Thursday, February 07, 2008

Above the law???????????????????????


We have now the Attorney General of the United States telling Congress that it's not against the law for the President to violate the law if his own Department of Justice says it's not.

--David Kurtz at TPM
[You may augment Kurtz with Emptywheel's comments.]

Article. VI.

Clause 2: This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.

--United States Constitution

Compare and contrast in no more than 300 words.
--the BB

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