Republican Congressman: I would have trouble arguing that he's been a Constitutional President,

Republican Congressman Says Bush Should Be Removed from Office | AfterDowningStreet.org: "Submitted by davidswanson on Wed, 2006-07-12 15:17. Impeachment | By David Swanson

A radio show reported yesterday that Republican Texas Congressman Ron Paul said the following:

'I would have trouble arguing that he's been a Constitutional President, and once you violate the Constitution and be proven to do that I think these people should be removed from office.'

And this: 'Congress has generously ignored the Constitution while the President flaunts it, the courts have ignored it and they get in the business of legislating so there's no respect for the rule of law.'

And this: 'When the President signs all these bills and then adds statements after saying I have no intention of following it - he's in a way signing it and vetoing - so in his mind he's vetoing a lot of bills, in our mind under the rule of law he hasn't vetoed a thing.'

And Paul said the United States had entered a period of 'soft fascism.' ...