The rule of law
The revolutionary idea of America was based on the belief that people can govern themselves and responsibly exercise the ultimate authority in self-government. This insight came from philosopher John Locke: “All just power is derived from the consent of the governed.”
Our carefully balanced constitutional system is in danger and we the people must again play a role in saving our Constitution. Television seems determined to entertain rather than inform and educate. Today, our political system permits Bush to control the flow of information. Consequently, they control the outcome of important decisions, which should lie in the hands of the people.
The Bush regime forcefully asserts its power to classify information and thus maintain the secrecy of its operations. Consequently, the Judicial and Legislative branches of government can’t check an abuse of power if they don’t know it’s happening. We have a duty to defend our Constitution against the danger posed by Bush’s belief that he need not adhere to the rule of law.
Republican and Democratic members of Congress should support a bipartisan call for the appointment of a special counsel to pursue the criminal issues raised by warrantless wiretapping of Americans; sadistic torture; extraordinary renditions; arbitrary imprisonment of American citizens and fabricating the intelligence, which led to a disastrous war.
New whistleblower protections should be established for members of the Executive Branch who report evidence of wrongdoing in the sensitive areas of national security.
Both houses of Congress should hold comprehensive hearings into these serious allegations of criminal behavior on the part of this president and they should follow the evidence wherever it leads.
The extensive new powers requested by the Bush regime in its proposal to extend and enlarge the Patriot Act should not be granted, until there are adequate and enforceable safeguards to protect the Constitution and the rights of the American people against the kinds of abuses that have been revealed.
Any telecommunications company that has provided the government with access to private information concerning the communications of Americans without a proper warrant should immediately cease their complicity in this apparently illegal invasion of the privacy of American citizens.
Our carefully balanced constitutional system is in danger and we the people must again play a role in saving our Constitution. Television seems determined to entertain rather than inform and educate. Today, our political system permits Bush to control the flow of information. Consequently, they control the outcome of important decisions, which should lie in the hands of the people.
The Bush regime forcefully asserts its power to classify information and thus maintain the secrecy of its operations. Consequently, the Judicial and Legislative branches of government can’t check an abuse of power if they don’t know it’s happening. We have a duty to defend our Constitution against the danger posed by Bush’s belief that he need not adhere to the rule of law.
Republican and Democratic members of Congress should support a bipartisan call for the appointment of a special counsel to pursue the criminal issues raised by warrantless wiretapping of Americans; sadistic torture; extraordinary renditions; arbitrary imprisonment of American citizens and fabricating the intelligence, which led to a disastrous war.
New whistleblower protections should be established for members of the Executive Branch who report evidence of wrongdoing in the sensitive areas of national security.
Both houses of Congress should hold comprehensive hearings into these serious allegations of criminal behavior on the part of this president and they should follow the evidence wherever it leads.
The extensive new powers requested by the Bush regime in its proposal to extend and enlarge the Patriot Act should not be granted, until there are adequate and enforceable safeguards to protect the Constitution and the rights of the American people against the kinds of abuses that have been revealed.
Any telecommunications company that has provided the government with access to private information concerning the communications of Americans without a proper warrant should immediately cease their complicity in this apparently illegal invasion of the privacy of American citizens.
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