On AlterNet: executive orders

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For the 70 Gitmo Prisoners on a Hunger Strike, Closing Gitmo Can't Wait a Year

Witness Against TortureJanuary 23, 2009.

Closing Guantanamo is not as hard as we're being told. The real challenge will be achieving justice and accountability.

Executive Orders to Close Secret Prisons Mark Beginning of the End of Lawlessness

Center for Constitutional RightsJanuary 22, 2009.

Under Bush, executive orders meant shredding the Constitution. It's uplifting to see them used to set things right.

President Barack Obama Moves to Halt Guantanamo Trials

Philippe Naughton, The Times of London UK. January 21, 2009.

Barack Obama wasted no time, asking prosecutors to halt the military trials within hours of his inauguration.

Bush Signs Executive Order Barring Union Rights

Caitlin Price, Jurist Legal News and Research. December 4, 2008.

The order denies collective bargaining rights to about 8,600 federal employees who work in agencies responsible for national security.

Broad New Domestic Spying Measures Are Coming to a Neighborhood Near You

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. August 18, 2008.

In a series of quiet but sweeping measures, the Bush Administration is codifying the government's capacity to spy on its citizens.

Bipartisan Campaign Seeks Presidential Executive Order to Ban Torture

Jim Lobe, IPS News. June 27, 2008.

A muscular group of religious, military and former government officials has created an anti-torture declaration. The names may surprise you.

Obama Would Overturn Unconstitutional Executive Orders

Digby, Hullabaloo. May 30, 2008.

Obama promises his first act will be overturning the abuses of the Bush Administration.