Court refutes Bush on terror group definitions

By Thursday November 30, 2006

With any luck, this represents just the beginning of the roll-back of the Bush Constitutional excesses.

A federal judge struck down President Bush’s authority to designate groups as terrorists, saying his post-Sept. 11 executive order was unconstitutional and vague.

Some parts of the Sept. 24, 2001 order tagging 27 groups and individuals as “specially designated global terrorists” were too vague and could impinge on First Amendment rights of free association, U.S. District Judge Audrey Collins said.

This admistration was spying on peace groups just because they didn’t like the administration’s position.



7 Comments
  1. Bbill Clinton says:
    11/30/2006 at 7:22 pm

    muslims are peace loving people. The polls said more taxes less freedom, so I let bin laden go.

    Clinton, Bill

  2. Ed says:
    11/30/2006 at 7:34 pm

    Wierd Al is the master of palindromes.

    Go hang a salami, I’m a lasagna hog…

    Maybe Bush could substitute a religion in there somwhere to add to his repertoire

  3. jelly-jolla. says:
    11/30/2006 at 7:41 pm

    I have a big salami

  4. noname says:
    11/30/2006 at 9:58 pm

    You can only hope this is a tipping point for a return to what the country once represented, before GWB election.

    I think years should be written instead of 1997 AD, it should be instead 3 BGBe, therefore; 2003 can be AGBe. It would really help us understand American history better. Well that’s my thought, from atop my high and mighty trusty stead, Kiddy Up.

  5. ECA says:
    12/1/2006 at 1:56 am

    ya know something…
    Bush really needs a friend…
    At least someone to mentor him, that wants NOTHING from the service.

  6. John says:
    12/1/2006 at 6:53 am

    #4, Just to let you know when using AD with a year it comes before the year.

  7. Roc Rizzo says:
    12/1/2006 at 1:55 pm

    I know about their spying on peace groups, and anti-nuclear groups, and environmental groups. It’s been going on for at least 30 years that I know of. Any of these groups that I have been affiliated with in my lifetime, have been infiltrated. When the party infiltrating was found out, they just left, or denied it.

    It’s high time that environmental, peace and justice, and other groups that don’t jibe with the administration, or corporatist culture, do a better job of screening its organizers.

    There is no free association in this country, don’t kid yourself.
    Big brother is watching.


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