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Cyrano

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13. We saw the "legal advice" that

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #12)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 01:04 PM

Feb 2013

Bush/Cheney got from lawyer John Yoo and others regarding torture. It doesn't stand up to the light of day.

As I said elsewhere, I hope the theory in my op is wrong. It would be a catastrophy if some future president in the Bush/Cheney mold used Obama's actions as a precedent. If a president can order the death of American citizens, what's to stop some future prez from hitting some "terrorist" group in South Chicago?

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A theory of why Obama is withholding drone memos [View all] Cyrano Feb 2013 OP

He's turning them over actually. Solly Mack Feb 2013 #1

He said he was turning them over, but hasn't. Cyrano Feb 2013 #2

I think they just announced on Wednesday that they would turn the memos over. Solly Mack Feb 2013 #5

Could be. As I said, Cyrano Feb 2013 #6

Oh, I agree that Republicans will use any means they can to attack President Obama. Solly Mack Feb 2013 #7

They were supposed to have them yesterday (Thursday) morning Catherina Feb 2013 #8

Thanks! Solly Mack Feb 2013 #10

See reply #12 jberryhill Feb 2013 #17

But the Republicans are completely FOR this resolution & the drone program. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #3

And they're MORE FOR dragging Obama down Cyrano Feb 2013 #4

Or, the public? How can "we the people" hold our government accountable if we don't know what it's Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2013 #9

I think it's the opposite Enrique Feb 2013 #11

Because it is an opinion of counsel jberryhill Feb 2013 #12

We saw the "legal advice" that Cyrano Feb 2013 #13

Yes, we did see it jberryhill Feb 2013 #16

I'll bow to what seems to be Cyrano Feb 2013 #19

I wouldn't say we are "screwed concerning transparency" jberryhill Feb 2013 #20

There are those other than Republicans who put a higher priority on "getting" Obama than on patrice Feb 2013 #14

Don't forget the 1% have no political party. nt patrice Feb 2013 #15

Or it could be what it almost ALWAYS is. Marr Feb 2013 #18