Until this week, the president?s personal authority to use America?s military might was subject to two opposite historical trends. On the one hand, there is the biggest scandal in constitutional law: the gradual disappearance of the congressional Declaration of War.
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In terms of the power he now claims, without significant challenge, George W. Bush is now the closest thing in a long time to dictator of the world.

] In terms of the power he now claims, without significant
] challenge, George W. Bush is now the closest thing in a
] long time to dictator of the world. He claims to see the
] future as clearly as the past. Let's hope he's right.

Its amazing to see something like this from someone like Kinsley. Even the right is moving left in response to this... That last sentence bothers me. "Let's hope he's right" is a wimpy finish. Fuck that.

A. He is obviously "wrong" in a moral sense. Thats the whole point. He is being an imperialistic bastard on purpose in hopes of scaring various people into getting rid of our enemies.

B. Even if it works, its going to cost a fortune.

C. It had better fucking work, but there is no way that anyone can know for sure. This is a grim business we engage in and there really is no room for error.

D. Protesting this, if you oppose it, is only useful to the extent that it convinces people that they should vote against these people in the next election.

E. If there is an interest by the liberals in countering this strategy they must provide a clear counter strategy which enables us to deal with Al'Q. So far I haven't seen it. Daschle? Hello??

We are now too powerful to simply avoid voting out of apathy. Your votes don't just impact us. They impact everyone in the world. People must vote, and they must vote with an international perspective. To continue to apathetically not participate in the electoral process in this country, as most of us do, is no longer acceptable. Our votes are the only thing that can ultimately prevent an empire of good intentions from becoming, years from now, exactly the sort of ruthless international dictatorship that such power usually produces.