Metro Justice July 2007 Newsletter
- The Unitary King George, Marjorie Cohn
Unnoticed by the corporate media, Bush recently signed a Presidential Directive enabling him to take over the federal government in the case of a “catastrophic emergency.” High on the fumes of “unitary executive” theory, our Prez is driving our Constitution into a ditch. - An Incredible Grassroots Effort- But We Haven’t Won Yet,
Jon Greenbaum
Metro Justice Organizer Jon Greenbaum pulls back the curtain on Albany politics, providing a glimpse into three legislative battles- Equal Marriage, Clean Elections and Industrial Development Agency reform. Drama, intrigue and Billy Jack; who knew politics could be this interesting. -
Can Congressional Democrats Stop the Iraq War?,
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
Yes, it’s right there in the constitution. Somebody please inform the corporate media pundits of this fact. - CBS’s “SiCKO” Spin
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
- CBS’s Jeff Greenfield returns from an alternative time space continuum portal to report that Americans don’t want universal health care.
- Pentagon Policies Undermining Soldiers’ Values,
Excerpted from Winslow Wheeler, Alternet
”Soldiers who screened positive for a mental health problem (anxiety, depression or acute stress) were twice as likely to engage in unethical behavior (i.e., abuse of Iraqi civilians) compared to those soldiers who did not screen positive… Soldiers deployed to Iraq more than once were more likely to screen positive for acute stress.” - Citizens 1, Microsoft 0,
Bo Lipari, New Yorkers for Verified Voting
New Yorkers win round one in the fight for electronic voting machine source code protections. - Exxon’s Plan B for Climate Calamity: Burn People,
The Yes Men
“The oilmen listened to the lecture with rapt attention, and then lit “commemorative candles” supposedly made of Vivoleum obtained from the flesh of an “Exxon janitor” who died as a result of cleaning up a toxic spill.” - Efforts to Stop Voter Fraud May Have Curbed Legitimate Voting,
Paul Van Ness
Attorneygate investigations are now revealing the maze of Rovean tactics using the “voter fraud” issue as a ruse to deny the vote to people of color. Apparently the Rovebots didn’t think that the formerly-able-to-vote people of color would vote for their Republican candidates.