Credo — When presidents and federal judges take office, they must swear to support and defend the Constitution. But federal judge Jay Bybee worked long and hard to undermine the Bill of Rights – and to make sure that President George W. Bush could do the same. On March 2, the Justice Department released a…
New York Times, By CHARLIE SAVAGE and NEIL A. LEWIS – A day after releasing a set of Bush administration opinions that claimed sweeping presidential powers in fighting terrorism, the Obama administration faced new pressure on Tuesday to support a broad inquiry into interrogation, detention, surveillance and other practices under President George W. Bush. Justice Department officials…
For Immediate Release March 04, 2009 Contact: Jonathan Godfrey Lillian German WASHINGTON (DC) – In an agreement reached today between the former Bush administration and Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Karl Rove and former White House Counsel Harriet Miers will testify before the House Judiciary Committee in transcribed depositions…
“Be it resolved that: Whereas members of the George W. Bush Administration have been revealed to have committed and in many instances openly admitted to actions in violation of American Law, International Law and the United States Constitution, including but not limited to a). Authorizing the use of torture, b). Spying on Americans, c). The…
