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Sin Against Free Government

Sin Against Free Government

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“No penance would ever expiate the sin against free government of holding that a President can escape control of executive powers by law through assuming his military role [of Commander-in-Chief].” — Justice Robert Jackson (during the Korean War when President Truman tried to seize the steel companies in the name of national security). (Quote of the Week at Crisis Papers) They also have an excellent roundup of some of the best blog posts on the domestic spying scandal, among which…

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Get the Facts on the Illegal Spying

Get the Facts on the Illegal Spying

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“The Clinton administration viewed FISA, a criminal statute, as the law. The Bush administration viewed it as a recommendation they could ignore. That’s the difference.” Thank you, Think Progress, once again. Fact Check: Clinton/Carter Executive Orders Did Not Authorize Warrantless Searches of Americans The Echelon Myth Justice Department objected to secret spying program Bush’s Secret Spying Program: Good News For Guilty Terrorists Federalist Society Board Member Argues Bush’s Surveillance Program Is Illegal FISA Judges: Bush Spying Program Threatens Legitimate Anti-Terrorism…

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How Do You Sleep at Night

How Do You Sleep at Night

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The whole nation turned on Clinton over trying to coverup a sexual infidelity, while so many just swallow Bush’s lies without complaint. Can you imagine if Clinton did this kind of stuff? God, they probably would have hung him on a tree. Here are just a few random things that I don’t think of as “American.” Bush Administration Refuses to Comply With FOIA Request on Pre-War Intelligence – This will make it hard to proceed to stage 2 of the…

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Scrooge Budget

Scrooge Budget

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What a Christmas gift (sarcasm dripping…). This morning, the Senate passed a budget hurting low-income families just four days before Christmas. It included cuts to health care, child support, and educational assistance to low-income families while further lowering taxes for the wealthiest Americans and increasing the deficit for the next generations. The vote was so narrow that Vice President Cheney cut short a diplomatic trip to the Middle East to break a 50-50 tie. The bill has been amended to…

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Appoint Special Counsel for Domestic Spying Abuse

Appoint Special Counsel for Domestic Spying Abuse

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The ACLU has issued this call to action for special counsel: President Bush broke the law when he secretly authorized the National Security Agency to spy on Americans. No American is beneath the law’s protection. And no one – not even a U.S. president – is above the law’s limits. Congress should insist that the Department of Justice appoint a special counsel to determine if oaths of office were broken or federal laws were violated. Our system of checks and…

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