something outright illegal to make a case for impeachment and removal from office stick.  While I think we can agree he's been an absolute disaster and has supported policies that really should be illegal (a subject for another thread(s)), unless he's actually broken the law or done something unconstitutional as above ("Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors" as written in Article 2 Section 4 of the Constitution) there's really no case to be made.  Man, that was a long sentence.