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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (257598)	8/3/2014 12:12:12 PM
From: Metacomet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541763

The 9/11 Decade and the Decline of U.S. Democracy "....Moreover, although George W. Bush entered the first decade of the 21st century by dismantling the rights that are fundamental to the identity of the United States and the security of its people, Barack Obama ended the decade by failing to fully reinstate those rights. Through his own indecision, or through ferocious opposition in Congress, he has been unable to close the infamous prison at Guantánamo Bay, as promised, and has also refused to even contemplate holding anyone in the Bush administration accountable for their crimes." ccrjustice.org

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (257598)	8/3/2014 12:18:23 PM
From: Don Hurst	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541763

>>"If Obama believes exculpatory circumstances justify non-prosecution of Bush-Cheney,” Fein continued, “then he should pardon them as authorized by the Constitution. A pardon must be accepted by the recipient to be effective, and acknowledges guilt and the inviolability of the rule of law. Ignoring lawlessness at the highest levels like Obama wounds the rule of law, and creates a precedent that lies around like a loaded weapon ready to destroy the Constitution. Obama himself is thus violating his oath of office by nonfeasance.’ “ "<< C'mon WR, you do not actually think it makes any sense for Obama to touch this one today with even a 10000 ft pole...