they cannot authorize a consitutional violation, that much, i know. however, for the life of me, i cant think of a valid constitutional argument about why exactly that is the case.
ive queried many law professors but none seem to have an answer.

but if the government could just hire private persons to violate the constitution to get around the constitution, the constitution wouldnt even matter. my only speculation is that by acting on behalf of government, the private actors become de facto state actors..

When will America apologize to the Nazi’s for prosecuting their saint, Hitler?

TREASON:

1. the offense of acting to overthrow one’s government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
2. a violation of allegiance to one’s sovereign or to one’s state.
3. the betrayal of a trust or confidence; breach of faith; treachery.

OATH of OFFICE:

The oath of office required by the sixth article of the Constitution of the United States, and as provided by section 2 of the act of May 13, 1884 (23 Stat. 22), to be administered to Members, Resident Commissioner, and Delegates of the House of Representatives, the text of which is carried in 5 U.S.C. 3331:

“I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.”

Dereliction:

1. deliberate or conscious neglect; negligence; delinquency: dereliction of duty.
2. the act of abandoning something.
3. the state of being abandoned.
4. Law. a leaving dry of land by recession of the water line.

I would say that dereliction is the course of sworn Officials… NO?

How else are THEY(sic) supporting and defending the Constitution of the USA and the People’s FREEDOMS when THEY(sic) purposefully evade and demonstrably show mental reservations to upholding THEIR(sic) Oath of Office and hold THEMSELVES(sic) accountable and the White House accountable for actively seeking to undermine of Liberty and FREEDOM?

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R E M E M B E R:
THEY(sic) HATE US FOR OUR FREEDOMS…
… And so THEY(sic) attempt to legislate away those FREEDOMS.

The MCA of 2006 was such an attempt, later corrected by the SCOTUS as an UNCONSTITUTIONAL maneuver by CONGRESS! Now we have the usurpation of the People’s FREEDOM to be secure from their Government.

U N C O N S T I T U T I O N A L!

ANY member of Congress that attempts to usurp the People’s Rights and FREEDOMS should be thrown in jail for TREASON!

To purposefully undermine the Nation, it’s People’s Constitution, or harming the way of life is an act of TREASON!

T R E A S O N!

Arrest them when we vote them out!

America has been CONNED by their CONgress.

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It’s an APPEASEMENT to a Fascist Regime that HATES our FREEDOMS.

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You all do as you please and I won’t fault ya for it…..I’m dumping them big time, gonna get all my food stock, water, gas and bullett’s in order….Blessings

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27078

*******No! it’s not coming from the WH.It’s coming from the Dem House leadership i.e Pelosi & Hoyer, let’s start holding the corrupt Dems accountable too.Just sickening,Now they will go & wrap themselves(Pelosi,Hoyer & Reid) with Obama & pretend they stand for change.Obama ought to stay as far away from the corrupt leadership or some of the sh.t will get on him too.Any denunciation from Obama yet ? afterall,he is now the leader of the Dems.Sickening indeed.
June 19th, 2008 at 4:24 pm

You’re right, Dutch Henry. I gave it too quick of a read earlier.

Actually, now it’s even more repugnant. I’m just sick about this…

The first women speaker turns out to suck like a worthless REPugniScum!!!

Fu(k you senator reid.

June 19th, 2008 at 5:01 pm

I believe non-violent action is the best solution. As you point out, the Consumer (Lazy) American isn’t likely to support any sort of lasting boycott on corporations. Americans are generally not willing to make sacrifices that curtail personal indulgence. I don’t think (today’s)Americans can collectively make such a sacrifice. International communities may indeed be the answer. I have thought that if this continues, I’ll either revolt or move out of the country, but I’m not sure I could leave that way. Keep in mind that the people we are fighting believe that violence is the only solution. They believe that freedom will be welcomed at the point of a gun. Will they understand non-violent opposition? I think not. I just want my freedoms and my country back.

so who’s to blame for this one?.who controlls congress again?.

As I pointed out in my post, Democrats are pushing this through. But what is your point? Are you against this bill? If so, do you realize that it’s Bush who broke the law in the first place and it’s Bush who’s been pushing for this bill to cover his and the telecom’s tracks?

That’s the difference between you and most of the people on this site. With you it’s about loyalty to your party. For us it’s about loyalty to the Constitution.

http://progressiveworldreview.com

Time to start voting all these asswipes out