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The Supreme Court is One Justice Away from Tyrannynew
You can look at the court's decision on Guantanamo this way: We are only one Supreme Court justice away from real tyranny. Sen. John McCain says as president he would appoint justices exactly like Bush's two. Based on his past opposition to torture and Guantanamo, he's probably lying about that, although he joined Bush in denouncing the habeas decision. It is nevertheless a risk worth avoiding.
Arkansas Times |
Ernest Dumas |
06-19-2008 |
Commentary
Since When Does the President Have the Power to Silence People Who Want to Talk?new
It's fascinating to see the various uses George W. Bush's administration has made of the phrase "executive privilege." Most recently, Karl Rove has ignored a subpoena from the House Judiciary Committee to testify about the prosecution of Don Siegelman, the former governor of Alabama, a Democrat who also happened to be that party's best chance to regain the governor's mansion. (Rove has already brushed off a subpoena from the Senate.)
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
06-10-2008 |
Commentary
Fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias Speaks Outnew
In his new book, In Justice: Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Bush Administration, Iglesias opens up about the political motivations behind his December 2006 firing from the U.S. Department of Justice and the firestorm that followed.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Julia Goldberg |
06-05-2008 |
Politics
Key EPA Administrator Booted; Environmentalists are Up in Armsnew
Mary Gade, head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Midwestern regional office in Chicago, was pushed out after pushing Dow Chemical to clean up the mess it made in its hometown of Midland. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) compares her firing to the Bush administration's removal of nine federal prosecutors.
Metro Times |
Staff |
05-13-2008 |
Politics
So What, America?new
Cheney's "so what?" means he's not going to change his mind about the war that he knows is right, even if he is wrong. "So what?" means that Bush is going to veto any bill that Congress passes that might interfere with "winning" -- but just what are we supposed to be winning in Iraq?
Random Lengths News |
James P. Allen |
04-18-2008 |
Commentary
America After Bush: Truth and Reconciliationnew
Let's assume for the moment that this reign ends on January 20, 2009 -- an assumption that could only become reality if the American people stand up and actively defend our embattled democracy. The question then becomes, what's next?
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
04-18-2008 |
Commentary
The Tax Man Comethnew
This is Bush's eighth Tax Day and he observes each one in about the same way, calling for lower taxes for those who need it least. He called on Congress to make permanent all his tax cuts, a few of which won't be implemented for another year. They are the last steps in reducing the tax load of the very richest Americans.
Arkansas Times |
Ernest Dumas |
04-17-2008 |
Commentary
What Did the Petraeus Hearings Tell Us About the War?new
The primary failure of the media coverage of the hearings is the failure to emphasize that the surge is a set of tactics, not a strategy for victory.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-16-2008 |
Commentary
Take John Yoo to the International Criminal Courtnew
Yoo blithely tossed out the window the legal principle, enshrined in federal law, of posse comitatus, which says that the military cannot exercise law-enforcement functions that are the province of state officials. The president, in wartime, has the powers of a king, if you believe what Yoo wrote.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
04-15-2008 |
Commentary
D.C. Showdownnew
Rep. John Conyers: "We will not allow the administration to steamroll Congress."
Metro Times |
Staff |
03-18-2008 |
Politics
Tags: Bush administration, john conyers
Spreading Democracy?new
This shit should be obvious to everybody: Going to war to spread democracy? Talk about missing the point. The only acceptable way to spread the kind of democracy that's worth spreading is to be the best damn example of it we can be. Everything else is hypocrisy.
San Diego CityBeat |
Edwin Decker |
11-14-2007 |
Commentary
The U.S. Threatens a War It Can't Affordnew
Even if we find explosives marked "Made with care in Tehran" littering the streets of Basra, war with Iran would be a disastrous calamity.
Philadelphia City Paper |
David Faris |
03-20-2007 |
Commentary
What the Democrats Must Donew
Mandate for the new majority: Curb the president's power to torture.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
11-30-2006 |
Commentary
Not So Pearly Gatesnew
Twenty years after Iran-Contra broke, it's deja vu all over again, with recent news about Ortega, Baker, and, most of all, Robert Gates.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
11-29-2006 |
Politics
Gatesgatenew
Illinois senators are noncommittal about the tarnished replacement for Rumsfeld.
Illinois Times |
C.D. Stelzer |
11-17-2006 |
Politics
