Showing posts with label Dick Cheney. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dick Cheney. Show all posts

Friday, April 26, 2013

Monday, July 27, 2009

Cheney And The Tanks


by Andrew Sullivan

Cheney wanted to use the military to round up terrorist suspects on US soil:

A decision to dispatch troops into the streets to make arrests has few precedents in American history, as both the Constitution and subsequent laws restrict the military from being used to conduct domestic raids and seize property. The Fourth Amendment bans “unreasonable” searches and seizures without probable cause. And the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 generally prohibits the military from acting in a law enforcement capacity.

What interests me here is the fact that the task was easily within the capabilities of the FBI who did the job. (read more)

Thursday, June 4, 2009

MATT WUERKER: HIS PERSONAL FAVORITES

"In the OpEd world a lot of very serious things
get discussed. I find that illustrations that use
levity and humor have a better chance of
breaking through all the heat and ire. I'm
drawn to images and metaphors that bring
a little playfulness to the table, without
trivializing things."-Matt Wuerker


GAS GUZZLERS


RED AND BLUE DUEL


SCARY DICK!


GOP PAINTING KERRY AS LIBERAL


PLANET IN TROUBLE

U.S. MILITARY CHALLENGES


MONEY/ELECTIONS

Friday, May 1, 2009

NewsArteests look at DICK CHENEY

BY BARRIE MAGUIRE



BY JIM MEEHAN



BY BARRIE MAGUIRE




BY MARGARET SCOTT



BY PAUL LACHINE



BY JENNIFER KOHNKE




BY TIM BRINTON



BY PEDRO MOLINA



BY MARK WEBER



BY STEVE ANSUL



BY JOHN OVERMYER



BY MATT WUERKER



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