An interesting statement on preparing the public for war |
"Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fasc...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:44:00 GMT |
Warrantless Spying Apologetics Continue |
Concern over President Bush's warrantless domestic spying program is growing. U.S. District Judge James Robertson, one of 11 members of the secret FISA Court, took the extraordinary step of ...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:58:00 GMT |
The Truth About Bush's Warrantless Spying |
On Saturday, President Bush acknowledged that he had personally authorized a secret warrantless domestic surveillance program more than three dozen times since October 2001. Bush's actions run contra...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:05:00 GMT |
HUZZAH!! |
The senate blocked the PATRIOT Act....
along with the torture ban, that's two major defeats for the Bush administration.
Granted, the Democrats are just the lesser of two evils, but I'm glad they've f...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Dec 2005 23:19:00 GMT |
Welcome To The Surveillance State |
The Bush administration is trying to jam through a permanent extension of the PATRIOT Act before Congress adjourns for the year. But Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT) has assembled a bipartisan coalition advocati...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Dec 2005 13:04:00 GMT |
A letter to me from Ken Salazar |
Dear Jason:Thank you for contacting me regarding the USA Patriot Act. I appreciate hearing your thoughts on this important matter.I support efforts to provide our nations law enforcement officers wit...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Dec 2005 12:24:00 GMT |
CHRISTIANS LEAD THE FIGHT TO STOP CUTS TO POVERTY PROGRAMS: |
"When hundreds of religious activists try to get arrested today to protest cutting programs for the poor, prominent conservatives such as James Dobson, Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell will not be amon...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Dec 2005 12:22:00 GMT |
DEATH PENALTY: The Broken System |
Last night, Stanley Tookie Williams -- the former "gang thug" who became an anti-gang crusader after being convicted of the brutal shotgun murders of four people -- was executed by leth...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Dec 2005 10:50:00 GMT |
Bush on the constitution: It's a goddamn piece of paper |
Bush on the Constitution: 'It's just a goddamned piece of paper'By DOUG THOMPSONDec 9, 2005, 07:53
Last month, Republican Congressional leaders filed into the Oval Office to meet with President Ge...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Dec 2005 09:41:00 GMT |
World Leaves the U.S. Behind |
The United States emerged isolated from the rest of the world at the two-week United Nations Climate Change conference, which ended on Dec. 9. During the conference, the seas rose by 0.077mm; 1,176 m...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Dec 2005 09:32:00 GMT |
