It looks like this is a high crime in the sense intended by the writers of the constitution. The story does a commendable job in outlining the path to where the buck should stop.

An indictment of this magnitude with this much evidence doesn't need to show present all key viewpoints. They will come out soon enough. If you've ever wondered what it is like to live at a time when your government is in trouble, here you are. This deserves a five star rating as it is a detailed, expert response to a complex breaking story.

Good connect-the-dots piece. Greenwald puts together the Republican insistance on a "unitary executive," the Bush signing statements, and their consistent record of breaking the law. If only he could put the last piece in of how we can use this to impeach King George, I'd be content.

There are few issues more important to the American people, and a working of a democracy, than an appropriate balance between the power of the government and the liberty of its governed. This story seems to thoroughly present an area that is overlooked by many in this time when we are prone to overgrant government authority at the expense of protections for citizens' liberties. Many will rationalize that government intrusion into our private affairs should be ok if we have nothing to hide, but who is to say that government knows the standards of what is right and wrong? If I decide that what you are doing is bad, and a majority of Americans agree with me, ergo what you are doing is bad and we should be able to check up on you. ... More »

This is an excellent piece. It is informative, well-researched, and clearly presented. It is to Salon's credit that the online magazine published it; as I am not a Salon subscriber, it's hard for me to know if this piece is typical of the quality of the journalism there. But it is noteworthy that the commercial media have not yet made a big enough story about this. Typical TV coverage is limited to the horserace-style issues, i.e. that the scandals may force Attorney General Gonzales and FBI Director Mueller to resign. In the case of the FBI, abuse existed under J.Edgar "Mary" Hoover, and the FBI's record in the JFK and Martin Luther King investigations was light years beyond disgraceful, the continued bleeding ulcer that is the ... More »

Yes -- it calls the government to be accountable, with precise details as to the problems.

Excellent and in depth.