Ponderings of a Scientist

“Checks and Balances”  I thought that statement was the cornerstone of our governmental system.  However, apparently, while the rest of us were learning all about the division of labor and power in our government structure, in US history classes, G.W was busy smoking dope in the alley behind his prep school.  I’ve always felt that the power wasn’t exactly balanced, but at least we had some sort of system of checks and balances.  Now instead of a democracy we are ruled by a barely cloaked wantabe dictatorship.  Since when does the president get to 1) make his own rules 2) disregard the rules made by Congress 3) disregard the interpretation of the rules by the Court and my favorite 4) claim that the rules don’t matter because they don’t apply to the Presidency - his position is some how above the rules!  This little rant stems from the BBC article I just read titled “Bush ‘blocked phone tap inquiry’”.