A member of Care2.com scooped the mainstream media when he discovered in a White House press release that President Bush is asserting the power to search through private mail of US citizens without a warrant.
As far as I know, it is a federal offense to read someone else mail without authorization, so the President’s assertion […]
Known to Webster, a townhall is “a public building used for town-government offices and meetings.” And a townhall meeting brought together all concerned members of the public to discuss the issues of the day. In the classic New England townhall meeting, these discussions led to policy. This is perhaps the purest form of democracy known. Something to aspire to. Something President Bush says our soldiers must die to spread throughout the middle east.
Then there is Townhall.com. Townhall.com is the website where, according to the tag line, “Your opinion counts.” Just like the townhalls of New England towns of old. Or is it?
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