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Filibuster Wars |
by RosaRL
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28 May 2005
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Filibuster Wars
Power Grab at the Height of the Empire
http://rwor.org/a/004/filibuster-wars.htm
The Senate was heading for a major showdown, as the Republican majority and Vice President Cheney conspired to strip the Democrat minority of their ability to even filibuster the most extreme judicial nominees.
Then, after playing chicken for two weeks, a "Gang of 14" Senators suddenly announced they had reached a "historic compromise based on mutual trust" -- and they announced that they had saved the Senate from destruction. And the media oohed-and-aaaahed over the last minute development.
But it quickly became pretty obvious, that nothing here was an obstacle to the most dangerous plans for remaking the courts.
And did the compromise "safe the filibuster" as the media said? In fact, the compromise said "If you don't take the filibuster, we promise not to use it." Which, if you think about it, gives the top reactionaries what they want.
Part of this "compromise" is that the Democrats immediately stopped their opposition to Precilla Owen and several other of Bush's judicial nominees -- these are people who are literally monsters of an extreme kind, who had been stalled in the Senate (in some cases for years.) So this "compromise" meant that these vultures are headed for powerful courts.
And, it is also clear that huge new showdowns lie just ahead -- as the White House and Senate brace for a struggle over putting extreme rightwing judges on the supreme court.
The following article (written just before the "compromise" was announced) lays bare the stakes and dynamics of this whole crisis. |
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News :: Israel / Palestine |
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The Lessons of the AUT Boycott Reversal |
by Toufic Haddad, Z Net
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28 May 2005
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am not in a position to comment upon the details of what took place in England with regards to the outcome of the 26 May special vote within the Association of University Teachers, and its result of rolling back a previous resolution calling for a selective boycott against Bar Ilan and Haifa Universities. |
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Nuclear Power is Wrong Answer |
by Michael Mariotte
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27 May 2005
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Energy efficiency improvements are seven times more effective at reducing greenhouse gases, per dollar spent, than nuclear power. |
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uc-imc needs your MONEY! |
by malatesta
malatesta1000 (unverified) |
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27 May 2005
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I'm reposting here a commentary I added to a feature story about ucimc buying a building. I'm so completely astonished by what I'm seeing that I wanted to engage worldwide imc folks and gather their thoughts. |
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LOCAL Announcement :: Miscellaneous |
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Travelling Critical Mass VideoZine!CALL FOR WORK AND INTERVIEWS! |
by sullivan@riseup.net
sullivan (nospam) riseup.net (verified) |
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26 May 2005
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We will be traveling to cities whose critical mass bike rides have, in the past ten years, encountered repressive interference from police, motorists, or media. We want to interview you. |
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News :: Media |
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BP Reportedly Demands Advance Notice Of Press Mentions |
by Dow Jones via futrelle
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26 May 2005
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NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Global energy giant BP PLC (BP) reportedly is now demanding that media running its ads notify the company in advance when news stories are slated to mention BP or its industry. |
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