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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 05:53 PM Original message |
Certain practices were illegal, were then "legalized" and are now "banned" |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. They were never "legalized." |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. That's why I have that term in quotes - to indicate skepticism |
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bullimiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 06:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. you cant change the constitution, treaties and laws by fiat. torture was and is illegal. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. Are you talk about Gay Marriage in California? n/t |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 06:11 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Ha! I could be, although I did not realize it. No, I was talking about |
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tritsofme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
6. They became codified as illegal under the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005, however Bush claimed |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 06:24 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Well, considering that Bush was never actually President, according to the Constitution |
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tritsofme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 06:28 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Well when you assume that position |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 06:42 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Do you know that I was unaware that he used the language "unitary executive branch" |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-16-09 06:31 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Ok, I'm reading that signing statement again |
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tritsofme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-16-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Signing statements have the power the president gives them. |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
10. I posted this earlier today. |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 07:05 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Merh! OMG! It would be a beautiful poetic justice if they were ensnared in their own web. |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 07:14 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Oh, I posted a thread and it fell to page 3 quickly |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-15-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. WOW! I missed it myself |
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