Constitution – Page 14

NYPD Goal…Prevent Citizen Protests With Pre-emptive Arrests

March 17, 2006March 24, 2006 John Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Police Misconduct, Probably Cause, Totalitarian State, Totalitarianism

Unbelievable, and yet true: The explicit goal of the police is to prevent law-abiding citizens from protesting. If this isn’t a totalitarian state, I don’t know what is.

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Congressional Lapdogs Prepare to Gut FISA-Give President Imperial Power

March 9, 2006 John Domestic Spying, FISA, Illegal Spying, NY Times, republicans, senate

Republicans are packaging as “reform” a plan that would gut FISA, leaving the president free to spy on Americans without obtaining a warrant. A NY Times editorial expresses appropriate outrage at this cynical ploy to shield the president’s lawless behavior:

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And So Begins The End

March 3, 2006March 25, 2008 John facism, Homeland Security, Privacy

A couple in Rhode Island decided to pay off their J.C. Penney credit card, so they mailed in a $6,500 payment. They later learned their payment was being held until reviewed by Homeland Security because it was more than their usual monthly payment.

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Gonzales Backtracks on Senate Testimony – Hints At Additionaly Spying Programs

March 1, 2006March 9, 2006 John Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General, Domestic Spying, U.S. Senate, war on terror, Warrantless Spying

In a letter yesterday to senators in which he asked to clarify his Feb. 6 testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Gonzales also seemed to imply that the administration’s original legal justification for the program was not as clear-cut as he indicated three weeks ago.

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Final Word on Attorney Season In Texas

February 20, 2006 John Arrogance, Constitution, Crime, Dick Cheney, Hunting, Shooting, vice president

My final word on the VP Dick Cheney shooting scandal.