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The sad decline of Michael Mukasey
His reputation for integrity was meant to restore credibility to the Justice Department. Instead, his remarks on waterboarding show that he, like Alberto Gonzales, has let the White House call the shots.
By Sidney Blumenthal [2007-11-01]

  • How about sedition?

    In Canada what you are describing as Addington and Cheney's "doctrinal" views, we would call sedition.

    Our Supreme Court has held that a conviction for sedition required proof of an intention to incite disorder against the institutions of the state, for the purpose of disturbing constituted authority in some way.

    That seems to fit the Addington doctrine. Given the unfortunate history you have had with your Sedition Acts you may wish to shy away from the term, but, by whatever name, it does seem to me that the Addington/Cheney "doctrine" is criminal in nature, in that it is designed to covertly undermine the constituted authority of the USA, and it is is not merely a matter of a differing partisan political view as to what the constituted authority is.

    -- wstander
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    Thursday, November 1, 2007 01:17 PM
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