that was then

(52) To any man whom we have deprived or dispossessed of lands, castles, liberties, or rights, without the lawful judgement of his equals, we will at once restore these. In cases of dispute the matter shall be resolved by the judgement of the twenty-five barons referred to below in the clause for securing the peace (§ 61)...

...

(61) SINCE WE HAVE GRANTED ALL THESE THINGS for God, for the better ordering of our kingdom, and to allay the discord that has arisen between us and our barons, and since we desire that they shall be enjoyed in their entirety, with lasting strength, for ever, we give and grant to the barons the following security:

The barons shall elect twenty-five of their number to keep, and cause to be observed with all their might, the peace and liberties granted and confirmed to them by this charter...

http://www.usconstitution.net/magna.html

this is now

preventative detention

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/05/25/obama/index.html

would have thought habeas corpus was settled law by now, many have fought and died to have these liberties and the rule of law be held secure, close gitmo (pdf) and charge them in a court of law

they invoke rule 22

http://www.balloon-juice.com/?p=21569

they ask questions

http://www.atlargely.com/atlargely/2009/05/how-does-33-billion-vanish.html

they make commentary

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/19/cafferty.bush.administration/

they write letters

http://open.salon.com/blog/rickyb/2009/05/16/letter_to_president_obama

oh, and today is

hey mama

his team

was what got me interested in professional basketball, sorry to hear

from a past republican administration

Part XI
Concluding Observations
The underlying facts of Iran/contra are that, regardless of criminality, President Reagan, the secretary of state, the secretary of defense, and the director of central intelligence and their necessary assistants committed themselves, however reluctantly, to two programs contrary to congressional policy and contrary to national policy. They skirted the law, some of them broke the law, and almost all of them tried to cover up the President's willful activities...

http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/walsh/part_xi.htm

from the previous republican administration

Part XI
Concluding Observations
The underlying facts of the build-up to the Iraq war are that, regardless of criminality, President Bush, the President of Vice Cheney, the national security advisor, the secretary of defense, and the director of central intelligence and their necessary assistants committed themselves, however reluctantly, to programs contrary to congressional policy and contrary to national policy. They skirted the law, some of them broke the law, and almost all of them tried to cover up the President's willful activities...

http:// (hopefully there will be a link one day)

the replacements

no, no

just sayin'