President Obama Finally Nominates Civil Liberties Board. Now the Judiciary Committee Sits on It.

For 1,060 days of his presidency, Barack Obama refused to nominate enough members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight board to constitute a quorum. That made it impossible for the PCLOB to carry out its legally-mandated job of collecting …

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Candidate Barack Obama vs. President Barack Obama on Guantanamo and the Rule of Law

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Candidate Barack Obama, February 27 2008, Columbus Ohio: We will lead by having the highest standards, by setting an example of human rights and civil rights, due process and rule of law, which is why I will close Guantanamo. I …

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Does Collecting Arrestees’ DNA Cut Crime? Preliminary Data Suggest Not

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In the Spring of 2009, the FBI started warehousing DNA samples of Americans who had been arrested — but not necessarily convicted — of a crime. People declared not guilty of a crime, or who were never even charged with …

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After 1060 days in Office, Obama finally nominates full membership for Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

1077 days ago, Barack Obama took his Oath of Office as President of the United States of America, solemnly swearing to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” As President, one of the ways that Barack Obama …

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Barack Obama Approves Law Subjecting Americans To Imprisonment Without Criminal Trial

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By signing the National Defense Authorization Act into law today, Barack Obama granted all future presidents with the power to throw Americans into prison for life on the basis of nothing more than an unproven accusation against the prisoner.

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Iowa Occupy Protesters Demand Obama End Links With Wall Street and Homeland Insecurity

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Occupy The Caucuses protesters launched a liberal protest against Barack Obama’s right wing economic and Homeland Security policies today. The Iowa Democratic Party is refusing to listen to the 99 percent. Sue Dvorsky, the chair of the Iowa Democratic Party, told people today that the Iowa Democrats will not talk with protesters any time soon.

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Occupy Movement Produces Petition for Waiver of Constitutional Rights… For the GOV’T to Turn In

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Among the Facebook accounts associated with the Occupy Ithaca movement, someone’s had it with the tactics of the government officials of Ithaca, New York. When the occupation of Ithaca began, city representatives persistently asked Occupy Ithaca to file for a …

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Which of 3 Caucuses (Tea Party, Constitution, Progressive) Most Opposes Indefinite Detention in the USA?

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The Tea Party Caucus. The Constitution Caucus. The Progressive Caucus. One of these caucuses voted most strongly against H.R. 1540, the bill introducing Indefinite Detention without charge to American soil. Can you guess which one? Click through to find out.

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Tea Party Caucus Supports the Detain-People-Without-Charges-Forever kind of Freedom

Tea Party Caucus members declare themselves to be Defenders of the Constitution. But when Americans’ 5th and 6th Amendment constitutional rights were on the line, how did the Tea Party Caucus actually vote? Read on to find out.

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Americans Elect Candidate Ejection Committee Chaired by FBI, CIA, Military Research Chiefs

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You read that right. But before you find out who they are, consider what they will do. What the Americans Elect Candidate Ejection Committee Does Americans Elect is the first-ever effort by an American corporation to run its own privatized …

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Law Enforcement using Military Robots to Spy on You. It’s a Federal Crime with No Arrests.

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The Posse Comitatus Act, a federal law in effect for over a century, says that the military can’t be used for domestic police purposes. It’s not just an administrative violation. It’s a crime: Whoever, except in cases and under circumstances …

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Occupy Norfolk Protests December 14 against new Indefinite Detention Law

If you’ve been paying attention, you know about S. 1867, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011. You know that the House and Senate have passed it. You know that if Barack Obama signs it when it reaches his desk …

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Criminalizing Dissent: 5087 Arrests of Occupy Protesters Confirmed… and Counting

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“Congress shall make no law… 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.” – First Amendment to the United States …

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Senate: If we don’t imprison people forever without charge, we’ll have to tell them what their rights are

Why did members of the U.S. Senate insist on voting this week on empowering the U.S. Government to imprison people forever without charge, citizens and noncitizens alike? Because if the Government couldn’t imprison people forever without filing charges, it would …

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Jill Stein Challenges Obama On Imprisonment Without Charges

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Liberal presidential candidate Jill Stein is challenging Barack Obama to veto legislation that would allow the government to lock up American citizens without criminal charge. Stein also pledged to undo the Bush-era attacks on the Constitution that Obama has protected and extended.

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Finally, the White House Features Comment on Pepper Spray attacks against Protesters

Today, the White House has broken its silence regarding pepper spray attacks against peaceful protesters — but it isn’t what you might think. No, your President Barack Obama still has not uttered a word in response to the widespread and …

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Consequences for Senate Democrats Who Voted To Trash Constitutional Liberty Yesterday

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The following seven Democrats are among those who voted against the Udall amendment yesterday. They are all up for re-election in 2012. Americans who believe that liberty is worth keeping, and that imprisonment of people without criminal charge is wrong, should withhold their support from these Democrats’ campaigns.

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Senate Votes To Let Americans Be Thrown In Prison Without Criminal Charge

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Mark Udall had offered an amendment to remove this extreme and unconstitutional expansion of police powers, but the Senate voted to reject the amendment, with Democrats joining Republicans to oppose the preservation of liberty.

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