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Judicial Intimidation Increases

Gonzales cautions judges against second-guessing the president in wartime

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who is defending President Bush's anti-terrorism tactics in multiple court battles, said Friday that federal judges should not substitute their personal views for the president's judgments in wartime.

He said the Constitution makes the president commander in chief and the Supreme Court has long recognized the president's pre-eminent role in foreign affairs. "The Constitution, by contrast, provides the courts with relatively few tools to superintend military and foreign policy decisions, especially during wartime," the attorney general told a conference on the judiciary at Georgetown University Law Center.

"Judges must resist the temptation to supplement those tools based on their own personal views about the wisdom of the policies under review," Gonzales said.

so i guess the next question is, would there be a penalty if they do...... If so, we are officially a dictatorship.

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Originally posted by hardflex
so i guess the next question is, would there be a penalty if they do...... If so, we are officially a dictatorship.

"If this were a dictatorship, it would be a heck of a lot easier - just so long I'm the dictator." GWB, December 18, 2000

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YNo0_klKzis

A more artistic version

http://youtube.com/watch?v=FiBjAOp33vY