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snappyturtle

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14. I was thrilled to hear this. So thrilled that I called the WH and told them so! nt

Reply to The Magistrate (Reply #1)

Thu May 23, 2013, 04:45 PM

May 2013

John Nichols has urged this for a long time. Now, if we could get
habeas corpus????? Like to see the undoing of some of the harm
brought to the nation via bush/cheney.

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Obama calls on Congress to repeal the Bush-Cheney AUMF (military authorization) [View all] ucrdem May 2013 OP

This Line, Sir, Made Me Give A Small Cheer... The Magistrate May 2013 #1

Well, there's nothing particularly to stop him from trying ucrdem May 2013 #5

I was thrilled to hear this. So thrilled that I called the WH and told them so! nt snappyturtle May 2013 #14

thanks for calling the WH, snappy! n/m Cha May 2013 #18

The Congress wont pass it. darkangel218 May 2013 #2

We'll see I guess. ucrdem May 2013 #3

Making Congress work for Iliyah May 2013 #4

such a great longgspeech, we have to see if congress will act. watch again at this link Sunlei May 2013 #6

Yeah what was up with that? ucrdem May 2013 #8

Ask Medea Benjamin... BadtotheboneBob May 2013 #10

link to story on the hecker grantcart May 2013 #15

This is good news. I know the conservatives wont go for it but it warms my heart rhett o rick May 2013 #7

I think it is. ucrdem May 2013 #9

And yet... OnyxCollie May 2013 #11

That's the point of repealing it. ucrdem May 2013 #13

I confess, I'm a bit puzzled here primavera May 2013 #23

I'm not sure "blank check" is entirely accurate . ucrdem May 2013 #25

+1000 Not only used without hesitation.....FOUGHT for. woo me with science May 2013 #31

"The Democratic Party's Deceitful Game": They are willing to bravely support any progressive action woo me with science May 2013 #24

People believe the darndest things. ucrdem May 2013 #26

If the warmongering is ever going to end, woo me with science May 2013 #27

Okay I hear ya and that's well put but . . . ucrdem May 2013 #29

Stay tuned. nt woo me with science May 2013 #32

"Watch what we do, not what we say." pscot May 2013 #37

An "authorization" does not require him to use force. merrily May 2013 #34

I fully support repeal of the AUMF. Laelth May 2013 #12

That's what I want to hear. Now, let's make it so. Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #16

It is good news urcbem sheshe2 May 2013 #17

That's the part that kpete pointed out in her OP, she.. Cha May 2013 #19

Excellent news..and thank you for it, ucrdem Cha May 2013 #20

Thanks, Cha, it was a terrific speech. ucrdem May 2013 #28

It was brilliant, ucrdem. Cha May 2013 #30

Exclusive: Congressman Preps Bill to End Terror War Authority IDemo May 2013 #21

So the wheels are a-turning already. ucrdem May 2013 #22

We already know that Mr Obama gives great speech. malthaussen May 2013 #33

Obama reading a script written by an unknown entity. blkmusclmachine May 2013 #35

Did you watch or listen? ucrdem May 2013 #41

Tell Congress to repeal it or..... 4bucksagallon May 2013 #36

Even when Obama does something his haters claim they want him to do... Pragdem May 2013 #38

"Refine" or repeal? grahamhgreen May 2013 #39

"refine, and ultimately repeal" ucrdem May 2013 #40