Bush-Era Debate - Using G.I.’s in U.S.

New York Times by Mark Mazzetti, David Johnston | Jul. 25, 2009 (Breaking News)

WASHINGTON — Top Bush administration officials in 2002 debated testing the Constitution by sending American troops into the suburbs of Buffalo to arrest a group of men suspected of plotting with Al Qaeda, according to former administration officials.

Some of the advisers to President George W. Bush, including Vice President Dick Cheney, argued that a president had the power to use the military on domestic soil to sweep up the terrorism suspects, ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Jul 24, 2009 - 7:36 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Samuel W. Velsor IV (review), Glenn LaBauve (review), Randy Morrow (review), Judy Plapinger (review), Jack Dinkmeyer (review), Chris Finnie (review)
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Jul 24, 2009 - 9:04 PM PDT

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Jack Dinkmeyer
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 by Jack Dinkmeyer - Jul. 25, 2009

A news report about plans that could have caused a huge outrage in the country if Bushies had realy ordered soldiers to violate several amendments of the constitiution by invading America. Amendments which were reaction to centuries of European soldiers personally harassing ordinary people.

Cheney was born in the wrong decade in the wrong country. He would have wowed 1932 Germany.

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Chris Finnie
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 by Chris Finnie - Jul. 30, 2009

Cable news has had a field day with this story, calling Dubya an unlikely hero of civil rights. It does seem Yoo should be disbarred for simple ignorance of U.S. law. Even I know more about Posse Comitatuas than he seems to.

Pet peeve in headline above (though not in the actual story)--using an apostrophe in a plural acronym. NYT does it all the time. Bugs me!

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Samuel W. Velsor IV
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 by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Jul. 30, 2009

Another unconstitutional act uncovered.

No surprise that Vice President Cheney was behind this. Can you even guess if he had become president.

“The president has ample constitutional and statutory authority to deploy the military against international or foreign terrorists operating within the United States,” ... More »

Samuel posted this story.
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Randy Morrow
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 by Randy Morrow - Jul. 27, 2009
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Judy Plapinger
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 by Judy Plapinger - Jul. 30, 2009

I don't know why I should be surprised by anything to do with the application of executive power by the Bush Administration, but THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. If anyone needed further proof that the Cheney wing of the Bush Admin saw terrorism as an excuse to greedily extend Executive Power over citizens of the U.S., this latest bombshell should do it. I never thought I'd be grateful for the counsel of Condolezza Rice, but in this case…

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Glenn LaBauve
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