Either the people in the Obama administration are the smartest people since Einstein and they deliberately had John Brennan take the oath of office on a draft of the constitution that is missing the bill of rights, or they really are as dumb as soap. Take your pick. Neither answer gives much comfort.
Earnest said Brennan had asked for a document from the National Archives that would demonstrate the U.S. is a nation of laws.
“Director Brennan told the president that he made the request to the archives because he wanted to reaffirm his commitment to the rule of law as he took the oath of office as director of the CIA,” Earnest said.
The Constitution itself went into effect in 1789. But troublemaking blogger Marcy Wheeler points outthat what was missing from the Constitution in 1787 is also quite symbolic: The Bill of Rights, which did not officially go into effect until December 1791 after ratification by states. (Caution: Marcy’s post has some strong language.)
That means: No freedom of speech and of the press, no right to bear arms, no Fourth Amendment ban on “unreasonable searches and seizures,” and no right to a jury trial.
How … symbolic? (Read More)
Of course, as you can see in the official above, Biden was involved, so maybe it really was an honest mistake. Now where did I put those Tums?
Update: This may or may not be related, but the Air Force has scrubbed all statistics regarding drone strikes from the public record. Hmmm.
#TGDN♦ No Kidding – Brennan Took Oath Of Office On Draft Constitution Without Bill Of Rights… http://t.co/4MibJ7EBZ4 #BRTT #TCOT #CCOT
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He needs to re-take the oath with the proper documents under his hand.
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This was intentional. It was no accident. Suleiman Abu Ghaith was brought into NYC last week without Congressional knowledge or consent. Mirandized as a criminal, given due process rights but not a citizen of the United States. An overseas war combatant who belongs at GITMO in a military commission tribunal. Remember there were tribunals (KSM + Nashiri who plead guilty) stopped by BHO-Holder upon taking office, tried to bring the five to NYC federal court and failed, faked starting up the tribunals again for five combatants at GITMO before election, and now have pulled this stunt. They have no effective argument except to juxtapose the foreign combatants at GITMO against Ghaith in U.S. Federal Court in NYC.
Senator Paul has been sounding the alarm for two months about this behavior. BHO-Holder slapped every American the following day with the announcement of Ghaith. McCain and Graham were humiliated too. Their countless straddling the fence on position was exposed again. There is no doubt the political ideology of this administration stands with the enemies of America.
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No Kidding – Brennan Took Oath Of Office On Draft Constitution Without Bill Of Rights http://t.co/BZG6ePQ7fV via @lonelycon
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This is beyond bizarre, I agree it must be intentional, plain, old fashioned stupidity fails to provide an explanation, it has to be done with malice.
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