Olbermann, Professor Turley on "state secrets" and the law

[DeepModem Mom]

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Constitutional law scholar Professor Jonathan Turley: "THEY DON'T WANT A COURT TO SAY THAT THE PRESIDENT DID SOMETHING THAT IS A FEDERAL CRIME....THE (state secrets) PRIVILEGE IS NOW A TOOL USED TO PROTECT THE GOVERNMENT FROM ITS OWN CRIMES."

[defendandprotect]

1. So, we're kinda where Hitler was . . . the courts make his crimes LEGAL?

[DeepModem Mom]

2. IIRC, Turley says if he had one wish it would be to put this genie back in the bottle. nt

[pleah]

3. My wish is, that we had more people

like Mr. Turley out there fighting for the Constitution. I love this guy. He also said once on KO's show that Buttmunch has broken about 30 laws.

[DeepModem Mom]

4. He's great, Jesuswasntafascist -- welcome to DU!!!

[pleah]

13. Thank you very much!

[WillyT]

15. Welcome To DU, Jesuswasntafascist !!!

Glad ta have ya aboard!

[babylonsister]

5. RECOMMEND! I think this segment was VERY important and might

explain some Dem stonewalling. Thanks for finding it, Mom!

[DeepModem Mom]

6. Thanks, babylonsister! I saw the segment live, and thought it was important, too. nt

[bdamomma]

7. all this stuff won't stop until we put a stop to it.

[ProfessorPlum]

8. Let's rate this up

The idea that executive privelege is used to keep people from proving the gov'n committed a crime in court when it is plain that a crime was committed, simply because doing so would force an impeachment trial (and who would want that?) sickens me.

[PDJane]

9. At the risk of being called alarmist,

This scares the bejeepers out of me.

This is exactly what dictators have done in this century. It is yet another symptom of a closing society. However, this administration has gone one further than Hitler; they have withdrawn from the International Criminal Court that the US created, and that should have been the first warning bell.

[ClayZ]

10. K and R

[LongTomH]

11. I like Professor Turley's comment................

..........that most of the great reforms originated with citizens. If we're going to get rid of this 'state secrets' horror, or corporate personhood it's going to have to start with the grassroots.

[gateley]

12. K&R! nt

[proud patriot]

14. We need to take it back

[gulfcoastliberal]

16. This certainly seems to indicate that on issues of critical importance, the DLC operatives conspire

with the RW to keep us on course to a brave new totalitarian dystopian nightmare.

[bjobotts]

17. It's too late. Waited too long. Just keep pretending we live in a democracy

At least as long as you can keep them from coming for you or yours.

[rateyes]

18. Love his allusion to old monkey butt...

[RainDog]

19. kick this one back up n/t