Topic: Bush, President George W.

Aug 3, 
1942

Military Tribunal Convicts German Saboteurs – Civil Liberties Problems Continue

Feb 18, 
1976

President Ford Bans Assassinations by CIA

Oct 25, 
1978

FISA Enacted – Special Court to Regulate National Security Spying

May 18, 
1981

A Prophetic Warning: ACLU Official Warns that Fear of “Terrorism” May Become Greatest Threat to Civil Liberties

Jul 7, 
1986

Presidential Power Asserted: The Rise of Signing Statements

Apr 18, 
1988

U.S. Signs UN Convention Against Torture (But Takes Six Years to Ratify It)

Feb 2, 
1991

Pentagon Bans Media Coverage of Military Casualties Returning to U.S.

Oct 21, 
1994

U.S. Ratifies UN Convention Against Torture

Jan 29, 
2001

President Bush Creates Office of Faith-Based Initiatives, Promotes Government-Supported Religion

Feb 2, 
2001

John Ashcroft, Hostile to Civil Liberties, Becomes Attorney General

Sep 11, 
2001

Terrorists Attack U.S. – War on Terrorism, Violations of Civil Liberties Escalate

Sep 16, 
2001

Bush Promises “Wrathful, Shadowy and Inventive War” – Delivers on Promise

Sep 16, 
2001

Cheney Say U.S. Will Work “The Dark Side” in War on Terror – Delivers on Promise

Oct 4, 
2001

President Bush Orders Illegal NSA Spying

Oct 26, 
2001

Congress Passes the USA PATRIOT Act – Civil Liberties Violations Follow

Nov 1, 
2001

President Bush Limits Access to Past Presidents’ Papers

Nov 13, 
2001

Bush Orders Military Tribunals, Filled With Civil Liberties Problems

Nov 14, 
2001

Vice President Cheney: “Terrorists Don’t Deserve to be Treated as Prisoners of War”

Jan 11, 
2002

Guantanamo Bay Detention Center Opens – Abuses Follow

Jan 18, 
2002

President Bush Declares Guantanamo Bay Detainees Not Prisoners of War

Jan 25, 
2002

White House Counsel To Bush: Geneva Conventions Do Not Apply

Apr 20, 
2004

President Bush Lies About Warrantless Wiretapping

Dec 16, 
2005

NY Times Exposes Illegal NSA Spying on Americans by Bush Administration

Apr 30, 
2006

Boston Globe Exposes President Bush’s Abuse of Signing Statements

Jul 27, 
2006

President George W. Bush Signs 25-Year Extension of 1965 Voting Rights Act

Sep 6, 
2006

President Bush Lies – Says U.S. Does Not Torture

Oct 17, 
2006

President George W. Bush Signs Military Commissions Law

Dec 7, 
2006

Bush Administration Fires Seven U.S. Attorneys for Political Reasons

Jan 22, 
2009

President Obama Orders Closing of Guantanamo Bay

May 11, 
2016

Michael Ratner, Civil Liberties Attorney, Dies

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