Warrantless Spying Apologetics Continue

The Bush administration and its supporters in Congress continue to mount defenses of the President's activities. Some are simply rhetorical flourish: Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said on Monday, "None of your civil liberties matter much after you're dead." Sen. Russ Feingold's (D-WI) retort, borrowed from Patrick Henry, was fitting: "Give me liberty or give me death." But other defenses of the program require deeper analysis: President Bush has argued that his authority to spy on Americans without a court order derives from the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) passed by Congress after September 11. Others have issued defenses that boil down to the claim, "President Clinton did it too." None are accurate

This Week on Left Turn with Cecily Friday

Joining me this Wednesday is Shane Kadidal, attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), a non-profit legal and educational organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We will be discussing the legal issues involving the Bush Administration's warrantless wiretapping on U.S. Citizens as well as CCR's work defending the rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Tune in at 7pm CST.

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Bush says Constitution "Just a goddamned piece of paper."

Maybe this explains why Bush is ok with revoking our 4th amendment rights by spying on U.S. Citizens

US defence of tactic makes no sense says legal expert

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Frist's Voting Record Favors Private Interests and Himself

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- An analysis of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's voting record shows a pattern of supporting bills that benefit HCA Inc., the Nashville-based hospital company that's been the foundation of the Frist family's wealth.

A Snake with A Thousand Heads-Daily Life in Iraq

Nightly shootings, daily suicide attacks and a flourishing kidnapping business have made life in Iraq increasingly unbearable. Are fanatical jihadists and frustrated Saddam Hussein supporters pushing the country towards civil war?

Failing Grades for the Bush Administration

911 Panel Gives Government an F on Homeland Security