tagged w/ USA Patriot Act
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Much has been made about Republicans possibly taking control of Congress. The conventional wisdom says yes and the conventional wisdom is probably right. The open question is whether it will be a Republican blowout or a squeaker.Much has been made about Republicans possibly taking control of Congress. The... more
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News outlet The Examiner reports that despite assurances by a key member of the Obama administration, Pakistani passengers flying in or out of the U.S. will be subjected to enhanced screening, including full-body pat-downs, a physical inspection of personal property, or screening by one of the 40 advanced-imaging machines located in 19 U.S. airports.News outlet The Examiner reports that despite assurances by a key member of the Obama... more
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President Barack Obama has signed a one-year extension of several provisions of the controversial counterterrorism statute, the USA PATRIOT Act. Provisions in the measure would have expired this past week without Obama’s signature.
The act, which was adopted in the weeks after the events of Sept. 11, 2001, expands the government's ability to spy on Americans in the name of national security.President Barack Obama has signed a one-year extension of several provisions of the... more
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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging a law that critics say treats human rights advocates as criminal terrorists, and threatens them with 15 years in prison for advocating nonviolent means to resolve disputes.The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging a law that critics say... more
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The Obama administration wants to extend three key provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act that are due to expire at the end of the year.The Obama administration wants to extend three key provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act... more
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This picturesque community among the redwoods, once dubbed "the Berkeley of the north" for its reputation for unabashed liberalism, has repeatedly thumbed its nose at the federal government.
Over the years, its civic leaders have declared this city a sanctuary for military resisters to the Persian Gulf War and barred local enforcement of the Patriot Act. If they had had enough pull, President George W. Bush would have been impeached at least once.
Now Arcata is at it again, with a law blocking the military from recruiting anybody in town under the age of 18. And this time, the law has the backing not of a few City Council activists, but of thousands of voters who went to the polls in November.
On the same day, voters in Eureka, a historically politically staid city a dozen miles away, surprised everybody by approving an identical measure.This picturesque community among the redwoods, once dubbed "the Berkeley of the... more
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Information on both of the candidates that everyone, voting for both of them, should read
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Is your country becoming a fascist nation?
Let's use this checklist.
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Freedom - Aren't you losing it America?
Summer 2003. New York City. Thompkins Square Park.Freedom - Aren't you losing it America?
Summer 2003. New York City. Thompkins... more
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40 demonstrators wearing black hoods crashed a speech by former Attorney General John Ashcroft at Cornell University in November 2007. Ashcroft seemed a bit rattled, but continued his talk anyway. Audience members interrupted to ask him about court rulings and the prison at Guantanamo Bay. The interruptions were limited, and Ashcroft delivered the bulk of his speech without any problems. A tame question and answer session followed.
Produced by Evan Engel at Ithaca College.40 demonstrators wearing black hoods crashed a speech by former Attorney General John... more
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One of the most controversial and provocative films ever, Fahrenheit 9/11 is Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore's searing examination of the Bush administration's actions in the wake of the tragic events of 9/11. With his characteristic humor and dogged commitment to uncovering the facts, Moore considers the presidency of George W. Bush and where it has led us. He looks at how - and why - Bush and his inner circle avoided pursuing the Saudi connection to 9/11, despite the fact that 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudis and Saudi money had funded Al Qaeda. Fahrenheit 9/11 shows us a nation kept in constant fear by FBI alerts and lulled into accepting a piece of legislation, the USA Patriot Act, that infringes on basic civil rights. It is in this atmosphere of confusion, suspicion and dread that the Bush Administration makes its headlong rush towards war in Iraq - and Fahrenheit 9/11 takes us inside that war to tell the stories we haven't heard, illustrating the awful human cost to U.S. soldiers and their families.One of the most controversial and provocative films ever, Fahrenheit 9/11 is Academy... more
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