Comments on: Shaming and Shunning http://brendancalling.com/2008/04/02/shaming-and-shunning/ "living in an alternative universe of permanent outrage and relentless negativity fostered and fueled by the blogosphere." Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:18:48 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: winoohno http://brendancalling.com/2008/04/02/shaming-and-shunning/comment-page-1/#comment-11640 winoohno Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:46:31 +0000 http://brendancalling.com/2008/04/02/shaming-and-shunning/#comment-11640 There was another report today (http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/04/yoo_warrant_schmarrant.php) about Yoo authoring yet another memo - this time he essentially says the 4th Amendment does not apply to domestic military operations (read wiretapping/surveillance). His memo on tortue is repugnant to say the least, but giving the go-ahead to suspend the 4th Amendment is right up there in terms of disgusting behavior that has no place at Berkeley or any other school -- save for Regents or some place like that! There was another report today (http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/04/yoo_warrant_schmarrant.php) about Yoo authoring yet another memo – this time he essentially says the 4th Amendment does not apply to domestic military operations (read wiretapping/surveillance). His memo on tortue is repugnant to say the least, but giving the go-ahead to suspend the 4th Amendment is right up there in terms of disgusting behavior that has no place at Berkeley or any other school — save for Regents or some place like that!

]]> By: nigeldh http://brendancalling.com/2008/04/02/shaming-and-shunning/comment-page-1/#comment-11638 nigeldh Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:53:02 +0000 http://brendancalling.com/2008/04/02/shaming-and-shunning/#comment-11638 And you might want to include this in your letters: Exchange from a 12/1/05 debate in Chicago between Professor John Yoo, a chief architect of the Unitary Executive theory, and Professor Doug Cassel, international human rights scholar. Cassel: If the President deems that he’s got to torture somebody, including by crushing the testicles of the person’s child, there is no law that can stop him? Yoo: No treaty. Cassel: Also no law by Congress. That is what you wrote in the August 2002 memo. Yoo: I think it depends on why the President thinks he needs to do that. rwor.org/a/028/john-yoo.html audio online at revcom.us And you might want to include this in your letters:
Exchange from a 12/1/05 debate in Chicago between Professor John Yoo, a chief architect of the Unitary Executive theory, and Professor Doug Cassel, international human rights scholar.
Cassel: If the President deems that he’s got to torture somebody, including by crushing the testicles of the person’s child, there is no law that can stop him?
Yoo: No treaty.
Cassel: Also no law by Congress. That is what you wrote in the August 2002 memo.
Yoo: I think it depends on why the President thinks he needs to do that.
rwor.org/a/028/john-yoo.html audio online at revcom.us

]]> By: Brendan http://brendancalling.com/2008/04/02/shaming-and-shunning/comment-page-1/#comment-11636 Brendan Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:48:53 +0000 http://brendancalling.com/2008/04/02/shaming-and-shunning/#comment-11636 the way I see it, if John Yoo can ignore decades of precedent to sidestep laws against torture, I can sidestep 14 years and say my kid is approaching college age. And yes, technically, he IS approaching retirement age. SO are the two of us! the way I see it, if John Yoo can ignore decades of precedent to sidestep laws against torture, I can sidestep 14 years and say my kid is approaching college age.
And yes, technically, he IS approaching retirement age. SO are the two of us!

]]> By: upyernoz http://brendancalling.com/2008/04/02/shaming-and-shunning/comment-page-1/#comment-11635 upyernoz Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:38:49 +0000 http://brendancalling.com/2008/04/02/shaming-and-shunning/#comment-11635 "...my son, who is approaching college age..." i guess that is technically true. he's also approaching retirement age “…my son, who is approaching college age…”

i guess that is technically true. he’s also approaching retirement age

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