Archive for May 21st, 2007
National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive
avi - May 21st, 2007
I hate anything resembling the tin-foil hat brigade, but this is very disconcerting. And it’s gone unreported in the media. The President has recently issued an executive order that would transfer total control of the government to him (Congress, Courts, everything) in the event of a national emergency. Leaving aside the fact that this order [...]
Read More..>>The Correct Answer on Torture
avi - May 21st, 2007
I’ve been thinking a lot about the GOP debates and how awful they were on so many levels. And I’d like to offer any of the candidates who happen by a simple suggestion as to how to better answer the question about torture — lawfully, responsibly, correctly — and still be true to themselves.
Imagine [...]