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How government violates our rights: from searches to prostitution
A few observations on how the government violates our rights. A 1985 United States Supreme Court Case stated it was perfectly fine for the police to search the purpose of a public schools high school student. So much for probable cause, and the 4th Amendment, don't you think?... How civil asset forfeiture allows police to take your money even
Civil asset forfeiture is where the government can take your property, even if they never convicted you of an offense. It's a blatant violation of due process. But, we as Americans allow government to get away with it. Why? Well, part of the problem are the anti-drug zealots.... Republican senator calling for Muslims to be kicked out of army
If there is one thing you can count on, it is that Christian fundamentalists (which make up a sizable percentage of the Republican party) hate Muslims. Maybe more so than they hate atheists or gays or immigrants or Wiccans or feminists or union leaders. Now, I'm no great... Religions shouldn't get special rights, but they do
In the District of Columbia it is illegal to disrupt a worship service. Why single out a religious service for protection, over say, a meeting of your friendly local humanist group. Good question, why indeed. Is there a lot of people disrupting worship services? Probably... The Supreme Court throws away your right against double jeopardy
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that it is O.K. for prosecutors to re-prosecute someone who was acquitted of a particular charge, such as First Degree murder. The catch is that there has to be at least one charge that the jury couldn't reach a verdict on, either being... Chicago P.D. draws guns on journalists
This is disturbing story out of Chicago. It seems a number of young journalists covering the anti-NATO protests in Chicago were targeted for harassment by the Chicago Police Department. Batteries and external hard drives of theirs were smashed and the cell phone of one... Electric fence to surround gays and other dumb things said
I haven't written about gay rights for a number of articles. Well, my file on dumb things said by anti-gay zealots is building up. There is the North Carolina preacher, Charles Worley, who said in a sermon on May 13th: "I figured a way to get rid of all the lesbians and... How civil asset forfeiture allows police to take your money
Civil asset forfeiture is where the government can take your property, even if they never convicted you of an offense. It's a blatant violation of due process. But, we as Americans allow government to get away with it. Why? Well, part of the problem are the anti-drug zealots.... Woman gets 20 year sentence for defending herself and shooting
Twelve minutes, that is all it took. Just twelve minutes. In twelve minutes the jury had convicted Marissa Alexander of a criminal offense that carried a mandatory 10-20 year term. Frankly, some juries take longer to decide which restaurant they are going order from. The... President Obama, please lead on marriage equality and marijuana
Vice President Joe Biden has come out in full support of marriage equality for gays and lesbians in the U.S. Good for him! In an interview Vice President Biden stated: "I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexual men... NYPD cops violate civil liberties of Occupy Wall Street activists
This is an interesting case out of New York City, where NYPD cops raid a house because of a six year old open carry violation of alcohol. Six cops in fact. At 6:30 in the morning. Of course, the raid wasn't about a six year old case of open carry. It was because they were... Today is either National Day of Reason or National Day of Prayer
Today is the National Day of Prayer, it is also the National Day of Reason. Only one of these concepts is our nation founded upon, and no, it's not the former. Our nation is a product of the Enlightenment. Men such as Thomas Paine, James Madison, Ben Franklin and Thomas... Anti-gay group endorses Mitt Romney
A few stories about gay rights and the opposition to gay rights, in the United States. The Alaska Family Council, an anti-gay group in that state, sent e-mails to individuals that they could register to vote at the polls. While we enjoy this right in Wisconsin, they don't in... Anti-drug folks deny marijuana to patients and silence critics
"His marijuana trade and propagandist marijuana magazine have generated nearly $5 million a year in profits that bolstered his trafficking efforts, but those have gone up in smoke today. … Drug legalization lobbyists now have one less pot of money to rely on." Those were... Help the cause of legalizing marijuana today in Colorado today
In the state of Colorado there is an initiative that would make limited amounts of marijuana legal for adults. Well, adults 21 or older, at least. This would be a historic vote, come November. Never before has a state legalized marijuana. Well, you can help the cause,... Top Members Today
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