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Wednesday, December 21, 2005

He Has Corrupted the Rule of Law - The Oath Has Been Broken

"That oath constituted a compact between the President and the American people. That compact has been broken. The people's trust has been betrayed. The nation's chief executive has shown himself unwilling or incapable of enforcing its laws, for he has corrupted the rule of law."

This is Congressman Hyde speaking on the floor of the House, December 18, 1998, referencing Clinton’s presidential oath of office.

From Amy Goodman at Democracynow.org interview with Congressman John Conyers 12/21/2005
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Our current President has authorized illegal wire taps, and insists they are ok. He has condoned toture and thus abandoned enforcement of international treaties he is obligated by the Constitution to enforce:

Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture:

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Reaffirming that all acts of torture or any other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment constitute an offense against human dignity and a denial of the principles set forth in the Charter of the Organization of American States and in the Charter of the United Nations and are violations of the fundamental human rights and freedoms proclaimed in the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights"

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