To my chagrin, I have never seen an episode of Boston Legal. If only it aired an hour (or two) earlier. It looks like a show to which I could easily have become addicted. Here’s ten minutes on Guantanamo. What’s not to love? Never mind the cast (wow. the cast.) – this is a succinct overview of the views of the left and the right. Based on the real situation, naming names too. Democrats would love it except that they…
I was rereading a bit about Emerson and self-reliance earlier. It affected me, as it always does. Before I wade into current political statements of opinion on the recent Presidential Directives (I’ve seen blog headlines), I’ve decided to treat it like I would treat any document I wanted to interpret. What follows is my initial set of impressions and thoughts. This will change, it always does. It might be interesting to do part 2 sometime later, when these thoughts bounce…
Sign the Alliance for Justice Petition to Restore Habeas Corpus Petition Text: We call on the United States Congress to enact legislation that will restore our Nation’s commitment to law and freedom. In the fall of 2006, Congress passed a law governing military commissions, which included a provision that stripped certain detainees of their habeas corpus rights. Habeas corpus has been the bedrock of our justice system for centuries. The Supreme Court asserted that it “is the fundamental instrument for…
Wouldn’t you love to see him perform this? Can’t you hear the words as you read? Call that humiliation? No hoods. No electric shocks. No beatings. These Iranians clearly are a very uncivilised bunch. Terry Jones, Saturday March 31, 2007, The Guardian And what’s all this about allowing the captives to write letters home saying they are all right? It’s time the Iranians fell into line with the rest of the civilised world: they should allow their captives the privacy…
Great List! 109 Reasons To Dump The 109th Congress from The Progress Report Issue 11/07/2006, by Judd Legum, Faiz Shakir, Nico Pitney, Amanda Terkel and Payson Schwin We need a new Congress — here’s why: 1. Congress set a record for the fewest number of days worked — 218 between the House and Senate combined. [Link] 2. The Senate voted down a measure that urged the administration to start a phased redeployment of U.S. forces out of Iraq by the…
The Commission of Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity Committed by the Bush Administration released its final verdict on Wednesday, September 13, 2006. Guilty. 11:00 AM, Press Conference, Camp Democracy (Constitution & 14) 12:00 Noon, Delivery of Verdict to the White House Full text of the verdict in PDF. An unprecedented Commission of Inquiry has found the President of the United States and his administration guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The five-member panel of jurists unanimously found the…