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Bush's "Star Chamber": White House determination to try "enemy combatants" secretly is reminiscent of the despotic "Star Chamber" courts of England's King Charles I. (War on Terrorism).(Bush administration putting aside constitutional law in dealing with suspected terrorists)
He wasn't the first choice to rule, and he seemed ill suited to his position. His awkwardness in public speaking often gave the impression that he was slow and poorly educated. From early in his reign, he seemed determined to repeat and magnify the mistakes of his father, who had governed before him. With his nation facing threats from foreign powers, he insisted on expanding his executive powers, and created special tribunals to try and punish enemies, both foreign and domestic. By doing so he precipitated a conflict--and ultimately civil war--with his government's legislative branch, eventually leading to his trial and execution as a traitor.
During that trial, ...
- As part of one of its most populist seasons in years, Ontario's Shaw Festival...
- Magazine article from: Daily Variety Ouzounian, Richard September 23, 2008 700+ words
...Tonight at 8:30" series, including the rarely produced "Star Chamber." It will mark the first time that all of the plays have...be represented by "The Devil's Disciple" and "In Good King Charles's Golden Days," while other works on the bill include...
- Star Chamber's Pluses
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post November 18, 1994 700+ words
...due process of law. Nat Hentoff {"Star Chamber on Campus," op-ed, Nov. 5} may...likening campus hearings to trials in Star Chamber, "the most feared court in {17th...through torture." For the record, Star Chamber did not use torture. It occasionally...
- Jewel in the Tonight at 8:30 Crown, Star Chamber Opens at the Shaw Festival.
- News wire article from: PRWeb July 19, 2009 700+ words
...2009 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- Star Chamber (http://www.shawfest.com/Home/Playbill/Star-Chamber/Tell-Me-More), the rarely...Festival's Royal George Theatre. Star Chamber plays in repertory until Sunday...
- A modern enactment of the Star Chamber
- Newspaper article from: The Independent - London CHARLES GLASS November 9, 1994 700+ words
...1650, remembrance of the horror of Star Chamber proceedings a decade before had firmly...England."/PThe abolition of the Star Chamber Court, which had been empowered to...Parliament before the Civil War. In the Star Chamber, as Winston Churchill wrote: "Common...
- A Star Chamber Court in Ireland: The Court of Castle Chamber, 1571-1641.(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News May 1, 2006 700+ words
1851829342 A star chamber court in Ireland; the court of castle chamber, 1571-1641...DA944 In this comprehensive account of the workings of the Irish Star Chamber Court, Crawford (director, International Education, Roanoke...
- Star Chamber
- Reference information from: Webster's NewWorld Dictionary January 1, 1988 700+ words
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 Star Chamber 1. a royal English court or tribunal abolished in 1641, notorious for its secret sessions without jury, and for its harsh and...
- Biden star chamber? (Senator Joseph R. Biden forms screening panel for federal...
- Magazine article from: National Review Fumento, Mike March 13, 1987 700+ words
Biden Star Chamber? SENATOR Joe Biden, chairman of theSenate Judiciary Committee, is concerned about the quality of judicial nominees. Biden...
- Campus Star Chamber.(Commentary)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Roberts, Paul Craig October 9, 2000 700+ words
...constitutional right to due process. In place of the legal system established by the U.S. Constitution, Columbia resurrected the Star Chamber, in which the accused is tried in absentia, prohibited from cross-examining hostile witnesses and denied representation...
Source: HighBeam Research, Bush's "Star Chamber": White House determination to try "enemy...