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The Right of Habeas Corpus In the post-9/11 world, there has been much talk about suspended freedoms and loss of civil liberties, and the "abolishment" of habeas corpus. But what does this mean? habeas corpus • right of habeas corpus • loss of habeas corpus • has habeas corpus been taken away? • us constitution
Supreme Court Grants Habeas Rights The Supreme Court again rebuked the Bush administration in its war on terror by ruling that prisoners in Guantanamo Bay can challenge their detentions in federal court. supreme court habeas corpus • guantanamo bay • justice kennedy justice scalia • guantanamo bay detainees • war on terror bush
Intersecting in Time In 1854 a fugitive slave was captured in Racine, Wisconsin, and imprisoned in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. An abolitionist named Sherman Booth led a group that broke into the prison and freed the slave, Joshua Glover. Today Booth Street and Glover Avenue in Milwaukee intersect to honor the brief contact between these two men that would have a profound impact on the Abolition movement. joshua glover • sherman booth • race • milwaukee • wisconsin
What Lies Before Us Panych, the acclaimed playwright and director, is at it again with his new play, entitled "What Lies Before Us", premiering as part of CanStage's 2006-2007 season. what lies before us • morris panych • jim millan • the overcoat • matthew macfadzean
A Composite Sketch of the 21st Century Presidency What will the Presidency look like 50 years from now? change is the only constant
Prelude to Battle When word of Fort Sumter’s fall reached Washington, the regular United States Army consisted of fewer than 17,000. President Lincoln called for 75,000 militiamen to be provided from the states. Initially, each would serve ninety days. The response was instantaneous. This article describes some of the events that transpired before the first major battle. civil war • northern • southern • fort sumter • lincoln
Security Vs. Civil Liberties The U.S. government has honored its people's civil liberties through most of its history, allowing some serious infringements in time of actual or perceived peril. freedoms in time of peril • protection of rights • national security versus civil liberties • individual liberties • history of rights
The Nauvoo Expositor Newspaper The Nauvoo Expositor only published one issue. It attempted to expose the secret polygamous practices of early church leaders. nauvoo expositor • mormon • smith • prophet • printing
A Preamble for Living The Preamble to the Constitution contains words that many like to assert in everday living. But what if we broke it down and examined the Founding Fathers' intentions, in light of what's happening in this country today? It proved to be an intriguing exercise... constitution • founding fathers • right to privacy
Provision for Legal Detention of Unlawful Combatants A proposed way to Constitutionally hold illegal combatants. illegal combatants jose pedilla
BCRA Assault on the First Amendment The Bi-Partisan Campaign Reform Act represents an assault on the First Amendement. bcra • mcconnell • brennan center for justice
Courting Foreign Nationals Thoughts about the state of the detainees residing at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba... They're finally getting their day in the big leagues, but will The Supremes step up to the plate and go to bat for these individuals? Time will tell... supreme court • due process • cert • federal courts
THE PLAYER A look at Robert Altman's THE PLAYER, which takes aim at Hollywood. movies • reviews • the player
THE OTHER AMERICAN VICE PRESIDENT There is one American Vice President not included in the lists of Vice Presidents in the history textbooks. Colorful and courageous, he is all but forgotten in most history textbooks. Read about the career of this cantankerous congressman. alexander stephens • congress • vice president • jefferson davis • confederate states
Labour’s Great Britain: Remodeling Westminster The United Kingdom, Europe’s oldest democracy, is going through a serious process of institutional transition. Devolution towards the new regional parliaments in Scotland and Wales is one significant aspect of the changes. The turn of a centuries-old tradition of centralism shows, however, the determination of Tony Blair’s governing Labour Party to reform the very heart of British politics. Many other projects are yet underway, such as a reform of the House of Lords and of the electoral system. Many of the new concepts, such as people’s sovereignty, federalism and proportional rule, have swapped over to Britain from the Continent, especially through the influence exercised by the EU-integration. Many of the reforms planned by Labour are therefore moving the British democracy closer to its counterparts on the Continent. Thus, the world’s first and unique model of parliamentary democracy could soon lose many of its former peculiarities. All together these changes are going to transform almost any aspect of the British political tradition as we knew it, with the risk to jeopardize even the unique stability, pragmatism and efficiency that has always distinguished the Westminster model. tony • blair • labour • westminster • britain
Get up, stand up, get locked up - Democracy US-style A particpants' account of what happens when asserting democractic rights in the USA today. democracy • detention • usa • bush • repression |
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