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Originally Posted by mmarsh Where on earth does it say one cannot criticize the POTUS? That is completely contrary to the tenets of the First Amendment, and frankly sounds more like rules that would be applied under a dictatorship. And yes, that means I respect every right-wing blowhard's right to criticize Bill Clinton.
Teddy Roosevelt once wrote (I'm paraphrasing here, but its something like)
"It's is the patriotic duty of every American to criticize ones government" |
Sorry Senior
I agree with MM on this one ... I have a Constitutional right to disagree with my political leaders (and that includes POTUS). Where you and I have a problem is ... Is the man the office (or) is the office the man?
I agree the office
SHOULD be respected, but when the President hides behind the office, then sometimes you have no choice but to treat the office with the disrespect that the holder of the office has earned.
Sometimes you can't separate the two. *Edit* corrected misspelled words in quote.