Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Signing

I was just reading an article about automatic extraction of keywords for use in metadata-type creation (used in cataloging and whatnot; the article's here, at the Cogprints site, and it's pretty interesting), when an odd thought occured to me.

Given that the Bushmaster has shown his willingness, if not delight, in using 'signing statements' to exempt himself from laws that he doesn't like (for example: here), and given that the only plausible investigative agencies are either a) the DOJ, which works for him, even if they're not quite as lapdoggish as when Fredo was there, or b) the Congress, which on a good day can agree that the name of the day ends in -day, probably, is there a need for the DOJ to be taken out from the executive branch and made part of the judicial? (I'm guessing the other option, having Congress spring into concerted, focused action on a matter that doesn't involve pay raises, perks, or earmarks, is pretty much a non-starter.)

Okay, I know its never going to happen, but would it make sense? Ordinarily, I'd say no, but given Bushwah's unfettered shenanigans, what else would stop a future President from being even more blatant in disregard for the law? (I say more blatant because prior to Bushie, we'd never have believed anyone could hold the Congress in greater contempt than Nixon, but now there's a new standard of depravity.)

Just wonderin'...

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