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Stephanopoulos Opened the Door for GOP Western PA Strategy
One can imagine at least two reasons that Hannity wanted Stephanopoulos to ask certain questions. First, the idea was to catch Obama off-guard and get him to either (1) make an overly general statement about guilt by association that would...more »
Posted on April 19, 2008 10:30 PM
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If Siegelman is acquitted, President Obama should consider making him AG.
Posted at March 27, 2008 10:43 PM in response to Siegelman Released from Prison
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Immunity is not about the telecoms, it is about whether the executive can act unilaterally (without the legislatures consent) to derogate the Bill of Rights.Giving the telecoms a pass gives President Bush a pass. Short of impeachment, the only way to stop executive unilateralism is to force the president to go through Congress. If congress grants telecoms immunity then, in the future, Presidents will have the impression that they can violate the Bill of Rights through the private citizenry with immunity. And the private sector will understand that there are no consequences for assisting in the violation of those rights.
Therefore, congressional members of both parties should think deeply and consequentially about the impact that a grant of immunity will have on the constitutional system of checks and balances.
Posted at March 6, 2008 5:17 PM in response to Pelosi: Surveillance Bill Focus Should Be on "Exclusivity"
