Comments on Born at the Crest of the Empire: A further claim of extraordinary executive powers

Wow. Those are great comments.Honestly, Rick, I ...

2006-01-26T22:38:00.000-06:00

Wow.

Those are great comments.

Honestly, Rick, I am not an international expert, I was just trying to make the argument from a different angle. And, yeah, no UN agreements are technically binding unless someone is willing to bring it up and force a decision by the country in question whether to reform or abandon it. Even the IAEA which does carry some force is a voluntary agreement.

And, enigma, that's one of the reasons I often include my astonishment at the inclusion of "enviro-terrorists," in terror statutes. Very occasionally, someone is hurt in one of their actions, but largely they are actions against corporate property and policy. This is why it terrifies me so. Organized hate groups, Christian identity, KKK, as examples, not to mention the anti-abortion clinic attackers, are not treated specially under statute.

Corporate power is protected under the Bush interpretation of terror, but individuals, really, are not.

And, Kvatch, it's terrifying to me. Under their legal argument, the only thing prevenmting them from tapping solely in the US is their decision. Under the sweeping powers they claim, there is no legal distinction between the points of tapping.

Mike

You make an excellent point.Yet, I've had it told ...

2006-01-26T21:38:00.000-06:00

You make an excellent point.

Yet, I've had it told to me by Conservative Attorneys that our obligations to the UN Charter, rather than being a constituent treaty, it's merely an International Suggestion.

They hate the Supremacy Clause and they hate any restrictions on their ability to control every aspect of our lives.

I KNOW firsthand that ALL of this is true, I am a ...

2006-01-26T21:14:00.000-06:00

I KNOW firsthand that ALL of this is true, I am a nurse , a mom, I have NO connections to Osama- I just happened to blow the whistle on a large Chemical company as an environmental investigator. My Hell with this regime Began BEFORE 911 ( come over to http;//watergatesummer.blogspot.com/) , This Regime is using EVERY possible resource to spy and retaliate, and harrass any people they view as an Enemy- it has not a damn thing to do with terrorism. I fear that MANY are on these Lists, and being surveilled or monitored and we don't know...I don't hink I am the only one.

...argue that the administration does not need Con...

2006-01-26T19:06:00.000-06:00

...argue that the administration does not need Congress to extend the USA Patriot Act in order to keep using the law's investigative powers against terror suspects.

Holy autocracy Batman! This is rule by executive decree.

You and I are thinking alike again. I just blogged on Gonzales acting like an administration cheerleader rather than as the AG. Can I link this? Oh hell, I'm going to anyway. Just warning ya'. :-)