Showing posts with label Orwell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Orwell. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Omnibus CYA Act of 2009


by David Swanson
Op Ed News
June 8, 2009

A healthy rivalry between the branches of government is the soul of our republic, so when the Senate's proposed ban on releasing photos and videos of torture fell short of completely covering things up, the White House proposed allowing prisoners to plead guilty to capital crimes and be executed without actual trials that might reveal evidence. Preemption being the technique of the hour, I'm going to preemptively fill you in on the next move from Capitol Hill. You will have read it here first...