President George W Bush claims the right to use torture to ensure that Karl Rove is allowed to continue in his role as chief Republican political strategist.
He simply does.
Karl Rove advises him to maintain his claim to this power.
Vice president Dick Cheney, of course, applauds the claim, and enables President Bush’s belief in access to this power.
Alberto Gonzales heads a network of lawyers producing words on paper supporting the claim. An even larger network of media professionals propagates the message that the claim is legitimate.
Certain members of the Supreme Court have been cultivated as allies in this exercise of extra-constitutional power by the executive branch. They are tasked with undermining the powers of the federated states, reducing the protections and rights meant to be enjoyed by the citizenry.
A majority of the members of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the United States of America daily disregard their duty to enjoin such overreaching by the President, some in order simply to maintain their political power, other to enrich themselves at the expense of the common good.
Of these people, each of whom has taken an oath to uphold the constitution, perhaps George W Bush actually believes he is acting in the best interest of the nation, the world, the god.
And of these men, George W Bush is best served by an admission that his claim to any constitutional or extra-constitutional power is false, and his continued pretension to the office of the President of the United States is the result of an enduring criminal enterprise.
His warrant for the public trust is forfeit.
