Mr. Obama clearly had no intention of revealing this eavesdropping, just as he would not have acknowledged the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen, had it not been reported in the press. Even then, it took him more than a year and a half to acknowledge the killing, and he is still keeping secret [...]
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Obama to Republicans: Eat It
OF COURSE, Republicans aren’t the only ones to receive Obama’s presidential up yours this week. Beyond showing them who’s boss through the appointment of Susan Rice this week, President Obama’s hypocrisy meter has exploded off the charts, further alienating the national media, online and print. “Every time [President Obama] gets into trouble, he wants to [...]
Convicting Suspect 2 in the Public Court
Two powerful GOP senators are calling on the Obama administration to treat the captured suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings as an “enemy combatant” and deny him counsel even though he is reportedly an American citizen.mmSens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, captured Friday night outside Boston after a tense daylong [...]
9/11 Legacy: No More Privacy
“Anyone who trades liberty for security deserves neither liberty nor security.” – Benjamin Franklin EISENHOWER WARNED us and now as a reaction and an excuse born out of the attacks on September 11, both Democratic and Republican parties have vanquished individual freedom on the altar of protection. From Salon.com, an article that first appeared on [...]
The “right to be secure” doesn’t mean what it use to
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. Bill of Rights, Amendment IV: Right of search and seizure regulated: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported [...]
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