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Originally Posted by roachboy
finally.
something good happened to put a term on this "kafkaesque nightmare" (i know i just saw this phrase somewhere...) that the bush people had put into motion, the war on due process which they called the "war on terror"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008...amo.georgebush
this ruling made me happier than the celtics did last night.
it is an indication of the extent to which the climate of hysteria the right relied upon to rationalize its policies has crumbled.
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I think this is a good reason why checks and balances exist. It also paves the way for future changes as precedents get set.
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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Amazing. Even Bush's personally-installed puppet court is giving him a low approval rating.
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what's his personally installed puppet court?
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