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Likewise, how can anyone who has criticized Bush's detention policies, complain about the Obama Justice Department?
Glenn, your persistent and consistent reporting on the Obama interpretation of Justice is impressive for your refusal to defend the indefensible even though you have supported Barack Obama in his quest to become President. You have demonstrated that Obama has gone beyond the autocratic tenets of the Bush administration.
The death of Democracy in this country may have been insidious for some time, but the first big earthquake was the Supreme Court coronation of George W Bush to the Presidency. The Obama record on presidential power corrupting habeas corpus and other basic principles of our legal system will equal that if it is not reversed.
The biggest question thst I have for Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor is how will she rule on questions of Presidential usurpation of judicial and legislative power. All other questions are relatively insignificant.
