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Top DLC Dem Says Let Bush and Cheney Off Because 'the Constitution doesn't poll very well'
Top Dems say keep harmony, protect Bush. Don Siegelman says "give me a break."
by madfloridian
Sat Jul 19th 2008
Several Democrats and advisors lately have indicated that no prosecution of the Bush administration should be pursued. A statement along these lines was made at Netroots Nation by an advisor to Obama from ( Read more... ) -
Obama's poll numbers plummet: Apparently betraying Americans does not pay
The Constitution does not say, "We don't like ex post facto law, but Congress can go ahead and pass it anyway." The Constitution says, "No ex post facto law ... shall be passed."
Glow Fading?
The latest NEWSWEEK Poll shows Barack Obama leading John McCain by only 3 points. What a difference a few weeks can make.
Jonathan Darman
Newsweek Web ( Read more... ) -
Seven Republican Members of the House Judiciary Call for Impeachment out of Duty to the Constitution
July 11, 2008
GOP Reps. Smith, Sensenbrenner, Coble, Gallegly, Goodlatte, Chabot, and Cannon after much deliberation put the Constitution and rule of law before politics. Rep. Lamar Smith stated, “As much as one might wish to avoid this process, we must resist the temptation to close our eyes and pass by. The president’s actions must be ( Read more... ) -
Greenwald interviews ACLU re: constitutional challenge to new FISA law
Thursday July 10, 2008 18:10 EDT
Interview with ACLU re: constitutional challenge to new FISA law
(updated below - Update II)
This afternoon, I spoke with Jameel Jaffer, the Director of the ACLU's National Security Project, regarding the two legal proceedings commenced today by the ACLU challenging the constitutionality of the new FISA law. The ( Read more... ) -
Status of the Bill of Rights
Scroll down.
Amendment 1 -
Freedom of Speech (On life support)
Freedom of Religion (OK)
Freedom of Press (corrupt)
Freedom of Assembly (Curtailed)
Freedom to Petition the government (OK)
Amendment 2 - Right to Bear Arms (Alive and well*)
Amendment 3 ( Read more... ) -
Obama veers to the right, but does he need to take the Constitution with him?
jurisprudence: The law, lawyers, and the court.Constitutional Drift
By Doug Kendall and Dahlia Lithwick
Posted Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at 6:05 PM ET
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Fourth Amendment Revised
The [previous] right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated [dependent upon the discretion of the government], and no Warrants shall issue [only sometimes be needed later], but [with no legal requirement to demonstrate] upon probable cause, ( Read more... ) -
Obama unequivocally says some constitutional rights must be suspended
Bob Ostertag
Obama, FISA and the Netroots
Posted July 7, 2008
The current dust-up in the Obama camp over this week's FISA vote may have real consequences for the rest of this campaign. As you may know, the largest "group" on the Obama campaign's social networking site, MyBarackObama.com, is now a group assembled to protest Senator Obama's reversal of ( Read more... )
