Difference between revisions of "Obama-Biden administration"
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===negative actions=== | ===negative actions=== | ||
| + | * '''continued and escalated [[George W. Bush/elevation of presidential power|Bush's policy of elevating presidential power]]''' | ||
| + | ** refused to prosecute [[Bush-Cheney administration/torture|Bush administration officials who authorized torture]] (as required by [[UN Convention Against Torture]], to which the US is a signatory) | ||
| + | ** supported the most broad interpretation of the [[State Secrets Privilege]] in every legal challenge to the executive branch | ||
* '''violations of journalistic integrity''' | * '''violations of journalistic integrity''' | ||
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* '''generally has a very bad record on upholding civil liberties''' (in some ways, worse than Bush), despite his background as a constitutional scholar and his pledge to uphold the rule of law | * '''generally has a very bad record on upholding civil liberties''' (in some ways, worse than Bush), despite his background as a constitutional scholar and his pledge to uphold the rule of law | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
{{links/news}} | {{links/news}} | ||
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| + | * '''2012-09-13''' [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/13/1131186/-Judge-Rules-Permanently-Against-Obama-s-Unconstitutional-NDAA# Obama's Unconstitutional NDAA 'Detained Indefinitely' by Court Ruling] | ||
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