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ILLINOIS SENATOR BARACK OBAMA WROTE that the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves in the rebellious states, "was more a military document than a clarion call for justice." Obama's piece failed to describe the complete historical context of the document. Lincoln's ability to end slavery was restricted by the limits of his constitutional power. As Commander in Chief, Lincoln had certain war powers that enabled him to free slaves in territories that had seceded from the Union at the time of the Proclamation. Slavery throughout the U.S., however, could be abolished only by a constitutional amendment--the 13th...
...which authors have made no such effort. I was referring to my efforts to make the data available when I told the Crimson reporter that I had gone “above and beyond the call of duty” (the Crimson article puts the quotation in another context where it is misleading...
...Shaughnessy Dam was stirring controversy even before 1913, when the U.S. Congress, against the impassioned pleas of conservationist John Muir and his Sierra Club, voted through a bill allowing its construction. But though the debate is not new, the context has changed dramatically. On one hand, free-running rivers, unobstructed by dams, have become a rarity, which has increased their aesthetic, ecological and recreational value. On the other hand, with recent experience of protracted drought and soaring energy costs, Western states in particular are more worried than ever about the security of both their water supplies and sources of hydropower...
...Detainee 063 was never physically harmed. He put his health in peril with his refusal to eat and to take fluids. His treatment should be put in the proper context, which is that the prisoners at Guant?namo are fed meals that accord with their religious beliefs, they are given Korans and prayer rugs, and their health is monitored. Torture camp? Sounds more like a resort to me! Ron Spencer Raleigh, North Carolina...
...mixed message sent by two recent 5-4 decisions on the public display of the Ten Commandments effectively ensures that the court will continue to grapple with the separation of church and state in the years ahead. By taking context and history into account, the court ruled that one display, 44 years old and situated outside the Texas state capitol among dozens of other sculptures and markers, passed constitutional muster, while the others, set up much more recently in two Kentucky courthouses, did not. Other issues that the court may soon address include government aid to religious schools, faith-based...