September 22, 2008

According to political pundits, republicans are on the verge of losing more seats in the House and Senate in the November elections. If this happens and Obama wins the presidency, democrats will have free reign to push through their left-wing agenda with only token resistance by republicans. The democrats have already exposed their strategy for accomplishing this goal---simply tie every republican candidate to President Bush's "failed policies."

Democrats and their stooges in the media blame Bush's "failed policies" for everything from the global price of oil to the dog crap in your front yard. Every time a democrat gets within shouting distance of a microphone or television camera, they attempt to tie any bad news to Bush's "failed policies." Unfortunately, most Americans swallow the democrat's bait hook, line and sinker because they are clueless when it comes to the system of government established by the Constitution.

Since republicans are equal opportunity offenders when it comes to disregarding the Constitution, they have failed to use the document to silence these "failed policy" attacks. If the republicans would simply open the Constitution and use it, they could expose the democrats as constitutionally incompetent to hold office.

Under the Constitution, Congress makes the laws---not presidents. A president's powers are very limited under the Constitution. So-called "policies" are not law. Presidents can only invoke "policies" to carry out laws passed by Congress or execute powers vested in the office of the president by the Constitution. If the republicans had a brain, they would make this point over and over again and bitch slap the democrats with the Constitution every time they attempt to mislead the American people with their "failed policy" crap.

There are, constitutionally, only two ways the "failed policy" rope can be placed around the neck of a president.

1) When a president fails to implement policies that properly administer and enforce laws passed by Congress. (Under Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution, presidents are charged with the duty making sure all federal laws are faithfully executed.)

2) When the policies a president implements to carry out his constitutional powers and duties are defective or inadequate. (The Constitution vests the president with only 12 powers and duties.)

When democrats invoke their "failed policy" attacks, the stupid republicans never force them to constitutionally substantiate their assertions. This results in bogus assertions being accepted as fact.

For example. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, constantly claims Bush's failed energy policies caused the spike in gas prices. Since the problem is global and none of the 12 constitutional powers and duties of the president can affect the price of oil, Pelosi's assertion is a bold faced lie. Besides, it takes an act of Congress to transform an energy policy into law.

If republicans do not use the Constitution to negate the phoney "failed policy" war being waged against them, they run the risk of being crushed in the November elections.

[Editor's Note: No matter who "wins," the rest of us lose. After November all of the pundits can begin to scream and moan about the "failed policies" of whoever gets the hot seat. New boss, same as old boss.]

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