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The Library Tower Plot And We Still Don’t Need to Cancel The Constitution

February 11, 2006 John

Well, it is interesting that after Little Al Gonzales got ripped a new one during the Senate Hearings on King George’s domestic warrantless spying, the King suddenly decided it was OK to declassify some bogus “threat” so he could tell us about it (you know 9/11, airplanes into buildings, be afraid, be very afraid). Bush says he will not talk about specific security threats to America. Unless, of course, he needs to talk about a specific threat to Los Angeles to confuse the public and gain some cheap political advantage.

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Legal Scholars Dispute Bush’s Defense of Domestic Spying

February 3, 2006February 3, 2006 John

Bush’s defense of his illegal domestic spying program in the State of the Union was almost entirely disputed yesterday by legal specialists across the ideological spectrum. “Bush’s assertion that his program was legal prompted a group of 14 prominent law professors, including both liberals and conservatives, to pen a joint letter objecting to his arguments.” Legal scholars disputed three false claims made by Bush.

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Section 605 of Proposed Patriot Act

January 31, 2006 John

Section 605 of the House version of the Patriot Act renewal legislation. It calls for the creation of a Federal Police Force. Your imperial presidency at work.

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Midterm Elections About Fear…ahh Security

January 30, 2006January 30, 2006 John

Karl Rove says that this year’s midterm elections will be about security. Were but that true.

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Deconstructing the Various Domestic Spying Lies

January 29, 2006March 25, 2008 John

Just over a week ago, the White House promised to provide the legal, constitutional and moral justifications for the sort of warrantless spying on Americans that has been illegal for nearly 30 years. Instead, we got the familiar mix of political spin, clumsy historical misinformation, contemptuous dismissals of civil liberties concerns, cynical attempts to paint dissents as anti-American and pro-terrorist, and a couple of big, dangerous lies.