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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
... Why? Not because what they did was legal or justified, but because "these people did what they did under orders and with patriotism."
All true and correct, but a constitutional scholar ought to put a name to the principle: Sovereign Immunity.
This concept, derived from the "Divine Right of Kings", holds that any and all official government conduct is and ought to be free from any civil or criminal prosecution. If it's authorized by a government executive, it's legal.
Of course, this principle isn't mentioned in the Constitution, nor any U.S. law, but has been upheld by the Supreme Court as an accepted provision of British Common Law. It's the basis for "executive privilege" and "color of law immunity."
It is the "foot in the door" for evading "equal treatment under the law" for any act of any government official.
Pinning a label on the idea is important, to focus attention on a perverse and pervasive corruption of the rule of law. It is the key to modern dictatorship and tyranny.
Glenn and readers, I apologize for using that kind of tone in my writing. I am being hypocritical and will try to live up to my own beliefs better in the future.
Say it ain't so. Say it ain't so.
So will all the Zionists who called most of us here "anti-Semites" for noticing the power of "The Lobby" now come back and apologize?
from the article you linked: "by reaffirming Israel's inalienable right to defend against attacks from Gaza, as well as our support for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process"
Orwell sends his regards.
Whew! That's not just staunch support for Israel, it's unequivocal.
Hmmmm...I wonder whether this means the egg has the inalienable right to stop the chicken from sitting on it.
Although the post was apparently deleted, I disagree.That single post demonstrated perfectly the complete and total lack of legitimate argument that many, if not all, of our beloved trolls and other rightwing shills have in their support of the Bush/Cheney reign of terror on the world.
Except that it also accused someone of illegal behavior, might have brought the wrath of the FCC down on UT, and was just the kind of post that might attract a reprehensible and vile segment of the population to UT, not that UT doesn't already have some vile people, but you know what I mean.
Congress is a racket. I can count the decent principaled human beings in both chambers on my toes and fingers. Pelosi and Reid are the antithesis of "leadership".
Why do they hate America? Why do the hate American citizens? I think electoral targets for upcoming elections have been successfully lased. Hoyer, Pelosi, Reid, Harman, Rockefeller . . .
...but I really must remark on the "cease fire" aspect of your Senate's Resolution. It seems that the U.S. feels that Israel really oughtn't to agree to cease killing the people in Gaza unless and until they can be sure they can stop killing them for a really long time.
[reznit eedjit Sh**ter]: So killing twenty Jews by rocket is OK, but not twenty Arabs by interrogation?
Make you a deal, Sh**ter. You find the blog that has said that, and we'll applaud your going over there to tell them they're full'o'it.
Fair 'nuff?
Don't let the door slam your a$$ on the way out.
Cheers,
P.S. to Glenn: Is this verging on "obsessive"/"repeatedly defamatory" behaviour worthy of simply trashing? At what point do we say, "You've restated your false and defamatory claims twenty times. Three generations of imbecile comments is enough. We're sterilizing you..."?
I'm pretty sure that it was an Electro sock puppet post. In which case the content alone is one reason for the deletion but add to that the banned scum RealName/ElectroRobot being the "author", there would be no slack for deleting the post. So, I'm with you. Jebbie is full of used cat litter in this instance.
The main stream media in this country aren't 'journalists', they are 'urinalists'.
Pissing on what's left of democracy as they pour fuel to the embers.
Treasonous acts for what I remember of the 'old American Century'.
So much for the Bushies bring 'accountability' and 'adults' to the White House. It's the 'Blight House' and it's going to take more than a legion of constitutional realists and cleaners to remove the stench and the stain...
Join me in calling today's 'journalism' what it is: Urinalism!
You're more than welcome to use the title in your article. Israel has pissed me off even more than Bush invading Iraq and that is saying something!
GlennGreenwald [to reznit eedjit Sh**ter]:
Are you capable of opening your mouth and making an argument without blatantly lying?<;blockquote>Objection - counsel is badgering the witness again.
Typo. That's "witnessing the badger...."
Cheers,
ApologyGlenn and readers, I apologize for using that kind of tone in my writing. I am being hypocritical and will try to live up to my own beliefs better in the future.
-- tommy1733
What are your beliefs?
A quick read of your previous posts seems to indicate a rather biased view of this Blog's owner, his readership, and of Israel's current (and past) despicable actions relative to the Palestinians.
Do you support the legitimate government of the occupied territories right to govern?
Do you support the stated goal of Israel to overthrow the legitimate, duly elected government of Gaza?
Do you believe Israel's claim that their strikes are made using only "precision guided" weapons when it appears that most of the IDF's casualties are "blue on blue" in nature?
Do you really believe that if Glenn Greenwald said the sun came up in the west that "his followers" would agree with him?
I'm pretty sure that it was an Electro sock puppet post.
Agreed.
Shouldn't there be a limit to the number of sock puppets one user can have? You would think the techies would have figured this one out by now.
Two pissing posts in a row. I wonder what Mooser would say.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
Salon headlines in your mailbox
