Nobody is paying attention.

posted by The Vidiot @ 2:59 PM Permalink

This story has been largely ignored by the media:

Excerpt: A congressional watchdog group filed a suit on Tuesday in federal court challenging the constitutionality of a $39 billion spending-cut law that passed each chamber of Congress in different forms.

But it's the second paragraph that's the kicker:

Under the U.S. Constitution, the president signs into law only bills that are passed in identical form by both chambers.

Read that last bit again.

So, let's just get this straight: Bush swears to uphold the constitution. He swears on the bible, and to a born-again like Bush, that's a big deal. And since then, he has done nothing but do an end run about that very constitution he swore to uphold. This last affront, though seemingly small, is actually the clearest of all his constitutional indiscretions. There's no "well, FISA is this, and the President can do that" crap. There's no gray zone. The rules are clear. Both houses have to sign the same thing and THEN the president can sign it.

Impeach this bastard already. What the hell is everybody waiting for!? For Bush to reach behind his head and peel his skin off, revealing himself as the lizard overlord he really is?