[Peace-discuss] We struggle up toward the level of the 13th century

[C. G. Estabrook]

"...Alexander Hamilton's Federalist No. 84: 'The practice of arbitrary 
imprisonments, in all ages, is the favorite and most formidable instruments of 
tyranny.' It is that deeply tyrannical practice -- implemented by the Bush 
administration and authorized by a bipartisan act of Congress -- which the U.S. 
Supreme Court, today, struck down.

"The Military Commissions Act of 2006 was -- and remains -- one of the great 
stains on our national political character. It was passed by a substantial 
majority in the Senate (65-34) with the support of every single Senate 
Republican (except Chafee) and 12 Senate Democrats. No filibuster was even 
attempted. It passed by a similar margin in the House, where 34 Democrats joined 
219 Republicans to enact it..." <http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/>.

See Peter Linebaugh, "The Magna Carta Manifesto: Liberties and Commons for All" 
(U. California Press, 2008). --CGE