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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 10:34 AM Original message |
"If Mukasey cannot say that the President must obey statute, he ought not be Attorney General." |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
1. he already said has Executive powers----for torture. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 10:41 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. He pretty much said executive power for ANYTHING. |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. "So long as a statute is constitutional, it is binding on everyone, including the president." |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 06:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. That quote looks to me like a big fat truck-sized hole... |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 09:46 AM Response to Reply #3 |
17. could you clarify please? |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 09:59 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. That's how I read it too. I'd appreciate some clarification as well. nt |
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sutz12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:06 AM Response to Reply #3 |
20. So it depends on what the definition of "is" is? |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. k&r |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 11:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. ditto |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. And anyone who doesn't know that water boarding is torture, shouldn't be AG either! |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
6. Yes, obviously. recommended |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
7. K&R n/t |
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yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
8. This is the spirit of Fascism, people. |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
9. and even though he can't or won't say it -- some Dems will vote to approve him |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 04:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. The Dems should reject Mukasey but they won't. |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
11. There is nothing that goes outside of the statute - don't they get it - yet? |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 04:55 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. "Waterboarding is against the Geneva Conventions," |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-24-07 06:40 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I totally agree. |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
16. It's all a farce. He'll be confirmed. n/t |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
18. If Mukasey can't figure out if waterboarding is torture, simple. Let's try it on him and |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-25-07 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
21. Does Bush win either way here? |
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