Why Might Schlozman Have Been Referred to a Grand Jury
Here’s a selection of just a few of the reasons why Brad Schlozman may be under investigation for perjury.
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Obama in Flint, MI
Hello everyone. I’m blogging from Flint, MI, where Obama will hold a town hall starting at 12EST. The town hall will be a big unity event–with some of our Congressional delegation and other top officials joining Obama to unify the Democratic Party. This follows our State Central Committee meeting–which was held Saturday–at which the same message of unity was emphasized.
How to Get the Transcripts
Here’s how I would go about getting Mukasey to release the transcripts.
A Response to Dean: The Failure, So Far, Has Been Congress’
John Dean is pointing fingers at the wrong entity for going soft on this Administration. The fault has been with Congress, not the Special Counsel.
$225,000 in Credit Card Debt
Are the $225,000 in credit card balances Cindy McCain has just another example of the Sugar Momma Express, or does she really have that expensive of taste?
At the Risk of Being Churlish
I’m sorry Tim Russert passed away. But I’d like to see the media give the same kind of eulogy for all the men and women who have died in George Bush’s war as they’re giving Russert.
Revenge of Article III
The opinion restoring Habeas does more than give 200 Gitmo detainees their day in court. It also makes a stand for the power of the Courts.
Matt Apuzzo Pushes Back
Matt Apuzzo gets cranky in good cause. And DOD and DOJ pout.
The Rule of Law Prevailed
I’m just getting off a conference call with the Center for Constitutional Rights, one of the organizations that has been pushing for Habeas at Gitmo for years. Gita Gutierrez, one of the CCR lawyers that’s been fighting this fight the longest, said of the ruling that “unambiguously the rule of law prevailed.”
Here’s some of what they believe the opinion to mean:The 40 to 60 people who have already been determined
Happy Habeas Day
Apparently, Anthony Kennedy understands a few things about the Constitution that many seem to have forgotten.
The laws and Constitution are designed to survive, and remain in force, in extraordinary times.
Which means the detainees in Gitmo and elsewhere will have their day in a real court, not the Show Trials put together at Gitmo.
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have rights under the Constitution to
