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Obama says he'll order review of executive orders

World Jul. 30, 2008 - 09:50AM JST ( 26 )

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adaydreamJul. 30, 2008 - 12:57PM JST

I wonder all about laws that “trample on liberty,”

Politics are politics. I'd like to see all laws that deal with executive privlidge removed. < :-)
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SargeJul. 30, 2008 - 01:20PM JST

"Obama said there were people in the room with more expertise than him"

That would probably be everyone else.
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FairandBalancedJul. 30, 2008 - 01:24PM JST

Sarge. hahah greta gag, but i think you are correct.

THe guy is a complete amateur.
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adaydreamJul. 30, 2008 - 01:29PM JST

Better get used to seeing Obama. He's the next president.

Maybe he'll correct this hiding place called executive privilge. < :-)
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FairandBalancedJul. 30, 2008 - 01:32PM JST

adaydream. You are day dreaming thinking Obama will win. Tee Hee! He couldn`t review his restaurant order.
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AltriaJul. 30, 2008 - 01:38PM JST

The guy I support is gonna beat the guy you support!
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undecidedbout08Jul. 30, 2008 - 01:44PM JST

Good for Senator Obama. This should dispel some of the criticism, from his own party surpisingly,that he is often seen as being a little too effete.
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tkoind2Jul. 30, 2008 - 04:15PM JST

YES!!!!

We are tired of the fear mongering right in the US. People want change and Obama represents that change. McCain will not be able to stand that tide of public sentiment long.

Obama represents an opportunity to clean up the mess GWB has created. And I think people want that. So time to retire the right guard for a long time.
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Taka313Jul. 30, 2008 - 05:26PM JST

Obama represents an opportunity to clean up the mess gwb has created.

No one is that good.

Taka
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SezWho2Jul. 30, 2008 - 06:20PM JST

If Obama is elected, I think he should at least review the executive orders. I would hope that he would revise or rescind any that do not serve our best interests. That is, after all, one of the reasons that we need new leadership from time to time.
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Nippon5Jul. 30, 2008 - 08:11PM JST

Politics------ to lie and cheat to get the best for ones self... It doesnt matter who is in office.. No president is going to throw away his power for any one.. Its just talk to get a vote... Next he will tell you he will eliminate the veto
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adaydreamJul. 30, 2008 - 11:47PM JST

There is a difference between using a power and hiding behind a power. george bush has hidden most of what this administration has done behind executive privilge.

dick cheney has just crawled inside the law and doesn't come out except to do something stupid again. < :-)
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ilcub76Jul. 31, 2008 - 12:29AM JST

Somebody has to undo the mess of the last 8 years....
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ca1ic0catJul. 31, 2008 - 01:43AM JST

he wants to expunge exec orders that "trample on liberty" but he voted for continuing the Bush sponsored acts that allow wiretaps w/o warrents and screening of internet use w/o notification.

I don't get it. What am I missing here?
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FairandBalancedJul. 31, 2008 - 02:35AM JST

Heck!! Does anyone really believe Obama can do better than McCain?

We have had 8 years of economic growth and increasing freedoms, and Obama wants to undo all of that. This guy can`t review anything, he clearly is not a patriot. McCain is the answer for patriotic Americans who wish to continue getting richer and safer each year.
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adaydreamJul. 31, 2008 - 03:04AM JST

ca1ic0cat - Read this.

For future wiretaps, the new measure would require a special court set up under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to approve any effort to spy on Americans. Authorities could act for up to seven days before seeking a warrant -- more than twice the three-day emergency period under the current law.

They need warrents. The biggest thing, it gave the telecommunications amnesty for illegal acts that the government had them do, present and past.

FairandBalanced - If you're not being sarcastic, I can see where we can have much greater years than the last 8. But, you must have plenty of money, received lot of the $4Trillion tax breaks and be invested in Halliburton. Yep, I can see where you had a wonderful year.

As for middle America, we're getting screwed. < :-)
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FairandBalancedJul. 31, 2008 - 03:32AM JST

adaydream, Middle America has ner had it so good. Secure future, higher salaries, more freedoms,. Heck im sure your average guy is kinda happy with his life. Dont put your faith in Obama, he is a puppet for the lib media, he will not review anything aexcept what he is told to, like a good little puppet. I hope you are more informed now.
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adaydreamJul. 31, 2008 - 03:57AM JST

I am a Moderately Liberal Democrat. I want Obama elected. I'm tired of the crap from the republicans.

Have a good day, now you know where I stand. < :-)
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TheNewSurgeJul. 31, 2008 - 04:07AM JST

adaydream, "I am a Moderately Liberal Democrat" Tee Hee! What a contradiction of terms, how can a socialist be moderate? hahaha

Obama is a liberal appeaser, who cannot show any strength to keep America strong and free. We have the power and wealth that is the envy of the world, and Obama would throw that all away.
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RomeoRamenIIJul. 31, 2008 - 06:07AM JST

Yet more wishful thinking by the rookie U.S. senator from Illinois. obama ain't gonna order squat because he'll never be given the keys to The West Wing.

But I admit the guy is a very entertaining circus act.

RR
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RomeoRamenIIJul. 31, 2008 - 06:12AM JST

the only way we’re going to be successful in the long term in defeating extremists ... is if we are giving people opportunities. If people have a chance for a better life, then they are not as likely to turn to the ideologies of violence and despair.”

Gee, that sounds an awful lot like what President Bush has been saying for years.

RR
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adaydreamJul. 31, 2008 - 06:18AM JST

he said those things after he lied to start the war and we were stuck in a damn quadmire for years.

Yep, he said those things alright.

It would just be horrible if Obama got the keys, huh? Better get ready for a democratic presidency.

Get ready to eat crow.

Have you seen how Obama has more to say then attack...attack...attack. That's all John McCain has. Attack...attack...attack.

That's like McCain's campaign ads, no substance just attacks. < :-)
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LIBERTASJul. 31, 2008 - 06:44AM JST

That sort of comment tends to make people inside the government very trigger-happy. Remember "I will splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces and scatter it into the winds." -- John F. Kennedy. Need I explain further?
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adaydreamJul. 31, 2008 - 06:50AM JST

Yes, please do. < :-)
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SezWho2Jul. 31, 2008 - 05:26PM JST

RomeoRamenII,

Yes, that is an awful lot like what Bush has been saying for years. And almost everyone has agreed with Bush in that. The difference is that a majority disagree with him that this can be accomplished by application of American military might and by executive orders to assume extra-Constitutional power for the president.