William Rivers Pitt: Fixing America, Erasing Bush

[MBS]

http://www.truthout.org/052409A#comment-55890

. . . The notion of American Exceptionalism raises hackles all across the world, but within the lines of that Fifth Amendment are the ideals that do make America truly exceptional. . . .

America is not a great nation because we have so many guns, so many bombs, or so much wealth. America is a great nation because thirty thousand brutal years of human history - slaughter, star chambers, slavery and so on - led to the enshrinement of ideals like the Fifth Amendment, and of the idea that the rule of law is the last, best hope for us all.

What George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and the rest of the previous administration did to those ideals is beyond contempt, and all of it emanated from the office of the Executive. What they did is not, however, beyond repair. Mr. Obama has thus far failed to rectify the damage, but he has a golden chance to do so in the coming weeks. Mr. Obama has not yet done what he has promised to restore the rule of law in America. One way or another, these questions will be delivered to the Supreme Court, which will have the final word. With his nominations to the bench, Mr. Obama can make up for his failures to date in grand fashion. By making sure his nominees will stand against the Bush-era damage done to the separation of powers, Mr. Obama can go a long way towards fixing America by erasing the sorry legacy of George W. Bush.

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Mr. Obama has not yet done what he has promised to restore the rule of law in America. One way or another, these questions will be delivered to the Supreme Court, which will have the final word. With his nominations to the bench, Mr. Obama can make up for his failures to date in grand fashion. By making sure his nominees will stand against the Bush-era damage done to the separation of powers, Mr. Obama can go a long way towards fixing America by erasing the sorry legacy of George W. Bush.

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1. The legacy of the Bushes doesn't NEED erasing, it needs FULL EXPOSURE, so the world can see

why fascism and its nod to crony capitalism and economies built on war and human degradation are NOT VIABLE for any human progress.

When will the words "NEVER AGAIN" actually mean something in this country and the world?

It is time for a government that TRUSTS its citizens with the truth, instead of putting its faith in stone walls built to hide the ugly legacy of closed government.

[MBS]

2. I also agree that it needs full exposure. n/t