Tag Archives: Civil Liberties

Military Given Go-Ahead to Detain U.S. Terrorist Suspects without Trial

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Thursday, December 15, 2011 Worse than George W. Bush? Barack Obama has abandoned a commitment to veto a new security law that allows the military to indefinitely detain without trial American terrorism suspects arrested on U.S. soil who could then … Continue reading →

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Police State: Cops Kill Deaf, Mentally Disabled Cyclist

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Friday, November 25, 2011 Scotland Neck, SC cops killed an elderly and mentally disabled male cyclist after they demanded he stop by blasting him with a Taser stun gun. His apparent failure to obey the cops cost him his life. … Continue reading →

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Hypocrite Obama May Place Americans on ‘Kill List’

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Thursday, October 6, 2011 Back in 2008, candidate-Barack Obama criticized President George W. Bush for the use of torture to interrogate terror suspects. Obama promised, if elected president, to end such lawlessness. However, as president, Mr. Obama has come down … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, Hypocrites, News, President Barack Obama, Worst President Ever | Tagged , , , , | 13 Comments

America, Meet Your Newest Terrorist Threat

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011 Meet the TSA’s latest victim. A 95-year old woman, battling leukemia, was traveling from Florida to Michigan with her daughter, Jean Weber, to live with family members before moving into an assisted living facility. The TSA … Continue reading →

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Congress Extends Patriot Act

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Thursday, May 26, 2011 In two lop-sided votes, the U.S. Congress voted on Thursday to approve a four-year extension of key provisions of the Patriot Act. Because is President Obama is roaming through Europe, a White House official said the … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, Congress, News, Patriot Act, President Barack Obama, Worst President Ever | Tagged , , , , , | 12 Comments

Texas Tells TSA: Hands Off My Anus, Sex Organs, Butt, & Breasts

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Friday, May 13, 2011 TSA Perv Awaits His Next Airport Passenger Victim at LAX It’s a rare day I agree with anything out of Texas but this is one of them. The Texas House passed a bill that makes it … Continue reading →

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Poll: 61% Oppose New Airport Security Measures

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010 Ignore the pro-TSA propaganda merchants on the corporate cable news networks. A new ZOGBY International poll finds 61% of voters oppose the newly enhanced security measures at the country’s airports and 48% said they would probably … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Homeland Insecurity, News, Privacy, TSA | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

Breast Cancer Survivor Forced to Remove Prosthetic Breast by Aggressive TSA Agents

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Friday, November 19, 2010 A North Carolina flight attendant and breast cancer survivor says she was forced to remove her prosthetic breast during an airport groping by a pair of aggressive TSA agents. Cathy Bossi lives in south Charlotte, NC.  … Continue reading →

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TSA to Investigate Heroic Body Scan Resister

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010 In post-9/11 America, if you plan to fly, you’re faced with two unsavory choices: 1. submit to a high-radiation, full body scan that displays your genitals to an unseen, unnamed TSA agent or, 2. agree to … Continue reading →

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Obama Administration is Firmly Committed to Wiretapping

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 The Obama administration is firmly committed to domestic wiretapping and is taking the necessary steps to ensure technical and legal obstacles to surveillance are removed. According to an article appearing in the New York Times: Law … Continue reading →

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Obama Administration Wants Easier Access to Personal Internet Activity Without Court Order

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Thursday, July 29, 2010 The Obama administration continues morphing into a less constitutional version of the Bush administration as it seeks to make it easier for the FBI to compel Internet companies to turn over records of an individual’s activity … Continue reading →

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Obama Continues to Defend Bush’s Terror Policies

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Saturday, January 23, 2010 From McClatchy: Although the FBI has acknowledged it improperly obtained thousands of Americans’ phone records for years, the Obama administration continues to assert that the bureau can obtain them without any formal legal process or court … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, George Bush, Homeland Security, News, President Barack Obama, Privacy | Tagged , , , , , | 11 Comments

In Domestic Spying Case, Obama DOJ’s New Arguments Are Worse than Bush’s

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Thursday, April 9, 2009 The people at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) make a sobering case why President Barack Obama’s Department of Justice’s new arguments in a case involving warrantless wiretapping are much worse than those made by former president … Continue reading →

Posted in Bush Administration, FISA, News, Obama Administration, President Barack Obama | Tagged , , , , , , | 8 Comments

California Supreme Court Hears Prop 8 Debate Today

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Thursday, March 5, 2009 Beginning at 9AM today, the California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for and against the validity of the Mormon church-funded Proposition 8, the controversial and bigoted ballot measure that barred same-sex marriage in California by … Continue reading →

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The ACLU Versus Obama

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 This should be interesting. The American Civil Liberties Union asked the Obama administration on Wednesday to release dozens of secret documents used by the Bush administration to justify spying, interrogation, eavesdropping and secret prisons. For years, … Continue reading →

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