The constitutional and criminal misbehavior of the administration that was only possible with the full support of the Democrats
On Jan 21, 12:27 am, "liberal mike532 !" <[email protected]> wrote: > Obama Has to Hold Bush Accountable for the Laws He > Brokehttp://www.truthout.org/011909M > Elizabeth Holtzman, The Nation: "President Obama, on his first day in > office, can make a number of changes that will mark a clean break > with > the Bush presidency. He can, and should, issue an executive order > revoking any prior order that permits detainee mistreatment by any > government agency. He should begin the process of closing Guantanamo, > and he should submit to Congress a bill to end the use of military > commissions, at least as presently constituted. Over the coming > months > he can pursue other reforms to restore respect for the Constitution, > such as revising the Patriot Act, abolishing secret prisons and > 'extraordinary rendition,' and ending practices, like signing > statements, that seek to undo laws. While these steps are all > crucial, > however, it is not enough merely to cease the abuses of power and > apparent criminality that marked the highest levels of George W. > Bush's administration. We cannot simply shrug off the constitutional > and criminal misbehavior of the administration." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
