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Contact Democratic Senators who have yet to support restoration of Habeas Corpus
ByMikaelAfterDowningStreet.org David Swanson (As If Bush Will Obey the Law Anyway) The following Democratic Senators have still not signed up to cosponsor the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007: Daniel Akaka (D-HI); Max Baucus (D-MT); Evan Bayh (D-IN); Robert Casey (D-PA); Kent Conrad (D-ND); Byron Dorgan (D-ND); Daniel Inouye (D-HI); Herb Kohl (D-WI); Mary Landrieu…
Cheney Impeachment Gains Traction in House Judiciary Committee
ByMikaelopednews by Marjorie Cohn Nine out of 23 Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee favor starting impeachment hearings against Vice-President Dick Cheney. Six of the nine are co-sponsors of H.R. 799, which contains three articles of impeachment. Articles I and II of H.R. 799 accuse Cheney of purposely manipulating intelligence to deceive Congress and…
[UPDATE] Hawaii Seeking Impeachment
From a Hawaiian IfP Friend — First, here are a couple of links to the actual resolution itself and to any action being taken on it. resolution:http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/SCR83_.htm bill status:http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus2.asp?billno=SCR83 It is not techinically a bill though. It is what’s called a resolution. This means, among other things, that it is supposed to reflect the sentiment…
Gonzo!, Don’t let the door hit ya’ where the Lord split ya’
ByMikaeltherawstory Alberto Gonzales gives his final speech as Attorney General David Edwards and Adam Doster Alberto Gonzales ended his tumultuous tenure as U.S. Attorney General Friday with a speech reflecting on his life in public service at an airbase in Washington. “My time in public service has had its share of difficulties, but even more…
Appeals Court Criticizes Bush’s “Unchecked Authority” with Wiretaps
National Security Agency‘s surveillance programs appeared skeptical of and sometimes hostile to the Bush administration’s central argument Wednesday: that national security concerns require that the lawsuits be dismissed. “Is it the government’s position that when our country is engaged in a war that the power of the executive when it comes to wiretapping is unchecked?”…
