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

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 »

Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV - via Markos Moulitsas, New York Times (Most Emailed)

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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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