It was a rough week in Washington for the law last week. As president of the Center for Constitutional Rights, I spent much of the week fighting against the passage of the Military Commission Act, which stripped the fundamental right of habeas corpus from noncitizens. Because so much of the debate was focused on prisoners held at Guantánamo, the new bill’s full impact was poorly understood. But our loss in Congress last week has consequences for citizens, as well as for legal permanent residents (green card holders) and noncitizens anywhere–and consequences for the rule of law in this country.
Michael Ratner, President of the Center for Constitutional Rights
4 OctThe Real Coverup?
4 OctRobert Scheer: Rice More Sordid Than Foley
They are such liars. And no, I am not speaking only of the dissembling GOP House leaders led by Speaker Dennis Hastert who, out of naked political calculation, covered up for one of their own in the sordid teen stalking case of Rep. Mark Foley.
Call me old school, but I am still more concerned with the Republicans molesting Lady Liberty while pretending to be guarding the nation’s security, an assignment which they have totally botched. The news about the Foley coverup, while important as yet another example of extreme hypocrisy on the part of the Republican virtues police, should not be allowed to obscure the latest evidence of administration deceit as to its egregious ineptness in protecting the nation.
Moral Values?
3 OctThe House Republican Leadership Scandal (or as I named it, PedophileGate)
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The irony is inescapable, and voluminous
3 OctOne more reason to be ashamed that I am from Texas
A Caney Creek High School dad is fired up because the Conroe Independent School District uses the book “Fahrenheit 451” as classroom reading material.
More on Foley and who knew, and when
3 OctFoley’s behavior was despicable, but members of the House leadership — foremost among them Dennis Hastert — were not shocked, because they already knew. Follow the link. An investigation is definitely in order.
