When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
"Honor them with peace, not war"
United for Peace
U.S. above the law?
In today's New York Times, I read that the World Trade Organization had ruled Friday that the European Union can impose $4 billion in penalties on the United States for tax violations.
Will the US fork over the fine? Or will it, as it has done before, say world law doesnt apply to the US because:
a) The law only counts if we wrote it
b) We're above the law
c) We don't want to and you can't make us
I await the outcome with bated breath ... will Geo Bush succumb to the rule of law or not? If he doesn't, NO one is safe from him, it will mean he admits no limits.
Palema
7:14 AM
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