it is now increasingly clear that President Bush and his top advisers viewed the 9/11 attacks as an opportunity to implement a series of right-wing legal theories that secretly granted Bush unlimited power to act lawlessly and outside the traditional parameters of the U.S. Constitution. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
Parry looks at the implications of the Yoo memos and the consultations with Gonzales and Addington. He finds the effect was a near fatal attack upon the constitution.
Disempowering the people and enpowering a strong executive was a key threat of the Bush administration. It is still a threat today. Different president, same threat.
The Military Commissions Act remains in effect to this day, although President Barack Obama has vowed not to apply it, favoring use of regular civilian or military courts. More »
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