added 2007 Thu Jun 7 17:31:42 by TechnologyExpert
VP Cheney blocked the promotion of a Justice Dept official involved in a bedside standoff over Bush's eavesdropping program, a Senate committee learned Wed. In a written account, former Deputy AG James Comey said Cheney warned AG Alberto Gonzales that he would oppose the promotion of a dept official who once threatened to resign over the program.
VP Cheney blocked the promotion of a Justice Dept official involved in a bedside standoff over Bush's eavesdropping program, a Senate committee learned Wed. In a written account, former Deputy AG James Comey said Cheney warned AG Alberto Gonzales that he would oppose the promotion of a dept official who once threatened to resign over the program.
added 2007 Sun May 20 1:23:22 by Wil
"In the off chance there is anyone out there who continues to harbor doubts as to whether Alberto Gonzales is a liar, I present you with a rather blatant example of the man's dishonesty that, for reasons I can't quite understand, doesn't seem to have been reported anywhere."
"In the off chance there is anyone out there who continues to harbor doubts as to whether Alberto Gonzales is a liar, I present you with a rather blatant example of the man's dishonesty that, for reasons I can't quite understand, doesn't seem to have been reported anywhere."
added 2007 Sat May 19 20:13:02 by TechnologyExpert
NIXON: Well, when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal. Q: By definition. NIXON: Exactly, exactly. The echoes of President Nixon's radical interpretation of American democracy are still heard frequently today, most notoriously in relation to President Bush's warrantless domestic spying program.
NIXON: Well, when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal. Q: By definition. NIXON: Exactly, exactly. The echoes of President Nixon's radical interpretation of American democracy are still heard frequently today, most notoriously in relation to President Bush's warrantless domestic spying program.
added 2007 Sat Jan 27 15:09:09 by Spadecaller
Despite Bush's backtracking on the warrantless spying,he rejects the Fourth Amendment and judicial review of his "inherent" powers." Gonzales maintains: judges are not 'equipped to make decisions' about the commander-in-chief's actions regarding national security. The courts are becoming lackeys of the executive branch.
Despite Bush's backtracking on the warrantless spying,he rejects the Fourth Amendment and judicial review of his "inherent" powers." Gonzales maintains: judges are not 'equipped to make decisions' about the commander-in-chief's actions regarding national security. The courts are becoming lackeys of the executive branch.
