Thread: Poll: Impeachment talk gains steam after Libby move
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Old 07-11-2007, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by SydneySteel View Post
Many people may not like Bush/Cheney and many people think that Bush is stupid, but even they must know that he would not take any action without the advice of legal counsel. If his legal advisors advise him, then he has not broken any laws. If he has broken laws following their advice, would they not ALSO be guilty of breaking the laws and advising him to? People may THINK he is stupid, but do they believe he is THAT stupid? For any president to go against the advice of his legal counsel would be stupid and foolish. He hasn't done that. So maybe it is his legal counsel who is stupid, foolish and criminal. Whaddayathink?
Check out the background of David Addington and the advice he gives, I think you are quite idealistic (at best) in the way you frame this. Essentially it is like saying Johnny Cochran gets a pass for what he did for OJ Simpson.
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