Americans Speaking-Up
AMERICANS SPEAKING-UP
EVEN Sen.Dick LUGAR ! see The Colbert Report warning: it's SATIRE
Henry Waxman, House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman
Current investigations by Waxman include White House contacts with jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff; the use of Republican National Committee e-mails by White House staff including Rove; and White House use of pre-Iraq War Intelligence and allegations of improper handling of classified information.
"There is evidence that both the White House and the Office of the Vice President have flaunted multiple requirements for protecting classified information," Waxman writes. More here
"There is evidence that both the White House and the Office of the Vice President have flaunted multiple requirements for protecting classified information," Waxman writes. More here
50 high school seniors in the Presidential Scholars program urging a halt to "violations of the human rights" of terror suspects held by the United States.
High school seniors present president with letter to urge Bush to ban use of torture during annual program
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Chairman of the subcommittee on Constitutional Issues
"We rejected monarchy in this country more than 200 years ago...This President appears to have forgotten that fact". "Not only has he asserted the right to go around the FISA Court and the Wiretap Act, but he has actually done so."
"This entire warrantless wiretapping is illegal and the President and Attorney General are engaged in a criminal conspiracy. I mean, to me this is worse than Watergate," he said.
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"This entire warrantless wiretapping is illegal and the President and Attorney General are engaged in a criminal conspiracy. I mean, to me this is worse than Watergate," he said.
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Former Pres. Jimmy CarterRead here
“I think as far as the adverse impact on the nation around the world, this administration has been the worst in history,” Mr. Carter, 82, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, said. “I think that the almost undeviating support by Great Britain for the ill-advised policies of President Bush in Iraq have been a major tragedy for the world,” he said.
RESTORE HABEAS CORPUS
and honor the GENEVA CONVENTIONS
Senate Armed Services Committee hearings
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"Under procedures established by the Administration for conducting Combatant Status Review Tribunals (CSRTs) at Guantanamo, these detainees can be detained for life as an enemy combatant on the basis of coerced testimony and hearsay evidence, without having a lawyer, without knowing what the evidence was against him, and therefore, without having a reasonable opportunity to disprove that evidence." - Senator Carl Levin
Rep. Maxine WatersSee video here
See Maxine Waters on "The Stephanie Miller Show", final run on MSNBC and she went out with bang. This interview with Maxine Waters (D-CA) should be required viewing for every American. It's all about framing the issues and few people do it better than Congresswoman Waters. Watching these women shred the Bush rhetoric on Iraq and the money for the troops is truly a thing of beauty.
Gore VidalSee Maxine Waters on "The Stephanie Miller Show", final run on MSNBC and she went out with bang. This interview with Maxine Waters (D-CA) should be required viewing for every American. It's all about framing the issues and few people do it better than Congresswoman Waters. Watching these women shred the Bush rhetoric on Iraq and the money for the troops is truly a thing of beauty.
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Writer, activist, cultural critic and iconoclast Gore Vidal talks to Senior Correspondent Maria Hinojosa about what the killings at Virginia Tech, and their aftermath, say about the state of America today. Vidal also shares his strong views on President Bush, a potential war with Iran, and 'the loss of the republic.'
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HOORAY for GRAVEL See Senator Gravel speak-up against pre-emptive war,
and the war-mongering dems during last night's democratic debate.
Reaction to former Senator Mike Gravel' in Thursday's debates has been nearly as explosive as the Senator's performance. The two-term Alaskan Senator is best known for his role in entering the Pentagon Papers into the public record.