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H.R. 3745, Putting All of a Credit Union’s Eggs in the Collection Basket
There’s a saying that’s popular among credit unions: “not for profit, not for charity, but for service.” Most people know that credit unions are non-profit organizations that return all their proceeds to members, distinguishing them from banks, institutions whose goal …
Posted in Democrats, Economy, Legislation, Politics, Religion
Tagged 112th congress, charity, churches, congress, corrine brown, credit union, dangerous, faith-based, florida, foreclosure, h.r. 3745, house of representatives, lending, loans, megaloans, prudent, Religion, special favors
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Have You Forgotten Obama’s Broken Promise On Corporate Immunity From Prosecution?
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As Barack Obama prepares his re-election campaign, he is being haunted by his past dishonesty about the FISA Amendments Act. Rocky Anderson, presidential candidate for the Justice Party, is ready to remind voters of Obama’s broken promise.
Posted in Alternative Parties, Barack Obama, Election 2012, Legislation, Liberty
Tagged Barack Obama, fisa amendments act, rocky anderson
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Jill Stein and Rocky Anderson Take Different Approaches To Opposing SOPA
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Jill Stein posted a short, stark graphic against the Stop Online Piracy Act. Rocky Anderson wrote a long essay against SOPA. Which tactic do you think was more effective?
Posted in Activism, Election 2012, Greens, Legislation, Media
Tagged Jill Stein, rocky anderson, sopa, stop online piracy act
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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.
Posted in Barack Obama, Homeland Insecurity, Legislation, Liberty
Tagged Barack Obama, constitution, imprisonment, justice, law, national defense authorization act
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Americans Organizing Recalls Of Senators Who Voted For Imprisonment Without Criminal Trial
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Nationally, a movement has formed to Recall Every Congressman Who Voted For The NDAA. In Montana, this movement has gotten specific, seeking to remove both Max Baucus and Jon Tester from the U.S. Senate.
Posted in Activism, Legislation
Tagged congress, jon tester, justice, law, max baucus, montana, national defense authorization act, recall, senate
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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.
Posted in Homeland Insecurity, Legislation, Liberty, Politics
Tagged 112th congress, 5th amendment, 6th amendment, bill of rights, caucuses, chart, constitution, constitution caucus, h.r. 1540, house of representatives, indefinite detention, progressive, progressive caucus, tea party
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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.
Posted in Homeland Insecurity, Legislation, Liberty, Politics, Republicans
Tagged caucuses, congress, constitution, due process, freedom, h.r. 1540, indefinite detention, Liberty, michele bachmann, tea party, tea party caucus
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XL Pipeline Push For 2 Months Unemployment A Terrible Exchange
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Just two months of unemployment benefits and a temporary lifeline for payroll tax cuts in exchange for a political time bomb planted in the middle of the 2012 Obama re-election campaign is a terrible deal. It’s not a fair exchange in the first place, but more importantly, this temporary deal allows Republicans to practice yet more political extortion in January and February, when payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits will be up for debate once again.
Posted in Barack Obama, Democrats, Election 2012, Environment, Legislation, Republicans
Tagged Barack Obama, congress, energy, fossil fuels, negotiation, oil, pipeline, senate, unemployment, xl pipeline
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Indefinite Imprisonment Roll Call of Shame: Only Sanders, 6 Democrats and 6 GOP Stand Up
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This article contains the roll call of shame – U.S. Senators who voted in favor of legislation granting the federal government the power to imprison Americans without criminal charge and without trial. Every single one of these senators deserves to be thrown out of office in their next election. Nothing in the United States of America, not party loyalty or ideology, is more important than the fundamental right to be free of the fear that police can imprison a person without trial.
Posted in Legislation, Liberty
Tagged congress, constitution, defense authorization act, fifth amendment, imprisonment, justice, law, senate, trial
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Steve King’s Fractured English Language Acts
In the 112th Congress, Republican Representative Steve King of Iowa has introduced the English Language Unity Act (H.R. 997) in order to “unify” the country by requiring that English be used in official business. There’s already a unifying document out …
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Tagged english, english only, h.r. 997, house of representatives, language, mendacity, steve king
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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 …
Posted in Homeland Insecurity, Legislation, Liberty, Politics, Republicans
Tagged 5th amendment, amendment 1126, american, constitution, indefinite detention, kelly ayotte, lindsey graham, miranda, rights, s. 1867, senate, values
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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.
Posted in Election 2012, Greens, Homeland Insecurity, Legislation, Liberty
Tagged Barack Obama, congress, green party, imprisonment, Jill Stein, senate
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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.
24 Senate Democrats Still Won’t Vote Against War In Iraq
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Yesterday, 24 Senate Democrats refused to vote for an end to the power to go to war in Iraq. The names of these senators are listed here.
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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Tagged civil liberties, congress, defense, mark udall, prison, roll call, senate
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