edwardian
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Sat Oct-31-09 07:35 AM
Response to Reply #18 |
| 20. A poster who can understand nuance? |
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Wow! Maybe there is a reason to keep coming here! Thanks NE for a ray of intelligence and hope.
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| -Obama administration seeks to block wiretap suit |
kpete |
Oct-30-09 10:12 PM |
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"the court can "conduct its own independent assessment of our claim." Holder said" |
NYC_SKP |
Oct-30-09 10:16 PM |
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My gut tells me to be OK with this decision. |
Cant trust em |
Oct-30-09 10:55 PM |
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Continuation of bad goverment. |
edwardian |
Oct-31-09 07:31 AM |
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Phew. That was easy. |
Cant trust em |
Oct-31-09 09:41 AM |
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Exactly. I criticized bush on this very issue, why would I let Obama off the hock for |
still_one |
Nov-01-09 09:20 AM |
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And Bush started this wiretapping 6-7 months BEFORE 9/11 . . . |
defendandprotect |
Oct-30-09 10:23 PM |
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Yes, Bush was terrible in so many ways. No one is going to prosecute him, though. |
No Elephants |
Oct-31-09 07:53 AM |
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If the disclosure would impede trying the Cheney Gang for war crimes |
Overseas |
Oct-30-09 11:06 PM |
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*giggle* |
No Elephants |
Oct-31-09 07:17 AM |
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Obama Administration Invokes State Secrets Privilege…Again |
kpete |
Oct-31-09 02:24 AM |
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In other words, |
Downwinder |
Oct-31-09 02:24 AM |
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No |
sandnsea |
Oct-31-09 02:24 AM |
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"we invoking it to preserve executive power" |
ixion |
Oct-31-09 06:09 AM |
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Self Delete. |
No Elephants |
Oct-31-09 07:54 AM |
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Yes, the OP has the same statement. What else would the D of J say about asserting the privilege? |
No Elephants |
Oct-31-09 08:03 AM |
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Holder's full statement |
sandnsea |
Oct-31-09 02:24 AM |
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"And please just take our word for that -- we wouldn't lie to you!" |
katandmoon |
Oct-31-09 02:24 AM |
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Phew. That was easy. nt |
Cant trust em |
Oct-31-09 02:24 AM |
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Yes, so? Again, what do you expect him to say? "Disclosing this |
No Elephants |
Oct-31-09 08:25 AM |
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Republican payback. |
Skink |
Oct-31-09 02:24 AM |
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"The Obama administration has essentially adopted the position of the Bush administration in these c |
joeycola |
Oct-31-09 02:24 AM |
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The key part of that being "more than any other previous administration" |
NYC Liberal |
Oct-31-09 03:13 AM |
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I have seen that comment about signing statements so many times and it is misleading as hell. |
No Elephants |
Oct-31-09 07:30 AM |
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A poster who can understand nuance? |
edwardian |
Oct-31-09 07:35 AM |
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Thank you, but each and all of us has bits of knowledge. Pooled, they are I hope, |
No Elephants |
Oct-31-09 08:12 AM |
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So you're in favor of nuance as long as it supports your position. |
Cant trust em |
Oct-31-09 12:27 PM |
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The point of a signing statemen is to highlight differences in the |
24601 |
Oct-31-09 08:00 AM |
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Sorry, no. The point of a signing statement is whatever the President wants it to be, |
No Elephants |
Oct-31-09 08:16 AM |
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What you are saying simply isn't accurate - Here's a link to a Bill |
24601 |
Oct-31-09 07:10 PM |
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Yep, but that's exactly my point though. |
NYC Liberal |
Oct-31-09 02:14 PM |
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k/r |
Solly Mack |
Oct-31-09 02:24 AM |
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and the wire-tapping that started BEFORE 911... |
ixion |
Oct-31-09 06:07 AM |
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Nothing significant about this is new. |
No Elephants |
Oct-31-09 07:50 AM |
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