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It matters that ronald reagan was never impeached for illegally selling missiles to iran and for giving congress the one finger salute when they said you cant have the war you want in nicaragua and he did it anyway. but the missile thing and the war things were plainly illegal, which is why 14 administration officials, including ronald reagans defense secretary and national security advisers got invite -- indicted but not president reagan. and that set precedent. there was the big non-partisan r...

There was the big non-partisan reviews, that there is no evidence there had ever before been the kind of considered and detailed discussions that occurred after september 11th. we are in a radically expanded era of executive power. that was expanded on purpose. and even though president obama has washed himself clean of the torture prerogative, which was claimed by the last president, means it just a policy precedent that we do not torture now. if you do torture people, even if the advice goes a...

Fake budget he put forward. its a short-term political gain for a long-term very bad to defy the other branches of government as he has in this case. >> you know, mary, equal protection under the law is what we should all live by, and if the white house and the justice department has determined, as you well know in california, from the cases that are unfolding out there, if this is indefensible, if this is unconstitutional, i would hope that they would not defend something that is unconstitution...