Liberals Seek Bolder Approach to War, Spying -- By Jonathan Weisman
Washington Post Staff Writer -- 1/4/06
Democratic leaders set to take control of Congress tomorrow are facing mounting pressure from liberal activists to chart a more confrontational course on Iraq and the issues of human rights and civil liberties, with some even calling for the impeachment of President Bush.
The carefully calibrated legislative blitz that Democrats have devised for the first 100 hours of power has left some activists worried the passion that swept the party to power in November is already dissipating. A cluster of protesters will greet the new congressional leaders at the Capitol tomorrow. They will not be disgruntled conservatives wary of Democratic control, but liberals demanding a ban on torture, an end to warrantless domestic spying and a restoration of curbed civil liberties.
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Here's hoping the Democrats remember how they came to power in the first place.
Do not desert us, Democrats! Remember, that CAN work two ways!
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5 comments:
I fully agree. I've been watching the proceedings on C-Span, and none of these important issues age getting any coverage yet. I think that the Dems will bring them out through investigations, which should begin within two weeks.
hope so.
every day they delay people are being tortured; people are being deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan; people's mail is being opened; their phone calls are being tapped without benefit of warrant; the data bases of people and groups who disagree with the administration are growing.
and, bank on it, documents are being shredded and email banks are being cleaned out.
I fully agree. The best day to impeach Bush would have been the day in 2001 when he took the oath of office, his first lie as pResident.
yep. his most productive days in office have been the days he spent clearing brush at his ranch.
other than that, he's been dismantling the Constitution just as fast as he can sign the orders giving himself extraordinary powers.
all this reminds me of another national figure [I won't call him 'leader'] who shall remain nameless -- but his name begins with an H.
Now TC, don't be unfair to poor Adolf. ;-)
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