Tuesday, June 13, 2006

This is what corruption looks like

ACLU Tells Judge Not Even President Above Law

In fact, the president is held to an even higher standard than an average citizen. The average citizen doesn't swear an oath, administered by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, to defend and uphold the Constitution of the United States.

Besson said "The government's arguments that the president, alone, can decide to spy on Americans without a warrant are fundamentally un-American and contradict the vision of the founders of our democracy."

However, the government argued that ACLU's defense of the constitution and checks on presidential power were "extreme." In response, Beeson said, "If our view of the separation of powers is extreme, than the Constitution is extreme."

Other critical quote:

"The government is trying to shut this case down, without any legal review, because it simply knows that this program is illegal," said Kary L. Moss, executive director of the ACLU of Michigan. "To avoid any oversight, the government is trying to hide behind the once-rare state secrets privilege. Fortunately, everything we need to argue this case is already available in the public domain."


It's obvious who's right here, but you watch; this case will get thrown out of court so fast you'd think it was a frivolous, McDonald's-related lawsuit.

Now, what do we all know is necessary for the people to do when the courts start openly defending corruption and out-of-control government?