Archive for the ‘Civil Liberties’ Category
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Did you know that the U.S. Government is "interested in" putting a leash on the traveling public? According to a story over at the Washington Times, Department of Homeland Security has stated their interest in the "immobilizing device" that, when used, would allow the flight crew on a plane disable ...
Posted in Civil Liberties, Homeland Security | 8 Comments »
Friday, June 27th, 2008
Yesterday, the Second Amendment was preserved. At least it was somewhat preserved. The Supreme Court decided in District of Columbia v. Heller (PDF) that it was the right of individuals to "keep and bear arms" individually. SCOTUS had never decided on this aspect of the Second Amendment and I think ...
Posted in Civil Liberties, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court, second amendment | 11 Comments »
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Filed in Detroit in 2006, the challenge was brought on behalf of several Michigan attorneys and Muslim leaders who thought they may be the targets of domestic spying by the U.S. government. They claimed that a program by the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on Americans without court approval violated ...
Posted in Civil Liberties, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court | 3 Comments »
Friday, February 8th, 2008
With the Democrats virtually evenly divided between Senators Clinton and Obama, an interesting divide has become exposed in the seemlingly united Republican Party. It is no secret that the Christian conservative base and its numerous compliant media mouthpieces can not stand the thought of John McCain as the presidential ...
Posted in 2008, Abortion, Barack Obama, Civil Liberties, Congress, Democracy, Democrats, Focus on the Family, Hillary Clinton, James Dobson, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Religion, Republicans, Washington Hotlist, mainstream media | 2 Comments »
Thursday, January 10th, 2008
What's worse, eavesdropping on Americans without a warrant or losing evidence acquired via this unconstitutional search for unpaid phone bills? Where is the FBI conducting this operation, in a fraternity house? We have lost our civil liberties and privacy to insecure control freaks and are no safer today than ...
Posted in 9/11, Civil Liberties, FBI, FISA, National Security | No Comments »
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
Catholic League president Bill Donahue actually said something that makes sense.
Regarding Mike Huckabee:
"What he's trying to say to the evangelicals in western Iowa (is): I'm the real thing. You know what, sell yourself on your issues, not on what your religion is."
Do you think Donahue would feel the same way ...
Posted in 2008, Bill Donahue, Civil Liberties, First Amendment, Mike Huckabee, Religion | No Comments »
