Word: byrds
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...foundations of our government have suffered,” Byrd said. “The liberties enshrined in the Constitution of the United States have been besieged by a presidency that is bent on a ruthless pursuit of power, that sees itself above the law, that relies on secrecy and manipulation in order to advance its own partisan agenda...
Drawing heavily upon the principles handed down by the United States founders, Byrd argued that no single individual was ever meant to wield such influence over the fate of the nation...
Channeling Federalist Papers co-author James Madison, Byrd expounded the merits of the separation of powers, “the ultimate guarantors of the liberties of the people...
...Byrd did not, however, place the entirety of the blame on the shoulders of Bush and his deputies, instead faulting his fellow members of Congress for failing to fulfill their Constitutional duties, merely kowtowing to the president and his agenda...
...Despite this heritage, the Congress has been, in too many cases, more than willing to walk away from its Constitutional powers,” Byrd said. “We have turned a blind eye to the Bush administration’s ruthless pursuit of power—we scorn those nations which have long been our friends...