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Thursday, 12 October 2006 |
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What would Wellstone have done? He would have fought
'Four years ago this month Paul Wellstone was taken from us. Today, more than ever, American politics suffers from his absence.
Just days ago, Senate Democrats agreed not to filibuster a bill allowing the president to detain indefinitely, even for life, any alien, whether in the United States or abroad, whether a foreign resident or a lawful permanent resident.
The bill denies prisoners the right to challenge their detention in court.
Why would Democrats allow 51 senators to eliminate one of the fundamental pillars of free societies? I imagine it was because their pollsters told them a vigorous opposition would lose them votes in the coming election as Republicans pummeled them for being soft on terrorism.'
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Evidence mounts that Paul Wellstone was murdered
So it should because he was ...
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