President Bush may believe he can authorize spying on Americans without judicial or congressional approval, but this program is illegal and we intend to put a stop to it. |
Rather than focus on this constitutional crisis, Attorney General (Alberto) Gonzales is cracking down on critics of his friend and boss. Our nation is strengthened, not weakened, by those whistle-blowers who are courageous enough to speak out on violations of the law. |
The American military indefinitely detains individuals -- and tortures some of them -- and the Senate votes to strip them of their rights, |
The idea that he can tap and intercept the communications of American citizens without any judicial order and without the approval of Congress, we find is just untenable. |
The market has slowed down just a bit, just because we're coming to the end of the year, and also mortgage rates are starting to creep up a bit, |
The photos and videos play a key role in ensuring government accountability for the torture that happened, |
The president needs to rein in -- not bolster -- the attorney general's insatiable appetite for new and unnecessary spying powers, |
The U.S. government unfairly deported thousands of immigrants after the Sept. 11 attacks, simply because they were from Muslim countries, and were at the wrong place at the wrong time. For each, there was a network of children, parents, siblings, neighbours and community who depended on him. |
The United States government continues to turn a blind eye to mounting evidence of widespread abuse of detainees held in its custody, |
This report shows the war on terrorism became a war on immigrants, |
We continue to see undeniable evidence that abuse and torture has been widespread and systematic, yet high-level government officials have not been held accountable for creating the policies that led to these atrocities. |
We know that the FBI has a difficult and necessary mandate to protect Americans from the next terrorist attack, ... We are here to deliver a short but powerful message -- to keep America safe and free. |
We regret that we have to bring this lawsuit to force our government to live up to American values. |
We wanted to pick individuals who did have unique experiences and unique backgrounds. |
While no one wants to see what's on the photos or videos, they will play an essential role in holding our government leaders accountable for the torture that's happened on their watch. |