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- inactive, on 02/01/2008, -5/+597Then there will be no need for immunity, will there?
- tillerman00, on 02/01/2008, -16/+387Go ***** yourself, Mr. Cheney.
- toddcat, on 02/01/2008, -12/+139Right.....so President Bush didn't boast in 2005 that FISA had been abrogated and that HE WOULD CONTINUE TO. Sure Mr. 4% approval rating.
- theNazz, on 02/01/2008, -3/+127Q. Why does Dick Cheney need a retro-active immunity bill for his friends in the Telecom industry? A. Because Dick Cheney's friends in the Telecom industry have seriously violated the law against 'the people' The Bush Administration displays some real balls by publicly asking our law makers to make a retro active law that pardons those crimes committed against us. If the people stand down to these fascists now, America is going to fall hard and that's the bottom line.
- bsegovia, on 02/01/2008, -7/+127Holy *****. I now see why Ron Paul has been wrong! Cheney just told me that I don't need to worry about liberties being violated.
- Rotzooi, on 02/01/2008, -5/+98I think we still don't know Dick.
- vervalsing, on 02/01/2008, -3/+86It sounds like he's trying to use the Jedi mind trick.
- Napoleone, on 02/01/2008, -16/+94If Obama, or even Clinton, truly objected to retro-active immunity and warrantless domestic spying, do you not think they would have the necessary clout within their own party to remove this FISA bill from consideration? A prospective president is not to be ignored. They could have this bill tabled if they wanted.
They don't really care to, though. All they need is the political cover to say they opposed it, but their lack of leadership on this issue proves they're very much in favor of it. - stilesja, on 02/01/2008, -8/+73I love your use of "Mr." You could have gone low brow "Go ***** yourself, Dick". But you chose to keep things classy. I like that. Oh yeah, and to Mr. Cheney: Sir, you can suck my balls.
- inactive, on 02/01/2008, -5/+63Then his nose grew a little longer and sprouted a twig.
- felman87, on 02/01/2008, -7/+61Quote of the Year
- jaymzdean, on 02/01/2008, -5/+58I hate that man so much, my eyes and ears bleed when I hear his name.
- pimpofpixels, on 02/01/2008, -1/+51The 4th Amendment:
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. "
The constitution was written when laws were written clearly, and it's pretty clear. GET A WARRANT. Cheney and the phone companies violated our civil liberties. PERIOD. It so tiresome to hear that evil man continue to lie over and over again without any accountability. IMPEACH! - AriaStar, on 02/01/2008, -6/+54We'd actually have to, you know, *have* civil liberties for them to be violated....
- MacEnvy, on 02/01/2008, -0/+40*waves hand*
These are not the liberties you're looking for. - Frostman3D, on 02/01/2008, -0/+40I think people in public office should be held accountable to the people and have to answer questions truthfully and honestly. No immunity for these *****, and I think we should bring criminal charges against Bush/Cheney.
- Dumbledorito, on 02/01/2008, -0/+36They haven't violated anyone's civil liberties...
...and even if they did, it's classified. So nyah-nyah on the Constitution. - nubba, on 02/01/2008, -0/+34He lied and what's worst is a few of your tax dollars over the past few years (via Halliburton) has ended up in his private bank account somewhere in another country. feel violated now?
- inactive, on 02/01/2008, -1/+35These are not the civil liberties you're looking for...
- inactive, on 02/01/2008, -3/+36I think he's referring to the guy who yelled "go ***** yourself, Mr. Cheney" in New Orleans on live tv.
- cg4et, on 02/01/2008, -0/+30Well, since Dick Cheney says so (on Rush Limbaugh, no less), it must be true.
- Terr01, on 02/01/2008, -1/+30What the heck are you talking about, "Padilla in Cuba"?
Padilla is a good example, but he was held in South Carolina, not Guantanamo.
For details on Padilla/FISA-wiretapping, I highly recommend the archives of blogger Glenn Greenwald, who has a career in Constitutional law litigation and the first-amendment.
Current: http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/index.html
Archives: http://glenngreenwald.blogspot.com/2005/11/true-ty ... - stilesja, on 02/01/2008, -2/+29Halliburton moved their headquarters to Dubai and have made Billons off this war. Mark my ***** words: Dick Cheney will retire to Dubai after leaving office and he will fill the worlds largest swimming pool with all the cash they give him. (And by cash I mean Euros. Dollars aint worth ***** thanks to dick.)
- harvinator24, on 02/01/2008, -0/+27I declare shenanigans.
- Arkavus, on 02/01/2008, -2/+28Never in the history of man have so few been hated by so many.
- HPMNick, on 02/01/2008, -0/+25"Its not really illegal because we are going to change the law to make it legal".
I wish I could operate by those standards. - inactive, on 02/01/2008, -4/+29Bush has borrowed more than any other president combined. I think he had something to do with it...
- muymalgal, on 02/01/2008, -2/+27give bush, cheney and limpball a one way ticket to "club gitmo".
- itux1985, on 02/01/2008, -1/+25Thats funny I just heard the same thing on Fox News just a few seconds ago.
- thundershot69, on 02/01/2008, -0/+23That's awesome because I thought they had. Guess I was wrong.
- uptown, on 02/01/2008, -1/+24"With that said...can anyone name the specific U.S. citizens who had their civil liberties taken away via the Patriot Act, etc. along with the specific liberties that were denied?"
Anybody that has ever tried to present that case, and requested information pertaining to the warrant less wiretapping data, has been denied access to this information due to "national security". So basically there's no way to prove that someones rights are being violated since they chose not to provide any evidence that could be used to prove such a case. Their official statement is that they are only using this power to access data related to terrorist suspects or people with connections to terrorists, but the problem with this statement is that it flies in the face of the testimony provided by the AT&T whistle-blower which stated that they were basically siphoning ALL data and communications from the network, and were doing no filtering of what they took. What does that mean for you and me? It means that somewhere every form of voice and data communication you make is passing through a government computer which is analyzing this information and making connections between what it sees regardless of the bearing that information has on terrorism or national security. It's doing this with questionable oversight. But it's also impossible to bring any charges to stop it because doing so would allegedly endanger national security. - Harboggles, on 02/01/2008, -2/+24Meanwhile, back in reality......
- SLuM, on 02/01/2008, -1/+23We have violated EVERYBODY'S civil liberties. - Dick Cheney
- RandoTheKing, on 02/01/2008, -1/+23Not only is Cheney an excellent hunter, he is one hell of a comedian too!
- phnx0221, on 02/01/2008, -2/+23Agreed, I have nothing but contempt for him, and for Mr. Bush. Whenever he hails something as a positive change, I know it means we're ***** in some way. When he says that some action is benefiting, and harboring terrorists, it generally means it is something we must fight to preserve. These people disgust me.
- Delphium226, on 02/01/2008, -0/+21Somehow the 'just trust me' line doesn't work Dick.
- the6thReplicant, on 02/01/2008, -1/+22I don't hate Bush, but I do hate Cheney and Rumsfeld. For their whole political career they have been throwing FUD left, right and center. Back stabbed anyone who was pragmatic and intelligent enough to see pass their Straussian myth making.
Bush is just a puppet who doesn't even know it he is one. He believes in things that only a puppet could.
God I hope America will dig itself out of the hole it's made itself. - zombiedog, on 02/01/2008, -0/+21There needs to be a constitutional clause prohibiting retroactive immunity for any reason, at any time, period. That will make them behave.
Oh, right, what constitution? - Delphium226, on 02/01/2008, -3/+24Defending the indefensible again Mr. Spaza? I find it interesting how you claim to hate Bush and Co. and then proceed to defend their actions at every opportunity. Are you doing so simply because your hatred of 'liberals' exceeds your alleged hatred of Bush?
- sublimemm, on 02/01/2008, -2/+21queue = a line
cue = a prompt that performance is needed
illiterate = too many people - EricMiIIer, on 07/10/2009, -3/+22I will call him Mr. Vice President when he has earned the title.
- Sean42, on 02/01/2008, -0/+18What a couple of *****-smokers.
How much has cheneys' Halliburton stock options increased since he became president? - Proctor, on 02/01/2008, -3/+20That is ILLEGALLY obtaining evidence. It can't be used in court under the constitution.
- stretch611, on 02/01/2008, -6/+22That was my first thought as soon as I saw the article. If only I had been here 23 hours ago, I could have had all those diggs...
- enki25, on 02/01/2008, -1/+16We don't know the names of the tens of thousands of people who have had their telephone conversations monitored, because it's considered a national security secret. Can you name a single person who has had their civil rights defended by this administration? I hear it all the time from right wing weirdos, but they never mentions specific people that are now more free because of Bush.
- mongocrush, on 02/01/2008, -1/+16That's a good one.
Here's another one but in reverse:
"Why do the phone companies need immunity if they haven't done anything illegal?" - cJw314, on 02/01/2008, -0/+14What's this "constitution" you speak of?
- VitriolAndAngst, on 02/01/2008, -1/+15Then Cheney made peace signs with both hands and smiled at the camera; "Trust me..."
- Napoleone, on 02/01/2008, -4/+18"Dollars aint worth ***** thanks to dick."
You're giving him far too much credit. Our dollar is crashing because of a reckless borrowing and spending that has spanned decades.
On the one side, Republicans nurture and feed their Military-Industrial Complex. And on the other, Democrats seed and grow their Welfare State. It's a one-two punch with no sense of fiscal responsibility. - moxley, on 02/01/2008, -0/+13I hope he lives to see jail - or welcoming a mob of Americans making a visit to the Naval Observatory to offer their personal review of his "tenure," (sort of like Mussolini got to meet a large crowd of Italians at the end of his rule).
The guy is a machiavellian kleptogarch. -
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