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Deckard wrote:
> 
> The Tibetian Traveller wrote:
> > What constitutional power has the Presidency lost?
> 
> He has lost the right to have private conversations.

I must have missed that court ruling.

He has as much right to them as any other citizen.  Plus, he also has
executive privilege which no other person has.  He, and obviously you,
think it should be more sweeping than it is.  That doesn't mean he
lost it.  It means that he thought more than the law allowed.

> He has gained the right to be smothered by private lawsuits while in
> office.

Smothered????  Do you really believe these histrionics?  He had exactly
ONE laswuit filed against him while he was president.  Reagen and 
Carter also dealt with lawsuits while they were president.  The courts
have the right to rule on the Constitutionality of an action.  The
Supreme Court has ruled that Presidential Immunity does not extend
to civil suits.

> How many important bills has the President passed since 1993? Its close
> to a very round number.

If you feel he is too incompetent to get any legislation passed, why are
you so concerned about keeping him as president?

> > He is still in
> > charge of the executive branch and he can still veto bills.  And
> > what power has Congress 'stolen' from the Judiciary or the Presidency?
> 
> Perjury and obstruction of justice are legal charges, which are
> appropriately and generally handled by the courts. As are sexual
> harrassment charges. Congress has taken this power away from the courts.

If you are going to holler about Congress 'stealing' constitutional
power from the court and the executive branch, you might want to
read it first.

The sexual harassment suit was being handled in the courts.  Congress
had no control or influence over it.  When Starr submitted hir report
to Congress which contained allegations of impeachable offenses,
Congress, and only Congress, has the constitutional authority to
initiate impeachment hearings.

You sound like you are pissed because Clinton is only a President
instead of a monarch.

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And I feel like picking a fight, with everyone who thinks they are
right.
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they write.       -Rainmakers-