Political Ideas

Obama's "Open Government" Deletes Top Proposal on "End Imperial Presidency"

By David Swanson

Is irony even the word for this? The president created a new online “open government” system in which people were free to brainstorm and vote proposals up or down. Far and away the leading proposal in the category of “Legal and Policy Challenges” as of the scheduled end of brainstorming was End Imperial Presidency. You can still find read more

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#1 Idea on Obama's Site

The number one policy proposal on the president’s website and now third second most popular proposal over all calls for prosecuting Bush and Cheney.

The proposal is called End the Imperial Presidency and you can still vote for it. It’s climbing up fast.

Go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/open and go to Brainstorming and log in.

Find the proposal and click the thumbs-up sign.

Also post your suggested changes to the proposal.

THANKS!

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Weaseling Out of Top Proposals on Open Government Site Begins

By David Swanson

The president’s open government site was supposed to allow brainstorming through May 28th, but the top policy proposal and third highest ranked proposal overall, as of the end of the 28th, was “End the Imperial Presidency.”

It is not too late for you to vote for this proposal.

That’s because the Open Government just changed the rules and won’t be moving on to phase 2 until June 3rd, and will be leaving phase 1 (brainstorming) open until June 19th. read more

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Top Ten Proposals on Obama's Website

By David Swanson

You might want to hurry because the open government is about to close. Participation in the “Brainstorming” phase 1 of President Obama’s online Open Government Initiative only lasts from May 21st to May 28th. To find it, go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/open You’ll see listed there three phases, with the “Discuss” and “Draft” phases not yet active. read more

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Obama's Open Forum Opens Possibilities

By David Swanson

Candidate Obama asked for our opinions through a website. Our top demand was that he keep his promise to vote against immunity for telecoms that spied illegally. He ignored us, promised to do better as president, and hasn’t.

President-Elect Obama asked for our opinions through his transition website. Our top question was whether he would appoint a special prosecutor for Bush, Cheney, and gang. He refused to answer the question until asked by the corporate media, and then read more

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Priorities

By David Swanson

Is it important to counter the CIA’s lies about what it told a handful of congress members when? Of course it is. It’s important to expose every bit of the secrecy imposed by all agencies and departments of what we still rather goofily call the “executive” branch. This is a branch of government that has openly flouted subpoenas for years, and assisted others in doing so. The chairman of the senate judiciary committee is now afraid to subpoena Jay Bybee, read more

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Reid Says Cheney Tortured, Proposes Letting Him Off

Christiane Brown interviews Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in this audio clip.

Reid says torture has been committed, but that the top priority should be delaying, and that certain people just shouldn’t be prosecuted, even if that means failing to follow the law. Brown is brilliant and relentless. Reid is as pathetic as you’d think he’d be when confronted by a real journalist. Reid wants nothing done until November 2009 when the Senate Intelligence Committee produces its read more

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Rep. Baldwin Calls for Executive Branch Accountability to Reverse Illegal Actions and Prevent Further Abuses

Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin has introduced the Executive Branch Accountability Act of 2009 (H.Res. 417), calling on President Obama to reverse the damaging and illegal actions taken by the Bush/Cheney Administration and to collaborate with Congress to proactively prevent any further abuses of executive branch power.

“Over the past several years, serious questions have been raised about the conduct of high ranking Bush/Cheney Administration officials in relation to some of the most basic elements read more

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