Despite crimes committed and damage done to the American people, President Bush is not a traitor. He is not guilty of treason. To treat him as such would be unfair. He is a scoundrel. What he has done is the equivalent of petty crime on a grand scale.
He should be tried for his crimes. He should be exposed for what he is to the American people. After conviction, he should be placed in a cage on the National mall, displayed for a week. People could come by, jeer and catcall. They could pelt him with rotten fruits and vegetables. Finally he should be tarred, feathered and run around town on a rail, then dumped in a stinking tidal flat of the Potomac at low tide, followed by fireworks and liquor for all. He then should be transported to the farthest reaches of the Republic, Guam perhaps, to live out his life in exile, alone and friendless.
The question arises. Can Bush pardon himself before leaving office? Will he pardon himself for specific crimes or can he absolve himself for everything he might have done, up to this point in his life? Would such a pardon hold up if the American people were determined to take appropriate action against him?
I think he'll probably be allowed to go home to Texas and drink himself to death. His parents can take care of him. I hope they live for many years yet.
2 comments:
I'm not a constitutional scholar, but I believe the power to pardon is unlimited. There was some questions about last minute pardons that President Clinton did and the reading I did at the time indicated Clinton was correct.
Here's a tidbit:
http://tinyurl.com/567u2p
I believe that VP Cheney, Scooter Libby, and the rest of the neocon gang will be pardoned. I don't think Bush will pardon himself.
What do you have against Guam? I kind of liked it there, myself. Maybe he could hang out with his buds in Saudi Arabia, although he may need some kind of an exemption to be allowed to drink himself to death there.
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