Can't. In order to do so, even if it was possible, he would have had to actually have made a decision. As we all know, his inability to act decisively prolonged the event and put further risk on the captain. In the same vein, though, why do you think that he has not been take to task for being responsible for the deaths of 3 black teenagers?
The short answer to your question is yes. I'm afraid that most Americans are too self-absorbed to care about things very long. They have a shorter attention span than Glenn. They are largely emotional and when the emotion wanes, it's over. As for "torture", I agree with you. We should be allowed whatever means necessary to extract info from terrorists. Remember, the Geneva Conventions don't apply to terrorists. We are/were fighting a group that is not part of any country's army who doesn't wear uniforms, etc.
Also, for officials of one administration to have to fear that, even though they acted within the limits of the law, they would face prosecution at a later date because of political differences, severely hampers the function of an administration. Prosecuting Bush admin. lawyers for such opinions would amount to just that. It is a dangerous can of worms to open. Then again, in the future, could BO admin could be prosecuted for not upholding the Constitution? Maybe even treason? Is this now a banana republic?
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Actually you did. I posted my reply after you posted the above link with the DHS link. So sorry, no gotcha.
Absofrigginlutely. In NY we have two senators who are, by virtue of Hillary's appointment, are up for election in 2010. This is a unique opportunity for New Yorkers to work to ensure that our constitutional rights are never infringed by some international treaty.
Of course he's smiling. He just upgraded his standard of living 100 fold. Upon conviction he gets 3 hots, a cot, cable TV, and a new special friend named Bubba. Upon appeal by the ACLU, he has a chance to walk free in the greatest nation in the world.
Mike, I subscribe to Rush Limbaugh's philosophy that we shouldn't shut them up. After all, they do have the right to speak their mind. Instead we need to keep them around as examples to those complacent individuals who don't think things can ever go that far in the wrong direction. What we need is what I gather we and others are doing: write, speak, and let your elected representatives know that we have allowed our government to take too much of our freedom and riches and that they need to get the people off the Great Government Teat.
I see Glenn's commentary as more pointing out that Paul's choice of "mascot" was unfortunate given that person's propensity for violence. He went on to say that he "gets it" and its ok to raise money as you see fit as long as it is used peacefully. He in no way insinuated that Paul and his supporters are terrorists. I also feel that his statements about the disenfranchisement of the American people are consistent with what he says today. I, therefore, reject your notion as a stretch of fact. As for the data base, if you file a tax return, drive a car, vote, own a gun, have a CCW permit you are already in a FBI data base. So if you believe that this country is great but the government has long since overstepped its bounds, stand up regardless of what data base you find yourself in. We need people to speak out against what we perceive to be appalling intrusion and infringement on our fundamental rights guaranteed under a Constitution that is currently under attack from many fronts.
I believe Obama when he says HE won't ban assault weapons. HE doesn't have to. He has the most anti-gun administration in history. Eric Holder and Hillary top the list, but it goes deep deep deep. Factor in his appointment of Harold Kho as legal advisor to the State Dept. and we can look for transnationalism to creep into our legal system and those "living, breathing" folks will have plenty of precedent to ban whatever is banned elsewhere in the world. This doesn't even include the potential for outrageous taxes on guns and ammo, having the military destroy brass to deplete the supply on the market and drive up prices, and a whole host of other options. Oh yeah, don't forget Rahm (don't waste a crisis) Emanuel. You just gotta know he's got some tricks up his sleeve.
Yup. They took all the guns away in England and now they want to ban knives. Some people are just a bit dense.
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