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“If I catch anyone who leaks in my government,” Bush tells Chr\u00e9tien in March, 2002, “I would like to string them up by the thumbs — the same way we do with prisoners in Guantanamo.”
\nGeorge Bush to French prime minister Jean Chr\u00e9tien<\/a> with thanks to Digby<\/a>
\nPerhaps this quotation explains why Bush wanted so badly to make sure his torture law retroactively eliminated any guilt for people such as himself who broke existing laws. This is the “Rule of Law” Republican style.<\/p>\n

The blogosphere has done a wonderful job making quality information available to people about the GOP torture bill and its Congressional gang rape of our Constitution. The problem for many of us is finding the best posts. Without claiming that I have found all the best, here is a list of some really good ones.<\/p>\n

By Glenn Greenwald<\/strong><\/a>, a first amendment attorney:
\nMark Steyn and Hugh Hewitt reveal the true impulses underlying yesterday’s vote<\/a><\/p>\n

George Bush’s vast new powers of detention and interrogation<\/a><\/p>\n

The Legalization of Torture and Permanent Detention<\/a><\/p>\n

Democrats and the Torture Bill<\/a><\/p>\n

Hullabaloo<\/strong><\/a> (My favorite political essay blog):
\nKnow your Place<\/a><\/p>\n

Who Cares What the Supreme Court Says?<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s Getting Hot in Here<\/a><\/p>\n

Rogue Presidency<\/a><\/p>\n

Trusting Huck<\/a><\/p>\n

From Fire Dog Lake<\/a><\/strong> (another consistently good political blog):
\nLate nite FDL: Torture Doesn’t Work<\/a><\/p>\n

Well Here’s a Question<\/a> (on Constitution and habeus corpus)<\/p>\n

Eschaton<\/strong><\/a> (Atrios) (One of the leading moderate liberal blogs):
\nHillary Clinton’s speech<\/a> on the torture bill (it’s good, especially the stuff on George Washington)<\/p>\n

Obama’s speech on the bill<\/a><\/p>\n

The Reality-Based Community<\/strong> <\/a>(A great academic blog):
\nLies, secrets and Torture, part 153<\/a><\/p>\n

Bruce Ackerman (at the LA Times<\/em>):
\nThe White House Warden<\/a><\/p>\n

From Obsidian Wings<\/a> <\/strong>(Another good academic bblog, this one with a philosophical bent):
\nWe Can All Be Enemy Combatants<\/a><\/p>\n

From John Cole, an intelligent conservative Republican at Balloon Juice<\/strong><\/a>:
\nJust a Refresher<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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