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Washington Beheading
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Tagged Cartoon, Civil Liberties, Congress, Democratic Party, Privacy
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Democrats : Cave Men on Capitol Hill
Bush Gives Dems STDsBy Marty Kaplan / June 20, 2008 The least popular, most lawless president in American history took to the Rose Garden today to thank congressional Democrats for having unprotected political sex with him. For caving — not … Continue reading
Jim Hightower : Help Russ Feingold Reform the Patriot Act
Rewriting Some Patriot Act StupidityBy Jim Hightower / June 19, 2008 Empirical evidence notwithstanding, stupidity is not a requirement for membership in the U.S. Congress. Also, stupid acts by Congress do not have to be forever. Witness the infamous, freedom-busting, … Continue reading
Imperfect Obama or Republican Brownshirts
A Study in Tyranny: oil sketch, inspired by my interest in politics, persuasion, influence, brain washing, propaganda, as well as sales and marketing. —Luscher. At this point,we have no other choice than Obama, love him or not, unless we want … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, Economy, Fascism, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Obama, Personal Freedom, Presidential Campaign, Republican Party, Supreme Court, Torture
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Supremes Restore Hope : Habeas Corpus Ruling
Boumediene v. Bush: The Supreme Court Takes a Stand By David Van Os / Jun 13, 2008 David Van Os is a Texas attorney and a populist democrat. In the case of Boumediene v. Bush, issued on June 12, 2008, … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice, Guantanamo, Habeas Corpus, International Law, Supreme Court, Terrorism, Texas
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Sen. Bond’s "Compromise" on Warrantless Wiretapping
Act now to save our rightsBy Jim Retherford / The Rag Blog / June 13, 2008 Remember the Bill of Rights? Habeas corpus? Rule of law? It seems the New Corporatists view these concepts as “relics” of a bygone past. … Continue reading
Another Government Challenge to First Amendment
U.S. Government Sought Customer Book Purchasing Records from Amazon.comBy David Gutierrez / June 7, 2008 Recently unsealed court records shed more light on the federal government’s attempts to secure the online book purchase records of 24,000 Amazon.com customers. In 2006, … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, First Amendment, Internet, U.S. Government
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Steven Harper Joins Junior’s Repression Club
Antiwar Group Fears Speakers will be Blocked at Borderby Doug Ward / May 31, 2008 VANCOUVER – Organizers of an antiwar conference in Vancouver this weekend fear that Canada Border Services may prohibit their keynote speaker, retired U.S. Army Colonel … Continue reading
Everybody Looks Like a Danger to Stability
ARE YOU ON THE LIST? The federal government has been developing a highly classified plan that will override the Constitution in the event of a major terrorist attack. Illustration by Brett Ryder.The Last Roundup: Is the government compiling a secret … Continue reading
M. Wizard and D. Hamilton Discuss the Seizure of the Children of Eldorado
Flora Jessop poses with her truck Friday April 18, 2008 in Phoenix, Ariz. Jessop is a former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints who left the church years ago and leads the nonprofit Child … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Religion, Texas
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Atheism and the Army
Specialist Jeremy Hall, 23, outside Fort Riley, Kan., where he has been stationed since being sent home early from Iraq because of threats from fellow soldiers. Photo by Ed Zurga / NYTSoldier Sues Army, Saying His Atheism Led to ThreatsBy … Continue reading
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