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Decades of Unconstitutional Wars
Decades of Unconstitutional Wars Despite United States Congress members insisting that Congress debate and vote on US military actions overseas, congressional leadership has chosen inaction, allowing military actions unilaterally pursued by the executive branch to continue unrestrained. And, when, this year, consideration has begun to move forward on an authorization for use of military force […]
Seattle to Remove Controversial City Spying Network After Public Backlash
Seattle to Remove Controversial City Spying Network After Public Backlash After rejecting a massive network of surveillance cameras and tracking devices, Seattle residents are now being forced to pay for the removal of the invasive equipment. Following years of resistance from citizens, the city of Seattle has decided to completely remove controversial surveillance equipment – […]
The Case Against Iraqing Iran
The Case Against Iraqing Iran The case against Iraqing Iran includes the following points: Threatening war is a violation of the U.N. Charter. Waging war is a violation of the U.N. Charter and of the Kellogg-Briand Pact. Waging war without Congress is a violation of the U.S. Constitution. Have you seen Iraq lately? Have you […]
Supreme Court to Debate Warrantless Collection Of Cellphone Records in Huge Fourth Amendment Battle
Supreme Court to Debate Warrantless Collection Of Cellphone Records in Huge Fourth Amendment Battle In one of the most important Fourth Amendment battles of the digital age, the Supreme Court is preparing to tackle a case involving law enforcement accessing cellphone records without a warrant. On Wednesday the US Supreme Court is scheduled to address […]
The Non-Compete Clause – Modern Day Slavery
The Non-Compete Clause – Modern Day Slavery From Wikipedia: “…The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. In Congress, it was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, and by the House on January 31, 1865. The amendment was ratified by […]
Washington Stomps on Civil Liberty
Washington Stomps on Civil Liberty The insouciant American electorate is so inattentive that it routinely elects enemies of civil liberty to represent the public in Congress. Last Wednesday Rep. Adam Schiff (D, CA), Rep. Trey Gowdy ( R, SC), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D, CA), Sen. Mark Warner (D, VA), Rep. Jackie Speier (D, CA), Sen. […]
US Administration Defends Its Right to Start Wars on a Whim
US Administration Defends Its Right to Start Wars on a Whim The US Constitution says that only Congress can declare war for an extended time but there is a workaround. Congress approved the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), giving the president the authority to track down and destroy al-Qaeda and the Taliban. The resolution […]
Patriotism Is A Two-Edged Sword
Patriotism Is A Two-Edged Sword I sometimes wonder if America’s greatest threat is the population’s hyper-patriotism. The bulk of the population is now at work shutting down the NFL players’ First Amendment rights, and none of the incensed censors are capable of understanding that it is they, and not the NFL players, who are attacking […]
The Age of No Privacy: The Surveillance State Shifts Into High Gear [SHORT]
The Age of No Privacy: The Surveillance State Shifts Into High Gear [SHORT] “We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance at all times; where there are no secrets from government.” ― William O. Douglas, Supreme Court Justice (1966) The government has become an expert in finding ways […]
Assange Agrees To Extradition If Obama Grants Chelsea Manning Clemency
Assange Agrees To Extradition If Obama Grants Chelsea Manning Clemency Just hours after NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden urged President Obama to “save [Chelsea Manning’s] life by granting her clemency,” Wikileaks’ founder Julian Assange says he will agree to be extradited to the United States if the president grants clemency to the former US soldier Chelsea Manning, who is currently […]
The Supreme Court Just Created a Full-Blown Police State – The End of the USA Cannot Be Far Behind
The Supreme Court Just Created a Full-Blown Police State – The End of the USA Cannot Be Far Behind The Supreme Court ruling in Utah v Strieff awarded the police total freedom to stop any citizen, at any time, to do whatever they desire. The Supreme Court determined that the “poisonous fruit” of a police officer’s […]
Oregon Senator Warns – The U.S. Government is Dramatically Expanding its Hacking and Surveillance Authority
Oregon Senator Warns – The U.S. Government is Dramatically Expanding its Hacking and Surveillance Authority The Patriot Act continues to wreak its havoc on civil liberties. Section 213 was included in the Patriot Act over the protests of privacy advocates and granted law enforcement the power to conduct a search while delaying notice to the suspect of […]
How Obama ‘Legalized’ the War on Terror
How Obama ‘Legalized’ the War on Terror Among the troubling legacies of Barack Obama’s presidency is his consolidation of the dubious legal principles that George W. Bush cobbled together to justify the Global War on Terror, explains Michael Brenner. President Barack Obama’s uneasy encounters with the law in devising numerous innovative means to prosecute the […]
#DemocracySpring Protest Against Corporate Ownership of Politians
#DemocracySpring Protest Against Corporate Ownership of Politians Over 400 protesters were arrested in Washington for exercising their First Amendment right Assemble and Free Speech. They were protesting the ownership of Congress by the banks and corporations. The movement is known as #DemocracySpring and is expected to run for the week. It has been taking place on Twitter […]
