As far as these religious zealots are concerned, there’s only one right way to do things: Their way, as defined by the rules made by shepherds thousands of years ago.
Posts under ‘Liberty’
If You Oppose the Patriot Act, Don’t Vote for Martha Coakley
In a December 1, 2009 debate, Massachusetts Senate candidate Martha Coakley declared that the Patriot Act was all about protecting Americans’ civil liberties. This isn’t the first time Martha Coakley has said lovely things about the Patriot Act: she sung its praises back in 2005 as well. Has Martha Coakley been SLEEPING since [...]
Real Patriots Don’t Need An Act
Good senators like Russ Feingold and Dick Durbin supported an amendment that would have at least guaranteed that the Patriot Act’s worst powers would only be used in cases of suspected terrorism or foreign spying, but their amendment was dismissed.
Book Burners for Palin
A large segment of the population of the United States agrees with Sarah Palin. They love the idea of censoring books and other forms of free speech. They believe that it’s the government’s job to protect people from dissent.
Can You Fight Terror By Torturing People?
The Republicans continue to insist that they need to torture, or as they say “use extreme interrogation methods”, in order to defeat terror. They don’t appear to grasp the irony that the very purpose of torture is to increase terror, not to defeat it. How can you fight terror by torturing people? You can’t.
Clinton Abandons Senate And Leaves Obama To Stand Up To Bush Spies
Politicians like Hillary Clinton need a reminder that government spying against Americans is unAmerican. If Hillary Clinton will not show up to do her job in the Senate to defend us from government spying, then she no longer deserves the support of voters – not for her campaign for President, and not to be re-elected to the Senate either.
Homeland Security Is a Sham
What the heck is Homeland Security good for? If Homeland Security could not stop this simple form of domestic terrorism, why should we continue to support Homeland Security and its assault on the freedoms guaranteed us by the Constitution. Homeland Security is a sham.
Brian Higgins Gets Slammed For Anti-Freedom Votes
Brian Higgins voted for a rotten law called the Protect America Act. The Protect America Act removes enforcement of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, effectively killing an essential part of the Bill of Rights. Under the new law, Alberto Gonzales is given the power to start spy operations against Americans without a search warrant and without any supervision or control. The law Higgins voted for specifically contradicts the Fourth Amendment, which demands that searches only be approved by warrant backed up by oath or affirmation, and requires that searches only be authorized for specific targets. The Protect America Act allows Alberto Gonzales to send out spies to read Americans’ email and listen to their telephone calls in blatant violation of these requirements.
