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2006/8/17

'Reasserting The Rule of Law Over Lawless Administration'

@ 08:10 PM (24 months, 23 days ago)

The New York Times has written a wonderful op/ed on the judge's decision to put a hault to BushCo's warrantless domestic spying program.

But this one paragraph in particular speaks to me, because it rings so true.  From the New York Times op/ed:

"But for now, with a careful, thoroughly grounded opinion, one judge in Michigan has done what 535 members of Congress have so abysmally failed to do. She has reasserted the rule of law over a lawless administration and shown why issues of this kind belong within the constitutional process created more than two centuries ago to handle them."

Ruling for the Law

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  1. aaahhh shes making up the law as she goes, your just afraid she'll outlaw rolling papers, you as an american citizen have not actually ever lost any constitutional rights,, ever,, which is why islami nazi sign sez , freedom go to hell cause the 1 n the picture here is the 1 who really wants to take away your rights and here you are helping islami nazi

    Comment by aza spade— 2006/08/17 @ 08:53 PM — (Reply)

  2. She wasn't making the law up!

    She was holding the President of the United States accountable for abiding by the law. She reminded us all that NO president is above the law.

    In effect, she was saying that George W. Bush has violated his oath of office, when he pledged to uphold the Constitution of the United States.

    That is the issue here.

    I suggest you watch this video:

    http://www.crooksandliars.com/posts/2006/08/17/cafferty-on-the-nsa-ruling-bush-is-breaking-the-law/

    Comment by SMillard— 2006/08/19 @ 12:03 PM — (Reply)

  3. all presidents have broke the law in some way or another, from large to small laws, ALL presidents and truth be told probably ALL human beings even if its just once,

    Comment by aza spade— 2006/08/19 @ 01:05 PM — (Reply)

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