He petitioned the Supreme Court that this was unlawful and On June 12, 2008 in a slim 5-4-majority vote, it was ruled that all prisoners being held on Guantanamo Bay had a right to Habeas Corpus under the Constitution because the base itself was considered sovereign territory. Subsequently, President Bush proceeded to start moving many of the prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan at the “Bagram Theater Internment
Five days after the meeting Torricelli gave $10,000 contribution to Blagojevich’s reelection campaign. • Also used his campaign funds to influence there issues linked to his business which helped the New Jersey State Senate pass a cable television bill that included the weekend provisions sought by Cabletelevision and helped favor Cabletelevision , which made a $162,000 contribution to Torricelli campaign in 2002. • Federal Government permits retired officials to give leftover campaign funds to charities, candidates, and political parties. • Torricelli only contributed to the people he knew or with whom he shared policy
As the head of the National Restaurant Association, he challenged President Bill Clinton on healthcare at a television event. Cain publicly criticized First Lady Hillary Clinton's plans for healthcare reform. He thought the suggested reforms would have a negative impact on business. In 2004, Cain ran for a seat in Georgia's senate but failed. In August 2011, Cain came in fourth in the Iowa Straw Poll, beating Rick Perry and Mitt Romney.
How significant is the invisible primary? The invisible primary is the period in between where candidates first announce their intentions to stand for presidency and when the first primary ballots are cast. Potential candidates try to generate momentum behind their campaign by establishing name recognition and political identity, creating a campaign infrastructure and organisation in key states, and raising as much money as possible. They will also try to secure prominent endorsements, for example, Oprah Winfrey’s endorsement of Barack Obama in November 2007. A strong showing in the invisible primary is essential: by December 2007, the Democratic field had been reduced to three (and realistically two) contenders, and, while the Republican
Election raises stakes for possible Supreme Court vacancies By Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer updated 7:03 PM EDT, Mon October 1, 2012 Washington (CNN) -- Barack Obama and Mitt Romney wasted little time rushing to the cameras when the Supreme Court narrowly upheld the president's sweeping health care reform law. Their remarks after the June ruling were a contrast of competing rhetoric over a contentious piece of legislation, and a prism into how each candidate hopes to quietly change the makeup of the federal courts. "Americans are probably paying much more attention to the economy than the Supreme Court," said Thomas Goldstein, a top appellate attorney and SCOTUSblog.com publisher. "But they should be thinking about presidential court
This documentary was critical of Hillary Clinton who was running in the Democratic Primary at the time. The documentary was scheduled to air within 30 days of the election. Citizens United wanted to avoid violating BCRA and went to court claiming that BCRA’s prohibition as it applied to their documentary was unconstitutional because it violated the First Amendment’s decree of free speech. They also claimed that the BCRA’s rules of disclosure, disclaimer and reporting requirements were also
Patrick Kim HIS-112 US Hist Since Reconst August 4, 2010 The United States presidential election of 2000 was the epic battle between Republican candidate George Walker Bush and Democratic candidate Al Gore. At the time George Bush was the governor of Texas and Al Gore was the Vice President to Bill Clinton. The unfortunate outcome of the election was the victory of Bush narrowly winning the November 7th election with 271 electoral votes compared to Gore’s 266(Federal Election Commission). The winner of the election was determined by the 25 electoral votes coming from Florida and this is where the major controversy stems from. Clearly, some awry events occurred that prevented the election of the true President of the United States, Al Gore.
In 2004 the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5 to 4 in favor of the FCC "Golden Globe Statement". The ruling states that accidental or unplanned outbursts of profanity or indecency on television and/or radio are subject to fines and other disciplinary action. This stricter policy came about because several incidents involving celebrities that drew widespread public complaint, including Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction at the super bowl, and Cher, Bono, and Paris Hilton all cursing during a live broadcast of an award show. Fox appealed the Supreme Court decision. In 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided that the FCC policy on fleeting expletives is random, not enforced consistently and violates the First Amendment.
Bush won then and again in the 1998 election. He became the first governor in Texas history to be elected to 2 consecutive 4-year terms. On of his greatest accomplishments while governor of Texas was making it the leading producer of wind powered electricity. In 1999, Bush announced that he would run for President of the US. On January 20, 2001 George is sworn in as our 43rd president.
The American political culture changed dramatically from 2004 to 2008. The 2000 election was not without turmoil. As many American's remember the Florida recounts as well as the Supreme Court's ruling was the deciding factor granting George W. Bush election and four years as our President. This contributed to many American's, particularly African American's pivotal role in the 2008 election of our first African American President, Barack Obama. The political climate mirrored that of the American people's views of where our country was headed.