Does the next POTUS have carte blanche?

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[QUOTE=Der Trihs]
I think they will. Just as the Nixon pardon did, in my opinion. We’ve made it pretty clear that a President break any law, commit any evil as he likes and not be held accountable.
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Isn’t that just a result of the power shifting away from Congress to the President, which has been happening since FDR?

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[QUOTE=Bryan Ekers]
Isn’t that just a result of the power shifting away from Congress to the President, which has been happening since FDR?
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Considering the difference between the treatment of Clinton and Bush, no.

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[QUOTE=Der Trihs]
Considering the difference between the treatment of Clinton and Bush, no.
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Nah, I can’t buy that. Was Clinton ever really in jeopardy, or was it just congress making a lot of noise?

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[QUOTE=treis]
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18412464/
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Eh. That bill didn’t require anything-- it just said that Bush needed to “start” bringing troops home with the goal of having them all out by a certain time. Even if he had signed it, he could’ve done exactly what he’s doing now. That bill had no teeth.

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Is Bush a precedent of bad president, or a president of bad precedent?

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[QUOTE=The Controvert]
Is Bush a precedent of bad president, or a president of bad precedent?
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I’m still waiting for an answer to my post #6.

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[Colbert]I’ll put you down for a president of bad precedent.[/Colbert]