Anthony Romero
Anthony Romero
Anthony D. Romero is the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union. He assumed the position in 2001 as the first Latino and openly gay man to do so...
ProfessionLawyer
Date of Birth9 July 1965
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President Bush's disregard and disrespect for the Constitution are evident, but in America, we are all bound by the rule of law. The president took an oath to 'preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the United States.' He cannot use a claim of seeking to preserve our nation to undermine the rules that serve as our foundation. The Attorney General, who may have been involved with the formulation of this policy, must appoint an outside special counsel to let justice be served.
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We know that the FBI has a difficult and necessary mandate to protect Americans from the next terrorist attack, ... We are here to deliver a short but powerful message -- to keep America safe and free.
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It's increasingly clear that the government is involved in political surveillance of organizations that are involved in nothing more than lawful First Amendment activities, ... It raises very serious questions about whether the FBI is back to its old tricks.
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The U.S. government unfairly deported thousands of immigrants after the Sept. 11 attacks, simply because they were from Muslim countries, and were at the wrong place at the wrong time. For each, there was a network of children, parents, siblings, neighbours and community who depended on him.
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The United States government continues to turn a blind eye to mounting evidence of widespread abuse of detainees held in its custody,
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This confirms many of the fears about Gonzales' appointment ? that he would not be sufficiently independent from the president and that he would play the role of a crony.
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Any opinion coming from the Justice Department has to be viewed with a healthy dose of skepticism. Congress must hold open, substantive hearings to let the American public know how their privacy was invaded.
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Rather than focus on this constitutional crisis, Attorney General (Alberto) Gonzales is cracking down on critics of his friend and boss. Our nation is strengthened, not weakened, by those whistle-blowers who are courageous enough to speak out on violations of the law.
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It's a historic ruling. While no one wants to see what's on the photos or videos, they will play an essential role in holding our government leaders accountable for the torture that's happened on their watch.
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For a country that prides itself on due process and civil liberties, it's just indefensible.
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A lot of that even modest progress seems to be up in the air given this new effort to expand the Patriot Act in some very difficult and problematic areas.
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There is no question that US interrogations have resulted in deaths. High-ranking officials who knew about the torture and sat on their hands and those who created and endorsed these policies must be held accountable.
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There is no question that U.S. interrogations have resulted in deaths. High-ranking officials who knew about the torture and sat on their hands and those who created and endorsed these policies must be held accountable.