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The scope of federal power
Boston Globe by Jeff Jacoby 10/24/07 ‘Do we really want presidents who sign laws that they think are unconstitutional?’ It was a debate over the Bush administration’s conduct in the war on terrorism.... ...
Terror watch list swells to more than 755,000
The size of the list, typically used to check people entering the country through land border crossings, airports and sea ports, has been growing by 200,000 names a year since 2004. Some lawmakers, security... ...
The spies who shagged your Fourth Amendment
Daytona Beach News Journal by Pierre Tristam 10/23/07 This time around, besides a servile judiciary, the Bush administration is enjoying a groveling Congress, too — neo-Democrats who think adopting Republicans’... ...
Intellectual Fallacies of the War on Terror
Chalmers Johnson, writing for TomDispatch.com, says: "Stephen Homes is a law professor at New York University. In 'The Matador's Cape', he sets out to forge an understanding - in an intellectual and historical... ...
The New York Times: With Democrats Like These ...
The New York Times editorial board writes: "Every now and then, we are tempted to double-check that the Democrats actually won control of Congress last year. It was particularly hard to tell this week.... ...
It's Time Once Again To Play Worldwide Preemptive War
Today's alert closes with a satirical piece, with the humor hopefully not too dark. But first, we have action to take. Support The Weekly Agenda At Democrats.com This site is NOT the Democratic party.... ...
Bush calls for expansion of spy law
Battle Creek Enquirer 09/19/07 Presid ent Bush said Wednesday he wants Congress to expand and make permanent a law that temporarily gives the government more power to eavesdrop without warrants on suspected... ...
Republicans pushed 'bogus' terror threat to expand FISA, lawmaker says
Republicans and the Bush administration used a 'bogus' terror threat that raised specific fears of an attack on the Capitol to scare lawmakers into adopting a dramatic temporary expansion of the government's... ...
Republicans Block Detainee Rights Bill
Reporting for The New York Times, David Stout writes "A move to give terrorism suspects the right to challenge their detentions in federal court fell short in the Senate today, even though it had majority... ...
SENATE READY TO VOTE ON RESTORING HABEAS CORPUS
One of the most shameful failings of the last Congress was allowing the right to writ of Habeas Corpus to be gutted. But now there is a movement to restore the Constitution sponsored by Senators Leahy,... ...