are you talking about the bush bill bailing out wall street ? On Nov 13, 2:22 am, "\"Lone Wolf\"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is no doubt that he will not amend any of these laws that are > central to the war on terror that he supports. The closing of > Guantanamo bay is a populist move that negates any need for policy > change. The Democrats just ILLEGALYrepealed a law that gives tax > breaks of 140 billion dollars to the banks that have already robbed > Americans blind. ONE HUNRED AND FORTY BILLION DOLLARS. > > On Nov 12, 5:35 am, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > foot basins ! what do foot basins have to do with [ > > > Barack Obama will become chief executive of a nation that has been > > greatly weakened - in particular, our freedoms, our values, and our > > international reputation have been greatly undermined by the policies > > of the past eight years. > > > > Ask President-elect Obama to restore the America we believe in > > > Presidents have enormous power not only to set the legislative agenda, > > but also to establish policy by executive order, federal regulation, > > or simply by refocusing the efforts and emphases of the executive > > agencies. The new president must use all of these tools to restore our > > freedoms and move the country forward. > > > Doing so will require determined action in the face of inevitable > > opposition. It will require conveying to the American people why > > grants of unchecked power do not actually make us safer, and why > > Americans must stand firm in protecting the values that at our best we > > have always represented and defended at home and around the world. > > > It will not be easy to undo eight years of sustained damage to our > > fundamental rights. But it can be done. > > > This paper lists many of the actions that the new president should > > take in order to decisively signal a restoration of American values > > and a rejection of the shameful policies of the past eight years. > > > The first year of any new administration is crucial and sets the stage > > for what will follow. The new President needs to hit the ground > > running and to make full use of that first crucial year. > > > We have grouped needed actions into those that the new president > > should take on day one, in the 100 days and then the first year. Those > > actions include executive orders as well as mandates or directives > > from the president to his cabinet secretaries and agency heads. > > > Part 1 - Day One > > Day One: Stop Torture, Close Guantánamo, End Extraordinary Renditions > > > > Ask President-elect Obama to restore the America we believe in > > > The next president will have a historic opportunity -- on day one -- > > to take very important steps to restore the rule of law in the > > interrogation and detention of detainees held at Guantánamo Bay, Iraq, > > Afghanistan, and in secret prisons around the globe. Every action > > taken pursuant to an executive order of President Bush can be reversed > > by executive order of the next president. > > > Therefore, on the first day in office, the next president should issue > > an executive order directing all agencies to modify their policies and > > practices immediately to: > > > Cease and prohibit the use of torture and abuse, without exception, > > and direct the Attorney General immediately after his or her > > confirmation to appoint an outside special counsel to investigate and, > > if warranted, prosecute any violations of federal criminal laws > > prohibiting torture and abuse; > > Close the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay and either charge and > > try detainees under criminal law in federal criminal courts or before > > military courts-martial or transfer them to countries where they will > > not be tortured or detained without charge; > > Cease and prohibit the practice of extraordinary rendition, which is > > the transfer of persons, outside of the judicial process, to other > > countries, including countries that torture or abuse prisoners. > > > Stop Torture and Abuse > > > > Ask President-elect Obama to restore the America we believe in > > > The next president should issue an executive order, on the first day > > in office, that orders all agencies to take immediate steps to ensure > > that torture and abuse is prohibited by the federal government, that > > no agency may use any practice not authorized by the Army Field Manual > > on Intelligence Interrogations, that no president or any other person > > may order or authorize torture or abuse, that all violations of Common > > Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions are prohibited, that all persons > > being held overseas must be registered with the International > > Committee of the Red Cross in conformity with Defense Department > > practices, and that all intelligence interrogations must be video > > recorded. In addition, the president should order all agencies to > > comply with requests from Members of Congress for unredacted copies of > > documents related to the development and implementation of U.S. > > interrogation policies. The president should also ask the U. S. > > Attorney General to appoint an outside special counsel to investigate > > and, if warranted, prosecute any violations of federal criminal laws > > prohibiting torture and abuse - focusing not just on crimes committed > > in the field, but also on crimes committed by civilians, of any > > position, in authorizing or ordering torture or abuse. Finally, the > > president should order the immediate closure of all secret prisons, > > and prohibit the CIA and its contractors from detaining anyone. > > > Close Guantánamo and Restore the Rule of Law for Detainees > > > > Ask President-elect Obama to restore the America we believe in > > > On the first day in office, the president should order the shutdown of > > the Guantánamo Bay detention facility and restoration of the rule of > > law for the detainees now held there. Specifically, the president > > should order the prompt shutdown of the detention facility, the > > transfer of any prisoners charged with a crime to a facility within > > the continental United States for trial in a federal criminal court or > > before a military court-martial, and the transfer of all uncharged > > detainees to countries where they will not be abused or imprisoned > > without charge. > > > End and Prohibit the Practice of Extraordinary Rendition > > > > Ask President-elect Obama to restore the America we believe in > > > The president should order all agencies, on the first day in office, > > to end and prohibit any rendition or transfer of any person to another > > country without judicial process. The president should prohibit the > > rendition or transfer of any person to another country where there is > > a reasonable possibility the person would be subject to torture or > > abuse or detained without charge. Any person subject to any transfer > > shall have a due process right to challenge any transfer before an > > independent adjudicator, with a right to a judicial appeal. > > > In each instance, the executive order should by its terms rescind any > > conflicting previous order - none of which have been made public and > > remain secret to this day. > > > Part 2 - First 100 Days > > 1. Warrantless spying. > > Issue an executive order recognizing the president's obligation to > > comply with FISA and other statutes, requiring the executive branch to > > do so, and prohibiting the NSA from collecting the communications, > > domestic or international, of U.S. citizens and residents. Issue an > > executive order prohibiting new FISA powers from being used to conduct > > suspicionless bulk collection. Re-examine the recent amendments to > > Executive Order 12333 to limit and regulate all intelligence community > > activities and to fully protect the privacy and civil liberties of > > U.S. citizens and residents. Repeal and make public any secret > > executive orders that limit or qualify that order. Order the attorney > > general to launch an investigation to determine if any laws were > > broken or to appoint a special counsel to do the same. > > > 2. Watch lists. > > Issue an executive order requiring watch lists to be completely > > reviewed within 3 months, with names limited to only those for whom > > there is credible evidence of terrorist ties or activities. Repeal > > Executive Order 13224, which creates mechanisms for designating > > individuals and groups as terrorist suspects and preventing US persons > > and companies from doing business with them - a power of such breadth > > that, the record shows, it inevitably leads to the designation of many > > innocent people and does more harm than good. > > > 3. Freedom of Information - Ashcroft Doctrine. > > Direct the attorney general to rescind the "Ashcroft Doctrine" > > regarding Freedom of Information Act compliance, which instructs > > agencies to withhold information whenever there is a "sound legal > > basis" for doing so, and return to the compliance standard under > > Attorney General Janet Reno, which promoted an "overall presumption of > > disclosure" of government information through the FOIA unless it was > > "reasonably foreseeable that disclosure would be harmful." > > > 4. Monitoring of activists. > > Direct the attorney general and other relevant agency heads (eg, > > Defense and Homeland Security) to end government monitoring of > > political activists. Direct the attorney general to repeal the new > > Attorney General Guidelines regarding FBI investigations, and replace > > them with new guidelines that protect the rights and privacy of > > innocent persons. An executive order should also direct the relevant > > agencies to refrain from monitoring political activists unless there > > is reasonable suspicion that they have committed a criminal act or are > > taking preparatory actions to do so. > > > 5. DOJ's Civil Rights Division. > > Order renewed civil rights enforcement at Civil Rights Division, DOJ. > > Specifically: in Voting Section - prosecution of Section 2 and Section > > 5 cases on behalf of minority communities; in Employment Litigation > > Section - renewed class action > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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