“Continuity of Government Planning has … Already Superseded the Constitution as a Higher Authority”

Thursday, May 8, 2008

UC Berkeley Professor Emeritus Peter Dale Scott has warned:

“If members of the Homeland Security Committee cannot enforce their right to read secret plans of the Executive Branch, then the systems of checks and balances established by the U.S. Constitution would seem to be failing.

To put it another way, if the White House is successful in frustrating DeFazio, then Continuity of Government planning has arguably already superseded the Constitution as a higher authority.”

What’s he talking about?

Well, in the summer 2007, Congressman Peter DeFazio, on the Homeland Security Committee (and so with proper security access to be briefed on COG issues), inquired about continuity of government plans, and was refused access. Indeed, DeFazio told Congress that the entire Homeland Security Committee of the U.S. Congress has been denied access to the plans by the White House (video; or here is the transcript). The Homeland Security Committee has full clearance to view all information about COG plans. DeFazio concluded: “Maybe the people who think there’s a conspiracy out there are right”.

Nancy Pelosi, what do you have to say about impeachment again???

Oh, yea (crickets ……..)

-G

I have some experience in that area and I agree.

america has battered wife syndrome

well, i don’t think this is true… but even if it were true, people in abusive relationships can learn to leave or defend themselves. but that doesn’t means it’s an easy or quick process. for awhile i volunteered for a local shelter (when i lived in tx) for victims of domestic violence and one of the things we were taught (which was later confirmed by my experience) is that almost never does a person make a permanent break the first time they leave. i think the average for that area and at that time was about 6 stays at the shelter before the person left for good, and i think it was 4-5 if the person stayed in a safe home instead of the shelter (i volunteered for the safe home pilot project).

for every person who stayed with me, it was a long hard process of reality testing vs. wanting to believe a fantasy.

just because it’s difficult and takes time, doesn’t mean it can’t be done.

If Congress passes a law saying secret law is invalid, the president can simply ignore that law

If the Supreme Court rules that secret law is unconstitutional, the president can simply ignore that ruling

What are we to do?