tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post3863621482212749206..comments2024-03-28T18:09:31.814-07:00Comments on Singular Values: Colson's Watergate crimeRogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03474078324293158376noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-85654877401695520232012-05-01T13:49:56.578-07:002012-05-01T13:49:56.578-07:00We will get to vote in November. Ron Paul is the o...We will get to vote in November. Ron Paul is the only candidate who wants to roll back presidential power, but he will not be getting the nomination.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474078324293158376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-87156718624135052962012-05-01T13:25:50.213-07:002012-05-01T13:25:50.213-07:00Obama has been a crooked, law bending, law breakin...Obama has been a crooked, law bending, law breaking politician from the start, beginning with his intial Ill. state senate races. He's been able to get away with everything, it seems.<br /><br />Nixon, made and kept many enemies while acting similarly. <br /><br />Obama has a certain type of personality and charisma that allows him to escape prosecution or perhaps persecution that Nixon had Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-87234835996961274732012-05-01T12:11:04.494-07:002012-05-01T12:11:04.494-07:00Most Republicans in Congress do not believe that O...Most Republicans in Congress do not believe that Obama's actions are illegal. But here is an opinion that <a href="http://townhall.com/columnists/phyllisschlafly/2012/05/01/obama_is_a_bigtime_law_violator/page/full/" rel="nofollow">Obama Is a Big-Time Law Violator</a> and <a href="http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/" rel="nofollow">Obama Abusing Power</a>.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474078324293158376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-32368168442228921342012-05-01T11:54:39.346-07:002012-05-01T11:54:39.346-07:00I'm not happy with Obama. It's up to Cong...I'm not happy with Obama. It's up to Congress to impeach him.<br /><br />The Repub.s have the majority in Congress. Why do you think that the Repub. majority Congress isn't trying to impeach Obama ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-57031499639552639932012-05-01T11:41:02.178-07:002012-05-01T11:41:02.178-07:00In that case, you must be really unhappy with Bara...In that case, you must be really unhappy with Barack Obama. If you think his actions are illegal, then you might want to suggest impeaching him.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474078324293158376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-86223635743404176742012-05-01T11:17:23.819-07:002012-05-01T11:17:23.819-07:00I said earlier that, "two wrongs don't ma...I said earlier that, "two wrongs don't make a right."<br /><br />So, Lincoln , FDR's and Truman's actions were wrong ,too.<br /><br />Of course, Lincoln, FDR, and Truman were responding to attacks on Americans, on American soil, and Nixon was not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-62694478435537737442012-05-01T10:58:19.267-07:002012-05-01T10:58:19.267-07:00If you want to analyze the wartime powers of the P...If you want to analyze the wartime powers of the President, then you should certainly look at what powers other wartime presidents were allowed to exercise. So yes, I would compare to Lincoln, and also to FDR, Truman, and others. But Frost is British, and does not know very much about American law or history.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474078324293158376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-26122044075835384942012-05-01T10:28:39.948-07:002012-05-01T10:28:39.948-07:00If you take out the part about having
the North an...If you take out the part about having<br />the North and the South as a part of the civil war, what's left for Nixon to make any sort of comparison with between Vietnam and the civil war ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-4855484263076961882012-05-01T10:24:59.314-07:002012-05-01T10:24:59.314-07:00Yes, Nixon agreed that he was accountable to Congr...Yes, Nixon agreed that he was accountable to Congress for what he was doing, and Congress moved to impeach, and Nixon resigned, because he was to be held accountable for what he had done before Congress.<br /><br />As for Frost's follow up questions..they're pretty good.<br /><br />Would you really consider comparing Nixon and Vietnam to Lincoln and the civil war ?<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-44527740870073074962012-05-01T08:45:40.116-07:002012-05-01T08:45:40.116-07:00Okay, you found a left-wing Nixon-hating law profe...Okay, you found a left-wing Nixon-hating law professor who wrote an article citing a 2004 US Supreme Court decision where "the court ruled that Congress gave federal courts the power to hear these [habeas corpus] cases." Another 2004 opinion said the Constitution "most assuredly envisions a role for all three branches when individual liberties are at stake." Nixon might agree Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474078324293158376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-21618047989671147802012-05-01T08:22:08.685-07:002012-05-01T08:22:08.685-07:00http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/ju...http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2006/02/the_nixon_doctrine.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-28498968488557872332012-04-30T22:14:02.179-07:002012-04-30T22:14:02.179-07:00Frost asked Nixon a question about American law, a...Frost asked Nixon a question about American law, and Nixon answered. The problem with Frost is that he did not understand it, and draws a faulty inference. If Frost had understood it, he could have asked better followup questions. Regardless, Nixon did not admit to anything illegal. If you think that Nixon described American law incorrectly, then go ahead and post a link to an article saying so.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474078324293158376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-14936744878154374022012-04-30T21:56:27.074-07:002012-04-30T21:56:27.074-07:00What difference does it make who asked Nixon the q...What difference does it make who asked Nixon the question ? It wasn't a stupid question by Frost. It wasn't even written by Frost.<br /><br />What matters is the stupid answer given by Nixon to a simple question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-43329268322813773042012-04-30T20:42:38.331-07:002012-04-30T20:42:38.331-07:00You are quoting a British tabloid reviewing a Holl...You are quoting a British tabloid reviewing a Hollywood fictionalization of the Nixon interviews.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474078324293158376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-7924986740069583642012-04-30T20:23:03.566-07:002012-04-30T20:23:03.566-07:00I can give the inside story
A top Nixon supporter...I can give the inside story <br />A top Nixon supporter, defender, and biographer praised the "Brit" Frost and his interviewing of Nixon. <br /><br />because, as Nixon's biographer, I knew the ex-President and his inner circle well. After he was forced to resign from the presidency for his part in the cover-up of a burglary at the Democratic Party offices in the Watergate building Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-69707731675682957792012-04-30T18:16:20.665-07:002012-04-30T18:16:20.665-07:00Yes, the US Constitution does not say that the Pre...Yes, the US Constitution does not say that the President is above the law. Only a Brit would ask such a stupid question. Nixon answered it correctly. Where you go wrong is by saying that Nixon admitted to doing something illegal. If he did, where is the law and the quote? You just have quotes of Nixon saying that it was not illegal for him to do what he did.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474078324293158376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-21135484596284313352012-04-30T17:27:04.504-07:002012-04-30T17:27:04.504-07:00The supreme court has never upheld the "Nixon...The supreme court has never upheld the "Nixon Doctrine", as it's been called about his statement, and reasoning on this.<br /><br />Also, Frost had his interview questions scripted by leading U.S.<br />constitutional experts, lawyer, and scholars, so it's unimportant where<br />Frost is from, or just proves that even a foreign comedian can expose Nixon for what he was. <br /><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-27217586790678174472012-04-30T16:43:39.374-07:002012-04-30T16:43:39.374-07:00Frost asked Nixon if the Constitution put him abov...Frost asked Nixon if the Constitution put him above the law, and Nixon said no. That is correct, and is not an admission of guilt. Frost comes from a country that does not have a constitutional government, and does not understand the concept. You are making my point about people being unable to explain the Watergate crimes.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474078324293158376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-27025384840791600872012-04-30T14:54:06.774-07:002012-04-30T14:54:06.774-07:00Nixon says "argued" as far as the presid...Nixon says "argued" as far as the president is concerned, etc...<br /><br />So...Lots of things are "argued" especially by those who have been caught breaking the law.<br /><br />It can better be argued that I don't have to pay income tax because of what's in and not in the constitution but if I don't I'll end up in jail, where Nixon belonged.<br /><br />Nixon&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-37317314958702956222012-04-30T12:23:14.620-07:002012-04-30T12:23:14.620-07:00You can read the quote and context in Excerpts fro...You can read the quote and context in <a href="http://www.streetlaw.org/en/Page/722/Nixons_Views_on_Presidential_Power_Excerpts_from_a_1977_Interview_with_David_Frost" rel="nofollow">Excerpts from a 1977 Interview with David Frost</a>. Frost asked about presidential authority to "do something illegal" in certain situations. Nixon replied that "it is not illegal." So no, Nixon Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474078324293158376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-35417985722665863602012-04-30T10:57:16.497-07:002012-04-30T10:57:16.497-07:00Yes, but Nixon was not speaking about
anything lik...Yes, but Nixon was not speaking about<br />anything like trespassing, he was responding directly to the Colson matter, and his obstruction of justice.<br /><br />Frost is no legal expert, but Nixon was an attorney, and it was Nixon, not Frost, who said that what he had done was illegal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-30880679761092152022012-04-29T19:48:46.162-07:002012-04-29T19:48:46.162-07:00Also, David Frost is a British journalist and come...Also, David Frost is a British journalist and comedian, and is not an authority on American law. Him saying "I'm sorry" does not make Nixon guilty of a crime.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474078324293158376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-19409797813977616572012-04-29T15:08:06.516-07:002012-04-29T15:08:06.516-07:00What you say is completely false. The President ha...What you say is completely false. The President has certain authorities under the law that are not necessarily shared by others. As a trivial example, I would be trespassing if I walked into the White House. And yet the President can live there legally, because he is the President. So yes, something might be not illegal, just because the President did it.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474078324293158376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-28630914429123718682012-04-29T13:18:20.463-07:002012-04-29T13:18:20.463-07:00No, I don't think I lost you.
It was illegal f...No, I don't think I lost you.<br />It was illegal for him to do. There's no execption for Nixon in the law allowing him to do what he did.<br /><br />Nixon said "when the President does it, that means it's *not* illegal!"<br /><br />So, when someone does what he admitted that he did, then they did something illegal, or commtted a crime.<br /><br />Nixon claims that when theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452558.post-8376905226225777772012-04-27T18:10:38.198-07:002012-04-27T18:10:38.198-07:00You lost me. If Nixon said that it was not illegal...You lost me. If Nixon said that it was not illegal for him to do what he did, then he was not admitting that he committed a crime.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474078324293158376noreply@blogger.com