Welcome to Thoughtful Politics
The Website for People Who Think About Current Events

 

 Thoughtful Politics is Back! After a hiatus during which Tony completed his new book, Call to Liberty: Bridging the Divide Between Liberals and Conservatives, there just wasn't time. But now we are back again starting in April 2007. Tony is also blogging at the site for the book:

www.calltoliberty.net

He will also be back to his editorials on current issues, demonstrating how average citizens can think throgh the issues, here at Thoughtful Politics.

NOTICE: Tony is available for speaking engagements, workshops, and policy papers. Contact him at tony@thoughtfulpolitics.com.

Recent Editorials

Read our editorials, then make a commnet on our editorial comment boards!

Folks Who Win 5/21/06

Centralization of Power 5/12/06

A "Lawful" Deceit 5/11/06

The Last Straw 5/11/06

Hayden and Liberty 5/9/06

READ THIS NOW! The New Yorker, April 17, 2006

Reckless White House 4/10/06

NSA Spying Whitewash 3/8/06

One Last Move for Honor 3/2/06

Whitewashing Warrantless Search and Seizure 2/17/06

The Irrelevance of "Dickgate": What Cheney's Shooting Might Mean 2/17/06 

Economic State of the Union 2/6/06

Calling On Ourselves 2/1/06

The Real Story Behind the Bush Defense of NSA Spying 1/27/06

Common Ground: Liberal Principles and the Bill of Rights (Jan 23, 2006)

December 16, 2005: Using "Lawful" to Weasel on Breaking His Oath of Office

The President, if he signed such orders for the NSA, broke the Oath of his office by making “lawful” the very activity that the Constitution bans.

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Critical Resources

Conyers Report:
The Constitution in Crisis

The Conyers Report provides a detailed indictment of the President and the basis for impeachment investigation and proceedings.

Current Reading

The Case for Impeachment, by Lewis Lapham, Harpers, March 2006

 

 

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From the Sage of Monticello

"A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people, recovering their true sight, restore their government to its true principles. It is true that in the meantime we are suffering deeply in spirit, and incurring the horrors of a war and long oppressions of enormous public debt....If the game runs sometimes against us at home we must have patience till luck turns, and then we shall have an opportunity of winning back the principles we have lost, for this is a game where principles are at stake."

Thomas Jefferson

Note: Sent to us courtesy of Douglas Padilla (www.dougieland.com)