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"At least two thirds of our miseries spring from human stupidity, human malice and those great motivators and justifiers of malice and stupidity, idealism, dogmatism and proselytizing zeal on behalf of religious or political idols." - Aldous Huxley

Current Mood: angry

From the ACLU:

This sounds so outrageous, it seems like a joke or something out of "The Onion."

Attorney General Michael Mukasey is demanding that Congress issue a new declaration of war so that anyone that this president or the next one declares to be an "enemy combatant" can be held indefinitely without a trial.

The new declaration of war would make the entire globe — including the United States itself — a “battlefield” where the president decides who will be locked up forever.

With only five weeks left in the Congressional schedule and only six months left in the Bush presidency, Mukasey’s ridiculous power grab should be laughed out of town. But given this Congress’ track record, the Mukasey proposal is no laughing matter. Especially because it also includes a cover-up of the Bush administration’s systemic torture and abuse of detainees.

We can’t take for granted that Congress will reject this outrageous proposal. We have to meet it with an immediate wall of protest that says to Congress: “Don’t you dare.”

I just told my members of Congress to reject the dangerous Bush/Mukasey plan. You can do the same thing here:

http://action.aclu.org/mukasey

Current Mood: amused

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Current Mood: busy

Finally, the Bush administration system of injustice is starting to fall apart.

The Supreme Court just issued an historic decision restoring the rule of law to the prison at Guantánamo. This is a stunning blow to the Bush administration's system of injustice.

Help make sure this decision marks the beginning of the end reprehensible practices that have been carried out in the name of the American people at Guantánamo Bay, including the failed Military Commissions system.

Sign the petition calling on America’s leaders to end the system of injustice at the prison at Guantánamo Bay:

http://www.aclu.org/justice

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Thanks for taking a stand!

The ACLU Online Team

Current Mood: distressed

Rape victim Olivia Tamayo won in court. But how many are silent victims?

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Current Mood: aghast

Judges Dismiss Suit Seeking Damages for Guantánamo Torture
Judges Say Men at Base are Not "Persons" Under U.S. Law, Torture a "Foreseeable Consequence" of Military Detention

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Current Mood: contemplative

Here Come the Thought Police
by Ralph E. Shaffer and R. William Robinson

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