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Senate Proposal To Clarify 'State Secrets' Doctrine
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and other lawmakers are pushing legislation to limit the power of the state secrets doctrine in blocking lawsuits. The doctrine has been used as a 'get out of jail free' card in cases like the EFF's warrantless wiretapping lawsuit. This new legislation would make it harder for the administration to invoke the doctrine, and provide new allowances, such as using attorneys with security clearances to enable the lawsuits to go forward even when the issue is appropriately raised." Update: 04/28 16:58 GMT by KD : The New Yorker is running a detailed piece, State Secrets, by Patrick Radden Keefe, about how the use of the state secrets doctrine is playing out in one particular case.
That'd be a cool job... suave lawyer type during the day, secret agent spy CIA-type at night! Like a corporate Indiana Jones.
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What, they think they have some kind of power to question the authority of our Decider and Commander and Chief?
Who appointed them as the law makers?
Next thing you know those "Representatives" will claim they can hold the president accountable for lying, breaking the law, and violating his oath of office.
I'd like to see them just try something like that.
Really. I would.
Please.
It's when you and that cute blonde from homeroom build castles together, but secretly on the side you like to populate moonbases with that sassy redhead from PE.
There, fixed that for you.
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While your point is well made, your inability to use punctuation properly makes it a hard read. And By that I mean, use commas, use periods, even use semicolons. Just use something.
He should have Kapitalized it.