News Intelligence Analysis
A Yurica Report Editorial:
The Wall of Demarcation:
Are We a Nation Ruled By Law or by Men?
Updated: January 16, 2005
In perhaps the most serious misstep an American president has ever taken, George W. Bush has crossed the wall separating a nation ruled by laws from a nation ruled by men in violation of the Constitution.
A president cannot legally stand on the edge of such a wall of demarcation and decree that we are no longer a nation ruled by laws without endangering our republic from a great fall.
Declaring himself and his administration unaccountable for all “misjudgments in prewar planning or managing the violent aftermath,” he declared, “The American people…chose me.” Therefore according to the president-elect “We had an accountability moment and that’s called the 2004 elections.” Mr. Bush asserted “there was no reason to hold any administration officials accountable.”
Mr. Bush’s maneuvers are a confession of a crack in his foundation.
Consider this: his statement is an example of lawlessness that violates Christian ethics as well as Constitutional law. It violates Christian ethics because he has placed the will of half the people above the will of God. His words are in essence, “I have not sinned because the people voted for me.” He submits to no man and now he openly demonstrates his refusal to submit to God. God says to such a man, “Behold I will bring you to judgment and will plead against you, because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’” (Jeremiah 2:35 Amplified Version)
Mr. Bush violates Constitutional law because he is attempting to insulate himself from potential prosecution by preemptively pardoning himself and members of his administration in advance for possible war crimes and possible violations of federal statutes for misleading Congress (covered by federal statutes including making false statements to congress and conspiracy to commit fraud and for fraud against the United States).
The Constitution does not allow a president to pre-insulate himself from prosecution or impeachment. (Article II Section 2.) While a president has the power under the Constitution to “grant reprieves and pardons for offences against the United States,” he may not grant such reprieves and pardons to himself and members of his administration “in cases of impeachment.” Article II, Section 4, states “The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.” By declaring that he is not accountable, he violates the Constitution he has sworn to uphold.
Mr. Bush's position reminds us of a childhood ditty, which we paraphrase:
Humpty-Dumpty Bush sat on a wall,
Humpty-Dumpty Bush had a great fall.
And all the Bush’ horses and all the Bush’ men
Could not put Humpty-Dumpty Bush back together again!
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