The US Supreme Court: law against power

On 29 June 2006, the United States Supreme Court struck a blow for the rule of law, deciding in every respect against the Bush administration.
The American judges' ruling against Bush's military-tribunal plan for Guantánamo detainees is a historic moment.....more

Supreme Court Ruling May Ripple Through Other Bush Policies

How any chance of an oil deal died
With no unified counterproposal to offer, the Florida delegation ended up able to do little to stand in the way of gulf drilling.....more

STOGIE BANISHED TO THE SIXTH LEVEL OF HELL AS A HERETIC...more

Is Era of Right-Wing Site Popularity Over?
Could it be that Internet users are getting tired of political sites in general? Maybe so. But http://moveon.org is up 13 percent in the same period....more

State Tracked Protesters in the Name of Security
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office in charge of protecting California against terrorism has tracked demonstrations staged by political and antiwar groups, a practice that senior law enforcement officials say is an abuse of civil liberties....more

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.....Mark Twain

Nixon Would Be Proud

"In my view, far from deserving condemnation for their courageous reporting, the New York Times . . . and other newspapers should be commended for serving the purpose that the Founding Fathers saw so clearly."
-- Justice Hugo Black, New York Times v United States

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Where we have strong emotions, we're liable to fool ourselves...Carl Sagen

"United State's Office of Censorship"
Several Fox News media figures suggested that the U.S. government should "put up the Office of Censorship" to screen news reports to determine whether they "hurt the country" or are of "news value.....more

China completes railway to Tibet

The pan-Himalayan line climbs 5,072m (16,640ft) above sea level and runs across Tibet's snow-covered plateau - dubbed the roof of the world....more