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Latest Articles: U.S. Constitution
Supreme Leader wants new copyright law crackdown~FBI to wiretap suspects
Post Date: 2011-03-16 09:14:57 by Happy Quanzaa
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White House wants new copyright law crackdown The White House today proposed sweeping revisions to U.S. copyright law, including making "illegal streaming" of audio or video a federal felony and allowing FBI agents to wiretap suspected infringers. In a 20-page white paper (PDF), the Obama administration called on the U.S. Congress to fix "deficiencies that could hinder enforcement" of intellectual property laws. The report was prepared by Victoria Espinel, the first Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator who received Senate confirmation in December 2009, and represents a broad tightening of many forms of intellectual property law including ones that deal with ...
‘We’ve Surrendered the Constitution to the Jihadists,’ Muslim Witness Says at Hearing on Radicalization of U.S. Muslims
Post Date: 2011-03-11 16:13:08 by Happy Quanzaa
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(CNSNews.com) - The radicalization of American Muslims is driven not by the religion of Islam but by a political Islam that promotes theocracy and rallies against the United States and its secular democracy, a self-described “devout” Muslim, said at a congressional hearing on Thursday. M. Zudhi Jasser, president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, said that the failure to address this brand of Islam and to encourage American Muslims to embrace the rights and liberties guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution is affecting those individuals who not only turn against their country but commit acts of violence against their fellow citizens. “We’ve surrendered the ...
[Overtaxed and poor the same ol' shit in America's continuing hemorrage] U.S. to send aid teams to rebel-held eastern Libya
Post Date: 2011-03-10 19:28:17 by buckeroo
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WASHINGTON — The United States will soon send disaster assistance relief teams into rebel-held eastern Libya, President Barack Obama's national security adviser said Thursday. Tom Donilon emphasized that it would be a purely humanitarian mission that "can be in no way seen as a military intervention" and would be entering eastern Libya with the permission of the opposition. .."These are humanitarian assistance teams. They are not going in any way shape or form as military operations," he told reporters in a conference call on the situation in Libya and elsewhere in the Arab world. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton earlier Thursday said she would meet ...
82 percent of US schools may be labeled 'failing'
Post Date: 2011-03-09 16:02:44 by CZ82
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82 percent of US schools may be labeled 'failing' (AP) – 1 hour ago An estimated 82 percent of U.S. schools could be labeled as "failing" under the nation's No Child Left Behind Act this year, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday. The Department of Education estimates the number of schools not meeting targets will skyrocket from 37 to 82 percent in 2011 because states are toughening their standards to meet the requirements of the law. The schools will face sanctions ranging from offering tutoring to closing their doors. "No Child Left Behind is broken and we need to fix it now," Duncan said in a statement. "This law has created a ...
Judge steps on Obamas cod piece
Post Date: 2011-03-04 17:54:55 by CZ82
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Roger Vinson, the U.S. federal judge who ruled Obamacare unconstitutional in its entirety, has ruled again on the health-care law. On Thursday, Judge Vinson issued a stay on his earlier ruling that the law could not be enforced. In doing so, he sent a clear message to the Obama administration: Appeal my decision to a higher court or stop implementing the law. When Judge Vinson ruled on Jan. 31 that the health-care law was unconstitutional, the administration followed up by filing a motion for clarification rather than filing an official appeal. Vinson’s ruling criticized the administration for that action. “During the four-plus weeks since entry of my order, the defendants have ...
Democrats: "Women's Right" to make you pay for their abortions
Post Date: 2011-03-04 11:06:11 by Happy Quanzaa
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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) spoke atthe House Judiciary Committee mark-upsession for the No Taxpayer Funding forAbortion Act, saying that she was offended bythe idea that people opposed to the bill are infavor of killing children.(CNSNews.com/Penny Starr) (CNSNews.com) – The debate at the mark-up session for the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act ended in a 23-14 vote on Thursday, sending the bill from committee to House leadership and its eventual debate on the floor of the House of Representatives. But the four-hour session leading up to the vote was a contentious discussion with the Republicans focusing on the need to not force Americans to pay for abortions through ...
Westboro Funeral Pickets Are Protected Speech, High Court Rules
Post Date: 2011-03-02 11:31:52 by Brian S
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The Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision, ruled Wednesday that members of the renegade Westboro Baptist Church have a constitutionally protected right to protest military funerals even though their demonstrations are widely despised and deplored. The case presented the justices with a high-profile question about the breadth of First Amendment speech and assembly protections. A majority of justices ruled that these fundamental rights outweigh the concerns of grieving family members who would rather not deal with what they say are obnoxious protesters from the Kansas church. "Speech is powerful. It can stir people to action, move them to tears of both joy and sorrow, and -- as it did here ...
Obama's halal chicken coming home to roost: Million Muslim March on DC for Shariah
Post Date: 2011-02-28 11:50:03 by Happy Quanzaa
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Muslims Plan March On Washington To Support A United Shariah Of America As expected, Muslims across the world have started to lock arms in their quest to impose Shariah Law (Islamic Law) on all. For the most part, Muslims in America had confined this call to their barracks…..,errr, I mean Mosques and Islamic conferences. Now, in a brazen display of united force, Muslims calling for the adoption of Shariah in this country plan to march near the White House on March 3rd. The leader of the pack is the U.K.’s Anjem Choudary, a Muslim cleric. His partners, who actually believe that America will bow to Islamic Law, are NY’s “Islamic Thinkers Society”, the group who ...
Obama Not Just Above the Law; He Is the Law
Post Date: 2011-02-27 04:51:01 by Mad Dog
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President Obama's brazenly calculated move to unilaterally abandon the federal Defense of Marriage Act showcases his attitude that he is above the law. DOMA defines marriage as "only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife" for purposes of all federal laws, rules and regulations (Section 3). It specifies that no state shall be required to honor laws of other states that treat same-sex relationships as legal marriages -- effectively carving out an exception to the Constitution's full faith and credit clause (Section 2). Congress passed this law by enormous majorities (Senate 85-14, House 342-67) in response to political pressure in some states to ...
Letter on the Resolution of Federation of Federal Employees Against Strikes in Federal Service
Post Date: 2011-02-26 20:24:37 by Mad Dog
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August 16, 1937 Franklin D. Roosevelt My dear Mr. Steward: As I am unable to accept your kind invitation to be present on the occasion of the Twentieth Jubilee Convention of the National Federation of Federal Employees, I am taking this method of sending greetings and a message. Reading your letter of July 14, 1937, I was especially interested in the timeliness of your remark that the manner in which the activities of your organization have been carried on during the past two decades "has been in complete consonance with the best traditions of public employee relationships." Organizations of Government employees have a logical place in Government affairs. The desire of ...
Jury Nullification Advocate Is Indicted
Post Date: 2011-02-25 14:54:56 by Brian S
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Julian P. Heicklen sat silent and unresponsive as his bail hearing began one day recently in federal court in Manhattan; his eyes were closed, his head slumped forward. “Mr. Heicklen?” the magistrate judge, Ronald L. Ellis, asked. “Mr. Heicklen? Is Mr. Heicklen awake?” “I believe he is, your honor,” a prosecutor, Rebecca Mermelstein, said. “I think he’s choosing not to respond but is certainly capable of doing so.” There was, in fact, nothing wrong with Mr. Heicklen, 78, who eventually opened his eyes and told the judge, “I’m exercising my Fifth Amendment right to remain silent.” Indeed, it was not his silence that landed Mr. ...
Democratic Senator Vows To Reform The PATRIOT Act
Post Date: 2011-02-25 11:51:32 by Brian S
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A Democratic senator from Oregon said Tuesday that Congress must use the three month extension of the PATRIOT Act to amend the legislation so that it does not violate American's civil liberties. "Americans deserve laws that strike the best possible balance between fighting terrorism ferociously and protecting the rights and freedoms of law-abiding American citizens," Senator Ron Wyden, a senior member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said in a statement. Congress passed a bill last week that extended three controversial provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act until May 27. The bill is expected to be signed into law by President Barack Obama in the coming days. ...
States: Judge clearly meant to halt work on the healthcare law
Post Date: 2011-02-24 17:36:40 by Mad Dog
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New comments from the states come after the Obama administration asked a judge to clarify ruling that struck down reforms. The 26 states and a business group that successfully challenged the healthcare reform law in federal court said the judge clearly meant to halt implementation of the healthcare overhaul. The comments from the states and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), filed in a Florida federal court Wednesday evening, came a week after the Obama administration sought clarification on a Jan. 31 ruling that struck down the entire reform law. The decision from U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson was the first to rule the entire law unconstitutional. Vinson, a ...
Lobbyists: White House sends meetings off-site to hide them
Post Date: 2011-02-24 17:19:41 by Mad Dog
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Caught between their boss’ anti-lobbyist rhetoric and the reality of governing, President Barack Obama’s aides often steer meetings with lobbyists to a complex just off the White House grounds — and several of the lobbyists involved say they believe the choice of venue is no accident. It allows the Obama administration to keep these lobbyist meetings shielded from public view — and out of Secret Service logs kept on visitors to the White House and later released to the public. Continue Reading Text Size -+reset Listen VIDEO: VandeHei on the White House and lobbyists Latest on POLITICO Clinton: Education ignited Egypt protests Corwin gave $1,000 to Scozzafava Antitrust ...
Obama: DOMA Unconstitutional, DOJ Should Stop Defending In Court
Post Date: 2011-02-24 15:44:13 by Mad Dog
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WASHINGTON -- In a major policy reversal, the Obama administration said Wednesday it will no longer defend the constitutionality of a federal law banning recognition of same-sex marriage. Attorney General Eric Holder said President Barack Obama has concluded that the administration cannot defend the federal law that defines marriage as only between a man and a woman. He noted that the congressional debate during passage of the Defense of Marriage Act "contains numerous expressions reflecting moral disapproval of gays and lesbians and their intimate and family relationships - precisely the kind of stereotype-based thinking and animus the (Constitution's) Equal Protection Clause is ...
Monica Crowley Criticizes ‘Mubarak Obama’ Over Refusal to Defend Queer Marriage Ban
Post Date: 2011-02-23 15:59:48 by Happy Quanzaa
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Monica Crowley Criticizes ‘Mubarak Obama’ Over Refusal to Defend Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Obama, DOJ Say Part Of DOMA Is Unconstitutional, Will Not Defend It In Court (SCOTUS replaced by O'buma) [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2011-02-23 13:38:12 by Hondo68
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The Obama Justice Department has decided that part of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and will not defend it in court. "After careful consideration, including a review of my recommendation, the President has concluded that given a number of factors, including a documented history of discrimination, classifications based on sexual orientation should be subject to a more heightened standard of scrutiny," Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement. "The President has also concluded that Section 3 of DOMA, as applied to legally married same-sex couples, fails to meet that standard and is therefore unconstitutional," Holder said. "Given that ...
The Ten Commandments of the Antichrist
Post Date: 2011-02-19 17:58:28 by Mad Dog
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To make sure you understand the diabolical consequences of Lenin's idea, the meaning is this: To start an international revolution under communism or state socialism, you must be willing to commit genocide everywhere it is established. Revolution, or death? It ultimately means: revolution = death. In my study of history and philosophy, I have found that whenever one discusses progressivism or the ideas derivative of progressive politics, from Enlightenment Age philosophers whose ideas contributed to today's progressive revolution – Machiavelli, Descartes, Hobbes, Voltaire, Rousseau, Robespierre – to the ideas concurrent with the advent of the progressive revolution in ...
House Passes Short-Term Extension of U.S. Government's Wiretap Authority
Post Date: 2011-02-17 11:39:05 by Brian S
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Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. House approved a three- month extension of the government’s authority to conduct roving wiretaps of suspected terrorists, sending it to President Barack Obama for his signature. The measure, which passed 279-143, would extend the wiretap power until May 27. It also would continue the government’s ability to get access to suspected terrorists’ business and other records and to monitor so-called “lone wolf” suspects. The provisions are set to expire Feb. 28, and the Senate approved the extension yesterday. “There’s bipartisan consensus that these important tools for our intelligence community cannot be allowed to ...
Sherrod Suit Accuses Breitbart Of 'False And Defamatory Statements'
Post Date: 2011-02-14 15:17:28 by Skip Intro
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TPM has obtained the complaint filed by Shirley Sherrod in D.C. Superior Court against Andrew Breitbart. The suit alleges that Sherrod was forced to resign last year after the defendants "ignited a media firestorm by publishing false and defamatory statements." Three defendants are named: Breitbart, Breitbart.tv head Larry O'Connor and a "John Doe," who allegedly edited the original video of Sherrod's speech, and "whose identity has been concealed by the other Defendants," according to the complaint. The complaint alleges that the defendants "defamed Mrs. Sherrod by editing and publishing an intentionally false and misleading clip," which ...
Paul gets CPAC crowd on their feet (We need to do a lot less, a lot sooner)
Post Date: 2011-02-11 19:37:25 by Hondo68
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Washington (CNN) - Texas Rep. Ron Paul addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference Friday, repeating the mantra of limited government that has rocketed him to stardom among a certain segment of conservative activists. Easily garnering the most enthusiastic applause of the day, Paul advocated for a complete governmental retreat in every realm of society. "We've had way too much bipartisanship for about 60 years," said Paul, in comments that drew one of many standing ovations during the 25-munte speech. "It's the bipartisanship of the welfare system, the warfare system…it all goes through with support from both parties. " "There is truly a ...
House Clears Way For PATRIOT Act Extension
Post Date: 2011-02-11 11:39:58 by Brian S
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The US House of Representatives voted Thursday night to clear the road for an extension of controversial provisions in the USA PATRIOT Act. The final vote was 248 to 176, largely along party lines. Just 4 Republicans voted against the extension, while only 15 Democrats voted for it. Under the House bill, the act would be extended until Dec. 8. Democrats protested a Republican plan to hold the vote under the "closed rule," which prevented amendments. The last PATRIOT Act extension was passed in Feb. 2010. GA_googleFillSlot("Raw_Embedded_300"); Thursday's House vote paved the way for a second ballot on the PATRIOT Act, allowing it to clear the chamber with a simple ...
The Intent of the U.S. Ruling Class Is Total Tyranny: We Must Stop It!
Post Date: 2011-02-10 11:56:09 by Capitalist Eric
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As I’m writing this, Egypt is enmeshed in turmoil. The people have literally taken to the streets in opposition to oppressive government. It is about time, and it seems they have had enough. I pray that they are successful in overthrowing the entire Mubarak regime. But why did they wait so long? The long-time U.S puppet dictator, Hosni Mubarak, has been in power for over 29 years, and during that time has been able to amass a huge fortune for himself and his family at the expense of Egypt’s citizens. His rule, like that of most dictators, has been filled with corruption, war, murder, torture, and an abhorrent "Emergency Law Rule." (For more on Mubarak and Emergency Law ...
House defeats bill extending Patriot Act provisions until December (26 Republicans, 122 Democrats)
Post Date: 2011-02-08 21:25:52 by Hondo68
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Washington (CNN) -- A bill to extend three provisions of the Patriot Act and Intelligence Reform bill that are due to expire next month failed to win approval Tuesday from the U.S. House of Representatives. The House voted 277-148 in favor of the bill, which fell short of the 284 votes needed to pass, because it was considered under a House rule that required a two-thirds majority. In the vote, 26 Republicans joined 122 Democrats in opposing the bill that would have extended the provisions through December 8. The White House and some Democrats prefer a longer extension of the three provisions, through 2013, and Senate Democrats are expected to propose legislation calling for such an ...
White House wants security act extensions
Post Date: 2011-02-08 20:44:14 by Ibluafartsky
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U.S. News White House wants security act extensions Published: Feb. 8, 2011 at 4:22 PM WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The Obama administration says it strongly supports an extension of key provisions of the Patriot Act and other security acts set to expire this month. The administration is asking for extensions of a provision involving authority for roving surveillance of targets who take steps to thwart such surveillance, authority to compel production of business records with court approval and authority to target non-U.S. persons not necessarily associated with an identified terrorist group, the so-called "lone wolf" amendment. In a statement released by the White house, the ...
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