06-21-2004, 08:24 AM
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Originally posted by Donut:
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Originally posted by MagiK:
As for the administration that did that...well it was one of our worst failures as president who was sumarrily slam dunked in the following election.
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You are talking about Thomas Jefferson aren't you? The political exemption clause has been part of American foreign policy since the time of the French Revolution.
It only changed last year - because of Sept 11th. [/QUOTE]
As is frequently the case, my simple mind is unable to perceive your point.
I was in fact speaking of President Jimmy Carter. (Jefferson can hardly be said to have been a faileed US president.) who was in fact excused from office in his bid for re-election in 1980. Had Ronald Reagan been in office at the time...I cannot say that things would have been the same regarding terrorists.
To be fair to former President Carter. The US State Department quite frequently follows its own lead in these kinds of matters, completely ignoring the wishes of the Executive Branch....you see most of the top positions at State are Civilain Workers who have an unnaturally strong Union that pretty much makes them immune to any administration that wants to take action against them.
[ 06-21-2004, 08:25 AM: Message edited by: MagiK ]
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