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Why Hasn't Obama Abrogated Bush's Controversial Executive Orders?
Simply put, no one man -- not even a nice, articulate, charismatic one -- ought to claim the right to suspend a person's constitutional rights. Not in America. Certainly no one man -- not even a young, handsome, likeable one -- should be able to have anyone he wants whacked.
Score: Constitution 5, Gulags 4new
The supreme court's recent decision not only restored habeas-corpus rights to enemy combatants, but gave all of us one our most important civil-liberty victories to date.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate |
06-19-2008 |
Civil Liberties
