Legislative News- Barack Obama Supports Big Brother Spying Powers Against Americans. Do You?
- 5 Year Extension Of Warrantless Surveillance On Americans Advanced By Secret Senate Hearing
- Beloved Defender of the Constitution Ron Paul Just Voted Against the Constitution Again
- New Sanctions Against Iran Smelling Very Oily
- 77 Democrats Sacrifice Medicare To Protect Military Spending
- Dozen Democrats Join House GOP To Demolish Nuclear Nonproliferation
January 31 Campaign Finance Deadline Will Bring Only Partial Story
It used to be that, during federal election years, quarterly deadlines for campaign finance reports were a big deal. Journalists and other interested citizens could look at the campaign finance reports to determine the character of the financial support particular candidates were receiving.
We have one such deadline coming soon, on January 31. Don't expect ...
Kucinich Proposes Constitutional Amendment For Public Funding Of Elections
Today is a day of protest against the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling which created the current mess of anonymous, unlimited independent expenditures in federal elections. Nationwide demonstrations, under the banner of Occupy The Courts, will be taking place outside, despite the winter's cold.
Occupy protesters can take some consolation from the fact that some ...
Barney Frank Blasts Martin Luther King Day Hypocrites
This week, we heard many Republican presidential candidates make statements about the importance of Martin Luther King Day. That's an improvement from what most Republicans were doing a generation ago - making hateful statements about boycotting the holiday.
Still, the Republicans seem only able to accept one part of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision: ...
Holt, Grijalva and Moran Oppose the Stop Online Piracy Act
Is online activism against H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act, working?
Today, in response to the day of protest against the proposed law, Congressman Rush Holt declared, "The so-called Stop Online Piracy Act (H. R. 3261), SOPA, would make the internet less secure, less competitive, and - worst of all - less free. It will ...
Two Hearings On Spending In the U.S. House Today – One For, One Against
There are two hearings being held in the U.S. House of Representatives today. Though they're not arranged to be related to each other, upon a moment's reflection, the connection is quite clear.
At 3:00 PM, the House Armed Services Committee will hold a "Panel on Business Challenges within the Defense Industry, Doing Business with DOD". ...
Who Cares? Apparently, You. Top 3 Congressional Bills in Jan 2012 regard Civil Liberties
A common declaration in intellectual circles is that the American people don't care about their freedoms as long as they get money or entertainment. But is that true?
The top three bills searched for on Thomas, the online database of the U.S. Congress, each pertain to civil liberties. The National Defense Authorization Act takes ...
Susan Davis Linking Herself to Occupy Movement in Word While Opposing it In Deed
An organizer for the January 17 political action called Occupy Congress reports on a call from Rep. Susan Davis:
Congresswoman Susan Davis’ office called. She wants to meet with us in DC on #J17. “I want to support OSD you while you’re here”
"OSD" refers to Occupy San Diego, the California encampment in Davis' district that has ...
Richard Grayson Campaigns For Senate With Unorthodox Approach Of Not Caring
Arizona Green Party activist Richard Grayson has announced that he will run for U.S. Senate this year. What's not immediately apparent is why anyone would want to vote for Grayson.
Grayson himself has said that he doesn't really care if he gets anyone's votes or not - because many people in Arizona are idiots.
During the ...
Gary Swing For Congress From Colorado
Peace and Justice - those are the main themes of the congressional campaign of Gary Swing. When Swing speaks of peace, he means it. Swing supports the legal prohibition of war. He seeks the abolition of weapons of mass destruction - including the massive arsenal of nuclear weapons held by the United ...
Obama Nominates Civil Liberty Board After 3 Year Delay; Responsibility Falls to Patrick Leahy
Ten reports have gone missing.
Under a federal law passed in 2008, President Barack Obama is required to nominate members of a Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), an independent office in the executive branch of the U.S. Government. Fusion Center administrators and information sharing specialists are required by law to take civil liberties ...