Luke_Wilbur Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Understanding that you and respect our Constitution. What is your opinion of being in Contempt of Congress when Executive privlege used? Do you think any reforms in this area are necessary? I wrote this same question on a Blog that I set up on Senator Clinton's web site http://connect.hillaryclinton.com/forum.js...rumID=400006445 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke_Wilbur Posted August 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 I filled out Senator Clinton's Email Form and got the following response: Dear Friend, Thank you for your message to the Hillary Clinton for President Exploratory Committee and for joining in the conversation. The campaign has received thousands of emails from people all over the country. Your comments are important to us. Due to the high volume of questions we receive, it may take us time to answer you directly. To learn more about the campaign and Hillary’s views on the issues, please visit our website at www.hillaryclinton.com. Below are some suggestions for how you can share your thoughts and get involved in the national campaign today: Blog! Post a message on the campaign blog at: http://www.hillaryclinton.com/blog Updates! Sign up for campaign updates at: http://www.hillaryclinton.com/join/ Share! You are the best advocate for Hillary. Share with your friends, neighbors, family, colleagues, college roommates, co-workers and others in your community why you are supporting Hillary. All of the tools you will need are available at: http://www.hillaryclinton.com/actioncenter/recruit/ Host! Get others involved by hosting an event. You can register your event at: http://www.hillaryclinton.com/actioncenter/event/new/. Information about upcoming events in your area is available at: http://www.hillaryclinton.com/actioncenter/event/ Volunteer! To volunteer, please join team Hillary at: http://www.hillaryclinton.com/join/ Contribute! Make a contribution, or become a “Hillraiser,” by helping raise funds from your friends and colleagues. Your online contribution today will help fund critical campaign efforts today: https://contribute.hillaryclinton.com/. You can also register to become a “Hillraiser” at: http://www.hillaryclinton.com/actioncenter/raise/. Register! Make sure you are registered to vote: http://www.govote.org Thank you again for your interest. Sincerely, Hillary Clinton for President Exploratory Committee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Always Red Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Luke, You are not the only one feeling discontent with Hillary. Clinton's "don't ask" policy http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington...ons-dont-a.html As she races through Iowa in the days before next week's caucuses, Hillary Clinton is taking few chances. She tells crowds that it's their turn to "pick a president,'' but over the last two days she has not invited them to ask her any questions. Before the brief Christmas break, the New York senator had been setting aside time after campaign speeches to hear from the audience. Now when she's done speaking, her theme songs blare fromloudspeakers, preventing any kind of public Q&A. She was no more inviting when a television reporter approached her after a rally on Thursday and asked if she was "moved'' by Benazir Bhutto's assassination. Clinton turned away without answering. Her daughter, Chelsea, had the same reaction when a reporter approached her with a question. Hillary Clinton's no-question policy didn't sit well with some of the Iowans who came to see her speak. "I was a little bit underwhelmed,'' said Doug Rohde, 46, as he left her a rally in a fire station in Denison. "The message was very generic -- and no questions.'' Clinton campaign officials said that she may take questions in the coming days. But her focus is on seeing as many voters as possible before the caucuses next Thursday -- and spotlighting the messages she wants to deliver. Spokespeople for her two main rivals in the Hawkeye State -- John Edwards and Barack Obama -- said the candidates would continue fielding questions as they troll for support. "Hillary Clinton said today that she wants legislation to allow all ex-felons to vote. See, this way all the Clinton's former business partners can vote for her in 2008." --Jay Leno Hillary's Albatross http://cagle.msnbc.com/news/Hillary2008/images/combs.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DCACLU Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 As the Senate Judiciary Committee meets today to mark up key legislation, the American Civil Liberties Union urged the body to pass a bill that would allow Americans to hold their government accountable. The bill, introduced by Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA), would limit the scope of the state secrets privilege. The Bush administration, which has threatened to veto Senator Kennedy’s bill, has used the privilege to halt several important lawsuits against the government, including an ACLU case involving the extraordinary rendition of an innocent German citizen, Khaled El-Masri. "The administration’s frequent and broad use of the state secrets privilege goes to the very root of its abuse of power," said Caroline Fredrickson, director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office. "The privilege has been misused and abused for long enough. Senator Kennedy’s legislation will allow for a court to review the government’s national security claims and will rightly reinstate the role of the judiciary." Attorney General Michael Mukasey voiced the administration’s opposition to Senator Kennedy’s bill in a letter to the committee last month. In it he made the astonishing claim that the executive branch is virtually unaccountable to the other two branches when it comes to the national security. The ACLU noted his argument is unconstitutional on its face and is urging Congress to exercise its constitutional authority and pass legislation to narrow the state secrets privilege and require courts to exercise independent judicial review over all government state secrets claims. The ACLU has also been fighting the expanding claims of executive power in the courtroom, bringing legal challenges to the Bush administration’s policies of warrantless surveillance, extraordinary rendition and torture. The administration has frequently invoked the state secrets privilege not to protect sensitive evidence from disclosure, but to stymie entire lawsuits alleging executive misconduct – even before any requests for evidence have been made. "Barricading the courthouse door with the assertion of state secrets has had a dire effect on the American justice system," said Fredrickson. "Not only has the public been denied the facts about illegal programs, but individuals have been prevented from holding the government accountable for its misconduct. Khaled El-Masri and other victims of extraordinary rendition have been stripped of their freedom and dignity at the hands of our government, and have had their only avenue of recourse completely and conclusively thwarted. The committee should vote Senator Kennedy’s bill out of committee and send it to the floor as soon as possible." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke_Wilbur Posted April 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Looks like the Clinton campaign wiped my blog from her web site. Figures.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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