Is the Fourth Amendment dying? |
The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was designed to protect us from unreasonable searches and seizures.It specifically states the following:"The right of the people to be secure in their per...
Posted by Mary Shaw on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:06:00 PST |
Bushs "noble cause" revealed |
It's still not clear how the war in Iraq is a "noble cause", as Bush describes it.But maybe now we're starting to see the true cause, be it noble or otherwise.Yesterday's New York Times led with a rep...
Posted by Mary Shaw on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:55:00 PST |
There are better alternatives to offshore oil drilling |
Bush and McCain are now all keen on offshore oil drilling.Yesterday, Bush urged Congress to lift the current ban that prohibits it. Then he blamed the Democrats for the high gas prices. (The good ne...
Posted by Mary Shaw on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:09:00 PST |
McClatchy’s bold and brave revelations on Gitmo detainees |
The McClatchy newspaper organization is currently running a 5-part series called "Guantanamo: Beyond the Law". The series is based on an eight-month investigation in which McClatchy reporters travele...
Posted by Mary Shaw on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:18:00 PST |
Is McCain backer worse than Rev. Wright? (and where is the media outrage?) |
Are the media pundits continuing to give John McCain a free ride?This past spring, Barack Obama came under fire for comments made in the past by his former paster, Reverend Jeremiah Wright. It got so ...
Posted by Mary Shaw on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:20:00 PST |
Saudis may increase oil production (but not for Bush) |
Last month, George W. Bush visited his buddy King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and asked that the Saudis increase oil production in an attempt to reduce gasoline prices. King Abdullah "resisted" Bush's p...
Posted by Mary Shaw on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:26:00 PST |
Bush regrets tough talk, but McCain keeps it up |
One of the many disturbing episodes from George W. Bush's first term was when he couldn't think of any mistakes that he had made.On April 13, 2004, when asked during a press conference what he felt hi...
Posted by Mary Shaw on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:16:00 PST |
Tim Russert, RIP |
I was shocked and saddened to hear the news yesterday that NBC's Tim Russert had suddenly collapsed and died while on the job. He was only 58 years old.Russert was known for doing his homework and u...
Posted by Mary Shaw on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:14:00 PST |
Supreme Court restores habeas corpus rights for Gitmo detainees |
Yesterday, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the prisoners we're holding at Guantanamo Bay have a Constitutional right to challenge their detention in a federal court.Justices Alito...
Posted by Mary Shaw on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:38:00 PST |
Iraqis want us out of their country (and how Bush will spin it) |
How would you feel if foreign military forces invaded your country, bombed it to bits, and stuck around for years further destroying property and harming innocent people? Your infrastructure has been ...
Posted by Mary Shaw on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:55:00 PST |
