Not one of these members of Congress issued any statement at all about the arrests of Hutarree Christian radicals over the weekend, or the indictments of these radicals on charges of conspiracy to wage war against the federal government. Why?

In the fall of 2009, five American citizens were arrested in Lackawanna, New York on terrorism charges. The only weapon found in these men’s possession was a rifle in one of their homes. No plot for attacks of any sort by the men was uncovered, either before the arrests or afterward. Eventually, they were convicted [...]

This morning’s hearing, alarmingly entitled, The Lessons and Implications of the Christmas Day Attack, will use the completely failed attempt by a bumbling teenager to conduct a terrorist attack as an opportunity to attempt the American people that they are in terrible, constant danger of terrorist attack. No advocates for the constitutional rights of American citizens have been invited.

Last week, Republican Representative Candice Miller of Michigan issued a statement on the reauthorization of Patriot Act provisions to “sneak and peek” into Americans’ communications and possessions without probable cause: The provisions in the Patriot Act provide critical tools to our national security and law enforcement agents to better combat terrorism and protect our nation. [...]

Abercrombie condemned the bill, saying, “Instead of carefully and thoughtfully strengthening laws that actually work to thwart terrorists, we’re giving government a blank check to trample civil liberties.”

Republicans in Congress agreed to trials of suspected terrorists in the same court system, back when George W. Bush was President. Why won’t they agree to such trials now?

The following is a transcript of remarks made by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy upon this morning’s release of the U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General’s report on the FBI’s illegal seizing of thousands of phone records of Americans (including those of American newspaper reporters) by: lying to phone companies, lying to FISA court [...]

A peek into what a Senate committee hearing looks like comes to us today as the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security meets to hear testimony on “cybersecurity.” Here’s what the hearing room looks like. As you can see, the room is just packed… on the side of the room not containing U.S. [...]

The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security will be holding a hearing this Tuesday at 10 AM entitled “Cybersecurity: Preventing Terrorist Attacks and Protecting Privacy in Cyberspace.” What happens in this hearing will set the stage for legislation to regulate the internet and to regulate people on it. How strongly will the [...]

Mark Souder’s anti-government criticisms are unwelcome in tone, but right on target on identifying the need to begin to restrain the still-expanding politics of fear.