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The declaration of a state of emergency by Musharraf, who remains head of the army eight years after seizing power in a bloodless coup, suspended the constitution, blacked out independent television news stations and cut some phone lines. Soldiers and police patrolled parts of Islamabad, the capital.
Mischaracterizing Libertarians as "against government in all its manifestations" simply alienates people. I know many constitutionalist libertarians who by definition support and love the idea of limited government for certain purposes, as specified in the Constitution. How could we love the Constitution and be against government in all its manifestations...
Change directions it certainly did after Chavez won the presidency in 1998. Nine years later, the United States is the main enemy and the President aims to consolidate his revolution by overhauling the constitution for a second time, ending presidential term limits, making it easier for the state...
The rising death toll has many questioning whether Musharraf, deemed by Washington to be a bulwark in the fight against terrorism, is capable of restoring stability. Musharraf, who was elected by the legislature to a second term as president last month, has promised to step down as army chief before...
The threat of martial law puts the Supreme Court in a quandary. A public fed up with years of judges ruling to please those in power has welcomed recent decisions that have reestablished the primacy of the constitution over the whims of the executive branch. But upholding the constitution in...