The Coronation of King George

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The Coronation of King George

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December 17, 2005

 

The Coronation of King George

 

By Anthony Wade

 

December 17, 2005

 

It became official today; President Bush named himself King of the

United States. Granted those of us who follow this administration have

seen Bush act as if he was a king and not an elected representative

for the past five years but finally today Bush all but came out and

said it.

 

The issue at hand is the wiretapping of US citizens without judicial

oversight. In this country that is a felony and an impeachable

offense. Essentially, the president does not have absolute power in

this country. He is but one part of the government and is supposed to

be " checked " and " balanced " by the other branches of government. In

the Bush administration however, the other two branches are merely

subservient to the omnipotent King George.

 

In order for the president to wiretap an American citizen he must

obtain permission from the courts. In order to gain that permission he

must prove to the courts that there is probable cause for such

activities. There needs to be a justifiable reason for invading the

privacy of the citizen. If the courts agree, then they grant the

wiretap. In these instances, Bush bypassed the courts, never

established probable cause, and " authorized " the wiretaps himself,

making them illegal.

 

While the blogs have been reporting on such activities for over a year

it took until recently for the mainstream media to catch up and when

the truth finally came to light this week America huddled together to

hear the president explain himself. Instead Bush took to the air waves

today to say that not only did he do this, but he will continue to do

so, thumbing his nose at the courts, checks and balances, and the

Constitution of the Untied States of America. Bush actually was more

upset that it was reported, claiming phantom damage done to their war

on terror. Mind you they have yet to prosecute ONE person successfully

since the onset of this " war. " So to sum up, the president violates

federal law; illegally spies on the citizens he is sworn to protect,

and then is angry that someone would expose it. Gotta love King George.

 

One telling quote from Bush today was:

 

" We don't talk about sources and methods. Don't talk about ongoing

intelligence operations. I know there's speculation. But it's

important for the American people to understand that we will do - or I

will use my powers to protect us, and I will do so under the law, and

that's important for our citizens to understand. "

 

Essentially Bush is saying trust me. Sorry George we don't. It is

quite obvious that he is reluctant to discuss " sources and methods "

because that would reveal the scope of the federal violations he has

sponsored. While it is noble for the president to want to " use his

powers " to protect us, it is ILLEGAL for him to determine what those

powers are. It is ILLEGAL to rewrite the constitution and assume

broader powers circumventing the checks and balances system set up by

our founding fathers. What is important for American citizens to

understand is that our president does not operate " under the law " but

rather seems to believe he is above the law.

 

The catch phrases you will hear over the ensuing days is that Bush

operated within the law, but the part they omit is that Bush decides

what the law is, which ones he will follow and which ones he thinks

fall under his " powers " to override. If you want to go to war, simply

lie to Congress about the intel you have collected. If someone

challenges your lies, attack him personally and out his secret agent

wife. If you want to hold someone indefinitely, call him an enemy

combatant. For whatever annoying law there is, simply create a fake

" power " that you can then grant yourself and blame it all on living in

a terrorist-post-911 world. If you want to violate the civil rights of

citizens, simply don't inform the courts that you authorized illegal

wiretaps. This is all standard in the arrogant Bush administration

that treats its citizens as children, who are guilty until the illegal

wiretap proves them innocent.

 

The truly shocking thing today was the brazen admittance by King

George. A few years ago he would have denied the story or sent out his

emissaries to attack the credibility of any of the sources. Instead

today he went on the air and told America that he no longer is bound

by the Constitution and that the system of checks and balances which

has served our country well for over 200 years has been rendered

quaint. He took up the crown he has hid for the past five years,

crafted with lies, corruption and war and placed it firmly upon his

head. He declared himself to no longer be president but King of the

United States, no longer answerable to law, courts, or any of the

other branches of government. People within his own party were aghast

at these revelations and have promised to investigate but they sound

like court jesters before the mighty, omnipotent, King George.

 

Wake up America; it is time to throw the tea in the harbor again.

 

 

 

Authors Bio: Anthony Wade, a contributing writer to opednews.com, is

dedicated to educating the populace to the lies and abuses of the

government. He is a 37-year-old independent writer from New York with

political commentary articles seen on multiple websites. A Christian

progressive and professional Rehabilitation Counselor working with the

poor and disabled, Mr. Wade believes that you can have faith and hold

elected officials accountable for lies and excess. Anthony Wade's

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