Random RecitalsThe obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer. Edward R. Murrow Lively LinksLinks change randomly each time the cache is refreshed. |
Article by Rich on November 28th, 2007 at 7:44 am …and his apparently willful inability to get it right on FISA legislation and the Dems : After being called to task last week for writing a dangerously misinformed column on changes to the nation’s spying laws, Klein concedes that he might have made a mistake when he said a House bill would “require the surveillance of every foreign-terrorist target’s calls to be approved by [...]
Article by John on November 27th, 2007 at 7:59 am More on the telecom – Feds partnership to make sure nothing you do goes undetected. This is from WAPO on Friday: Federal officials are routinely asking courts to order cellphone companies to furnish real-time tracking data so they can pinpoint the whereabouts of drug traffickers, fugitives and other criminal suspects, according to judges and industry lawyers. In some cases, judges have granted the [...]
Article by Aneurin on October 12th, 2007 at 3:52 am For those who were unclear as to how to get to the link provided earlier regarding VaNessa L. Duplessie‘s 2005 Life-Pac responses, here’s the full images taken from the Internet’s Wayback Machine: Disclaimer: The original image length and width were modified in order to fit the blog formatting width limitations of this site, nothing else has been tampered with. I’m sorry, but [...]
Article by missy on September 19th, 2007 at 9:38 am Freedom’s on the march (everywhere but here, evidently): A Republican filibuster in the Senate today shot down a bipartisan effort to restore the right of terrorism suspects to contest their detentions and treatment in federal courts, underscoring the Democratic-led Congress’s difficulty with terrorism issues. The 56-43 vote fell short of the 60 needed to cut off debate and move to a final vote on [...]
Article by John on August 2nd, 2007 at 7:52 pm At this point it seems if the Bush Administration asked for the power to murder Democratic members of Congress, the DC Dems would immediately pass legislation to that effect. The Progressive says: “After being caught trying to steal an inch, the administration now has the gall to ask for the whole mile,” says Anthony Romero, head of the ACLU. Yet now the Democratic leaders [...]
Article by John on March 11th, 2007 at 8:00 am Another scandal… Ho-hum. Is anyone surprised by this? If you are you shouldn’t be. Has our government given us reasons to trust them lately? The good news is this provides a way to repeal the Patriot Act which should never have been enacted in the first place. And while they are at it, how about restoring habeas corpus and repealing the Military Commissions Act [...] | Local TV Connect with Facebook |
Current Comments