dreamdancer 0 #1 July 26, 2009 just another bit of paper being ripped up... QuoteThis new report today from The New York Times' Mark Mazzetti and David Johnston reveals an entirely unsurprising though still important event: in 2002, Dick Cheney and David Addington urged that U.S. military troops be used to arrest and detain American citizens, inside the U.S., who were suspected of involvement with Al Qaeda. That was done pursuant to a previously released DOJ memo (.pdf) authored by John Yoo and Robert Delahunty, addressed to Alberto Gonzales, dated October 23, 2001, and chillingly entitled "Authority for Use of Military Force to Combat Terrorist Activities Within the U.S." That Memo had concluded that the President had authority to deploy the U.S. military against American citizens on U.S. soil. Far worse, it asserted that in exercising that power, the President could not bound either by Congressional statutes prohibiting such use (such as the Posse Comitatus Act) or even by the Constitution's Fourth Amendment, which -- the Memo concluded -- was "inapplicable" to what it called "domestic military operations." Though it received very little press attention, it is not hyperbole to observe that this October 23 Memo was one of the most significant events in American politics in the last several decades, because it explicitly declared the U.S. Constitution -- the Bill of Rights -- inoperative inside the U.S., as applied to U.S. citizens. Just read what it said in arguing that neither the Fourth Amendment -- nor even the First Amendment -- can constrain what the President can do when overseeing "domestic military operations" (I wrote about that Memo when it was released last March and excerpted the most revealing and tyrannical portions: here). Here's just a small sample to convey the rancid taste of that Memo: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/07/25-4stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #2 July 26, 2009 Quote just another bit of paper being ripped up... And bandwith being wasted!If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallingOsh 0 #3 July 26, 2009 So the Bush administration made the proper decision. Copy. Thanks for another well-thought-out post. -------------------------------------------------- Stay positive and love your life. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #4 July 26, 2009 Cheney's trampling of the Constitution has, thank god, become as old news as Clinton's blow jobs. Time to focus on real issues of the day that affect people's lives, like the coverup of Obama not having really been born on Earth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
likearock 1 #5 July 26, 2009 QuoteTime to focus on real issues of the day that affect people's lives, like the coverup of Obama not having really been born on Earth. I have proof! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonD1120 58 #6 July 26, 2009 Quote Quote Time to focus on real issues of the day that affect people's lives, like the coverup of Obama not having really been born on Earth. I have proof! And he believes it.Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 25 #7 July 26, 2009 Why couldn't we trade him for someone good? (glad we got rid of that guy, though) -- Tom Aiello [email protected] SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #8 July 26, 2009 ...and President Bush said "no." End of story.So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites