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Latest Articles: Dead Constitution
More Americans Losing Their Liberties Every Day
Post Date: 2010-09-29 06:21:43 by Ada
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You might give the FBI the benefit of the doubt that it had some incriminating evidence when it raided the homes of eight antiwar activists in Minneapolis and Chicago September 24th except for the fact that its past record in such cases is stinko. The F.B.I. broke down Mick Kelly's door around 7 a.m., and it wasn't to get an early cup of coffee from a man employed as a food service worker at the University of Minnesota. The agents were probing to see if the occupants of any of the homes they burst into were supporting "terror organizations." Uncle Sam here might be a trifle jealous of private citizens' backing violent entities when it has always assumed it had a ...
Were the Anti-Federalists Wrong?
Post Date: 2010-09-28 22:16:12 by Red Jones
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Were the Anti-Federalists Wrong? Wayne D. Carlson In the great debates that occurred in each of the 13 Independent Republics, to consider the momentous question of rejection or ratification of the newly proposed Constitution in 1787, there were no small number of great and learned men that vehemently opposed, and warnedGeorge Mason - A Virginia Anti-Federalist against, the adoption of that document. History remembers them as the "Antifederalists". In Virginia alone, no less than "the trumpet of the Revolution", Patrick Henry stood opposed. George Mason, who is credited with writing the Virginia Bill of Rights which became the model for the Constitution's, joined ...
The Harsh Reality of Federal Supremacy
Post Date: 2010-09-27 19:15:56 by Red Jones
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The Harsh Reality of Federal Supremacy James Ronald Kennedy California, Arizona, & Louisiana We the people of the once sovereign states live in the shadow of Federal tyranny. For example; when the people of California expressed their sovereign will in an open plebiscite a Federal judge nullified the will of the people; when the elected legislature of Arizona passed a law to defend the people of that once sovereign state against armed criminal invasion originating from a foreign country, the Federal President filed a suit in the Federal court to prevent Arizona from executing its inalienable right of self-defense; and when the elected governor of Louisiana attempted to protect his ...
The Tax Hazards of a U.S. Passport
Post Date: 2010-09-27 06:31:43 by Ada
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Recently, I was having a conversation with a friend of mine who is a journalist here in the Caribbean. While she grew up in the islands, she was born in Florida. During my friend’s early childhood, her mother divorced and relocated to the Caribbean. Subsequently, her mother remarried and the husband formally adopted my friend as his legal daughter. In the course of our conversation, my friend mentioned that she had just re-discovered her long-lost U.S. passport in a drawer at her mother's home. It had expired a few years ago. In the intervening years, she had visited the United States several times, but using another passport. This is a serious violation of U.S. law, because U.S. ...
Reaction to Aafia Siddiqui's Sentencing
Post Date: 2010-09-27 05:31:18 by Stephen Lendman
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Reaction to Aafia Siddiqui's Sentencing - by Stephen Lendman On September 23, the FBI headlined, "Aafia Siddiqui Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 86 Years for Attempting to Murder US Nationals in Afghanistan and Six Additional Crimes." More on its press release below. No matter that she's completely innocent, and has been a US political prisoner since her March 30, 2003 abduction, incarceration, torture, prosecution, and conviction on bogus charges. Her case is one of America's most egregious examples of horrific abuse and injustice, climaxed by her virtual life sentence for an alleged crime she never committed. Yet she was convicted for these claimed ...
Rothschild and CIA Publications Attack “Constitution-worshipers”
Post Date: 2010-09-26 18:45:43 by Horse
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The editors of the Economist have declared constitutionalists mentally ill. “Indeed, there is something infantile in the belief of the constitution-worshipers that the complex political arguments of today can be settled by simple fidelity to a document written in the 18th century,” the editors wrote on September 23. “When history is turned into scripture and men into deities, truth is the victim.” The Economist is owned by members of the Rothschild banking family of England. It is run by the Economist Group, a known CIA front. According to the Economist, the framers were aristocrats who “did not believe that poor men, or any women, let alone slaves, should have ...
Video: Labor Beat: Chicago Press Conference Protests FBI Raids
Post Date: 2010-09-26 15:46:53 by Horse
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Poster Comment:The FBI is stepping up the intimidation of the anti-war movement who also oppose all military aid to Israel and Colombia.
I’m Fed Up With Constitution Worship! [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2010-09-25 10:58:01 by christine
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I must say that I didn’t always feel this way, but I am now truly sick of hearing every day about how we should uphold, defend, and worship the U.S. Constitution. Yes, I am aware that if it were followed to the letter that we would all be somewhat better off, but was that ever the real intent? I think not. As I perused an article recently in the Christian Science Monitor titled "Why Do Americans Get the Constitution So Wrong" by Lion Calandra, I thought it was time to expose some of the misconceptions about our so-called reverent "founding" document. The first few words of that article set the stage for my rant. The opening statement: "On this day, 223 years ...
Some Americans Distrust Authority (the horror!)
Post Date: 2010-09-24 11:34:38 by ghostdogtxn
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Congressional Food Fascism Legislation
Post Date: 2010-09-24 10:55:00 by Stephen Lendman
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Congressional Food Fascism Legislation - by Stephen Lendman Two earlier articles addressed corporate friendly legislation masquerading as pro-consumer. In fact, they'll destroy safe food, empower agribusiness and drug giants, and harm small farmers and consumers. Access them through the following links: http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2009/07/hr-2749-agribusiness-empowering-act.html http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2010/08/legislation-for-greater-agribusiness.html This article is a brief follow-up on where things now stand, as the Senate tries to circumvent growing public opposition. On July 29, 2009, the House passed HR 2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 "To amend the (1938 ...
Probe: U.S. prosecutors repeatedly abuse the law
Post Date: 2010-09-24 03:41:00 by noone222
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ORLANDO - The jurors who helped put Nino Lyons in jail for three years had every reason to think that he was a drug trafficker, and, until July, no reason to doubt that justice had been done. For more than a week in 2001, the jurors listened to one witness after another, almost all of them prison inmates, describe how Lyons had sold them packages of cocaine. One said that Lyons, who ran clothing shops and nightclubs around Orlando, even tried to hire him to kill two drug suppliers. But the federal prosecutors handling the case did not let the jury hear all the facts. Instead, the prosecutors covered up evidence that could have discredited many of Lyons' accusers. They never revealed ...
Aafia Siddiqui Sentenced: A Grievous Miscarriage of Justice
Post Date: 2010-09-23 15:50:49 by Stephen Lendman
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Aafia Siddiqui Sentenced: A Grievous Miscarriage of Justice - by Stephen Lendman On September 23 in federal court, US District Court Judge Richard Berman sentenced political prisoner Aafia Siddiqui to 86 years in prison. Outrage most accurately expresses this gross miscarriage of justice, compounding what she's already endured following her March 30, 2003 abduction, imprisonment, torture, prosecution, and conviction on bogus charges. Earlier articles explained her case in detail, accessed through the following links: http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2008/12/abduction-secret-detention-torture-and.html http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2010/02/aafia-siddiqui-victimized-by-american.html ...
Misconduct at the Justice Department
Post Date: 2010-09-23 08:49:12 by Ada
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Prosecutors' conduct can tip justice scales Antonino "Nino" Lyons spent almost three years in jail before his case was thrown out because of prosecutorial misconduct. "The scary part is it probably does happen every day, and nobody ever figures it out" -Robert Berry, Nino Lyons' attorney Prosecutors are "the A+ students. They're not used to losing." -Laurie Levenson, Loyola Law School professor ORLANDO — The jurors who helped put Nino Lyons in jail for three years had every reason to think that he was a drug trafficker, and, until July, no reason to doubt that justice had been done. For more than a week in 2001, the jurors listened to ...
The Choice Between 2 Americas
Post Date: 2010-09-22 17:32:16 by ghostdogtxn
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How to Resist Federal Tyranny
Post Date: 2010-09-22 15:29:44 by ghostdogtxn
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Implementing Sustainable Development
Post Date: 2010-09-21 15:27:07 by angK
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The authors of Agenda 21 have said it will affect every area of life, grouped according to three objectives: Equity, Economy, and Environment (known commonly as “the 3 E’s”). By defining these terms vaguely, a litany of abuse has resulted. Furthermore, by rubber-stamping pre-conceived plans, using manipulative “visioning” sessions to garner the appearance of public buy-in, and acquiring grants from sources with questionable motives, the entire process of implementing Sustainable Development policies is suspect. Equity: Using the Law to Restructure Human Nature The authors of the Sustainable Development action plan recognized that their environmental and economic ...
Exclusive: Interview With Rep. Dennis Kucinich
Post Date: 2010-09-21 07:35:28 by tom007
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Exclusive: Interview With Rep. Dennis Kucinich Monday 20 September 2010 by: Maya Schenwar, Executive Director, t r u t h o u t | Interview photo Rep. Dennis Kucinich. (Photo: abstract plain; Edited: Jared Rodriguez / t r u t h o u t) Almost nine years into longest war in US history, at a time when the US spends more on its military budget than the rest of the world combined and endless war seems a frighteningly realistic possibility, I spoke with Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), a long-time advocate for peace. Kucinich reminds us that there is another way: that through unity, persistence and a deeply necessary change in mindset, we can move toward a world in which mutual respect and ...
Growing Poverty in America
Post Date: 2010-09-21 05:49:26 by Stephen Lendman
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Growing Poverty in America - by Stephen Lendman The newly released US Census report on "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009" way understates a growing problem as do most other government data. Unemployment for one, the Labor Department's headlined (U-3) 9.6% masks the true 22% based on 1980 calculations. With America in economic crisis, the new Census report portends much worse ahead under a president and Congress doing little to address it, the Brookings Institution Isabel Sawhill expecting the problem to "get much worse long before it gets better." More on the new data below. First, some other confirmations of economic ...
House GOP's 'governing agenda': a 2010 Contract With America? (Con~Job too - on America!)
Post Date: 2010-09-21 02:19:46 by hondo68
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House minority leader John Boehner of Ohio holds a news conference Sept. 15 on Capitol Hill. From left are House minority whip Eric Cantor, Indiana Rep. Mike Pence (R), Boehner, and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) of Washington. For months, pundits have been comparing this election with 1994, when Republicans took back control of Congress and gained 54 seats in the House of Representatives. Can they do the same this November, with the public mood seemingly turned against Democrats and incumbents? Now, here’s another similarity: On Thursday, House Republicans are set to release a “governing agenda,” outlining their priorities should they take back control.Comparisons with ...
Obama's New Consumer Watchdog
Post Date: 2010-09-20 05:28:36 by Stephen Lendman
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Obama's New Consumer Watchdog - by Stephen Lendman On September 17, New York Times writers Jackie Calmes and Sewell Chan headlined, "Obama Picks Warren to Set Up Consumer Bureau," saying: Obama appointed Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Warren "to oversee" the new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP) "until a director is named later. The appointment (will let her) get the agency up and running without having to go through a contentious (Senate) confirmation battle," one she might lose because of Republican and industry opposition. She'll be an assistant to the president, a "czar" for some, a designation held by numerous other White ...
Attorney Richard I. Fine Released
Post Date: 2010-09-19 09:46:38 by Stephen Lendman
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Attorney Richard I. Fine Released - by Stephen Lendman An earlier article explained his judicial lynching, accessed through the following link: http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2010/04/richard-i-fines-judicial-lynching.html A longtime distinguished lawyer, detailed information about him, his career, and lawless disbarment and imprisonment can be found through the following link: http://sites.google.com/site/freerichardfine/ From the early 1990s until his disbarment and March 4, 2009 jailing, Fine challenged and corrected state corruption, returning about "$350 million to California taxpayers which state, county and municipal governments (unlawfully took from) 'special funds' ...
Life in Devastated Haiti
Post Date: 2010-09-18 05:32:38 by Stephen Lendman
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Life in Devastated Haiti - by Stephen Lendman Nine months after the January 12 earthquake, Haitians still have little relief. Over one and a half million left homeless continue struggling to survive, despite billions in aid raised or pledged. It's for development, predatory NGOs, not them. That's the problem, and they suffering as a result, little media attention paid to their plight. On September 15, Los Angeles Times writer Joe Mozingo headlined, "No plan in sight for Haiti's homeless," saying: Where to put them is contentious, reconstruction "hang(ing) on the potentially explosive issue" of who owns the land. For example, pre-quake, tenant farmers used ...
With presidential drones, who needs judges?
Post Date: 2010-09-16 13:22:53 by AllTheKings'HorsesWontDoIt
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With presidential drones, who needs judges? Nat Hentoff Posted: September 15, 2010 1:00 am Eastern © 2010 President Barack Obama, CIA Director Leon Panetta and Defense Secretary Robert Gates are now defendants in a historic lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, Washington, by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights. The case is brought on behalf of American citizen Nasser al-Awlaki. The complaint in the case starkly and accurately lays out the constitutional issue at stake: "This case concerns the executive's asserted authority to carry out 'targeted killings' of U.S. citizens suspected of terrorism far from any field of armed ...
America's War on Islam
Post Date: 2010-09-16 05:32:40 by Stephen Lendman
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America's War on Islam - by Stephen Lendman America prides itself on religious freedom, the Constitution's First Amendment stating: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." In fact, those rights are selectively enforced, and consistently denied at the whim of administrations, Congress and courts, including equal respect for all religions - more than ever post-9/11 under Bush and Obama, agents of privilege, not Constitutionally protected ...
State Secrets, No 4th Amendment, 9/11 Culture Jamming - Sunday Update
Post Date: 2010-09-15 13:58:14 by Horse
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Poster Comment:Video: Obama ripping up the Constitution
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