(Link) Based on my to-date post average. I'm going to keep this post in my journal and report back when I get my big announcement from the mods.

Many threads have discussed the recently signed Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA) and its effect on habeas corpus. The media, to a limited degree, have picked up on the story - most notably, Keith Olbermann. In response to the high level of interest, I would like to see DU consolidate the discussion in one thread. There are two main issues regarding the MCA: (1) Whether the denial of the writ of habeas corpus applies to citizens of the United States and (2) Whether the writ of habeas corp...

My thoughts on analogies and their use: Inherent in the definition of an analogy is the absence of identity. For a person to compare a thing with itself yields nothing new. When an analogy is employed, the two things are, by definition, different. As a result, analogies are immediately suspect as tools of argumentation. The more closely that the characteristics being compared relate to the characteristics which form the basis of the analogy (the assumption being that they are equal), the more...

pullout by the end of the year. Bush has gotten us into a horrible mess but pulling out won't fix it. However, the status quo is simply torture. We need to increase the amount of troops in Iraq so we can stabilize the country and get out. I'll be voting for the Congressional, Senatorial, and Presidential candidates who espouse this idea. I read an article that recommended 1 troop per 100 citizens in order to stabilize a country. Iraq has about 26,000,000 citizens and we therefore need about 26...