Another Month Gone Without Any Investigation of FBI Lawbreaking
This January, the FBI finally acknowledged that for years, it spied on Americans’ telephone calls without judicial warrants. The bureau gained access to the phone calls of everyday Americans,...
View ArticleNearly 100 Cities: May 1 Protest Against Immigration Police State Spreads in...
Last week, in case you hadn’t heard, Arizona passed a law subjecting law-abiding U.S. citizens and residents to warrantless search and detention without probable cause. You read that right. Don’t let...
View ArticleYes, Virginia, Barack Obama’s Warrantless Wiretapping is a Broken Promise
Sometimes Democrats get upset with liberals who criticize Barack Obama’s warrantless wiretapping programs. As president, Obama has maintained George W. Bush’s regime of warrantless wiretapping against...
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Government Transparency on Warrantless Wiretapping, Obama Style
Take a tally! Look at what I promised during the campaign. There’s not a single thing that I’ve said that I would do that I have not either done or tried to do. And if I haven’t gotten it done yet, I’m...
View ArticleHow Did Tea Party in Congress Vote on Seizing Library Records without a Warrant?
Later today, the U.S. Senate is expected to enter into a very brief debate followed by a vote to reauthorize the surveillance provisions of the USA Patriot Act, most likely for four years. If you’ve...
View ArticleBefore you jump on the H.R. 2399 Libert-E Bandwagon, Read the Bill: Reform or...
This morning, the Twitterverse is filled with replicating messages of support for H.R. 2399, the self-titled “Libert-E” bill introduced by Rep. John Conyers and Rep. Justin Amash. Four typical Tweets:...
View ArticleThe ACLU’s Shenna Bellows Speaks Out on the 4th Amendment for Constitution Day
On August 17, Shenna Bellows of the ACLU spoke in Augusta, Maine on the occasion of Constitution Day. With her permission, I’ve transcribed her speech to share it here with you. Good morning. It’s a...
View ArticleAmash: USA Freedom Act was Flipped so badly, a Majority of Cosponsors Voted...
A funny thing happened to the USA Freedom Act on its way to passage: it was turned inside-out and upside-down. Just how bad were changes to #USAFREEDOMAct? MAJORITY of 152 cosponsors voted NO. Roll...
View ArticleHeads Up: Section 215 of the Patriot Act (Warrantless Seizure) Expires June...
Before she ran for the U.S. Senate, civil liberties advocate Shenna Bellows sounded the alarm on the USA PATRIOT Act’s Section 215: “The USA PATRIOT Act created new powers. It says that the government...
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First Day without Patriot Act Warrantless Search & No Terrorists Attack: Why?
It is the first full day since the U.S. Senate allowed the bulk warrantless search capabilities of Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act to expire. Mind you, the U.S. government still has surveillance...
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