Repealing a Law Against Unwed Motherhood

"Holy crap, we have good news for once! What is the world coming to? From :The city council in this St. Louis suburb has revised an ordinance that prohibited some unmarried couples from obtaining housing permits, a measure that drew scrutiny and debate nationwide.The...

Taking the Offensive in a War on Moms

"So far, I've written five posts about the plight of Olivia Shelltrack and Fondray Loving. They live in the community of Black Jack, MO , but that community doesn't want them to. Why? They aren't married. As far as the civil leaders of that enlightened community are...

Pentagon Holds Bargain Bin Sale! Come One, Come All!

" Further exposing how closely aligned "protection" is with "racket" by the Republican ruling mob ("Surrender your Constitutional rights and we'll keep you safe!"), we get this unbelievable report from AP: "Undercover government investigators purchased sensitive surplus...

Missouri Must Allow Inmate Abortions, Federal Judge Rules State Must Give Pre...

The state must allow pregnant inmates to have an abortion and must transport them to facilities that perform the procedure, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

Navajo council addresses racial tensions

Relations have been strained since Farmington Police Officer Shawn Scott shot and killed Clint John, 21, of Kirtland on June 10 at a Wal-Mart parking lot. The officer had responded to a report that John was beating his girlfriend.

Face it, Gay Marriage is Inevitable

"It shouldn't really surprise anyone. American history shows a widening individual rights and tolerance. The religious right may think they have God on their side, but they don't have history and they don't have...

Independence Day: The American way

George Bush might celebrate Independence Day like most Americans, with a back yard barbeque and fireworks, but he is working diligently to erase the borders that once secured America as a free independent nation.

Activist kicks off voter drive

"politicians will not count how many of us are in the streets, but they will count how many vote"  <---  Legal point:  Does any nationality have the right to vote in U.S. elections, providing they pay U.S. taxes?

Forty-Two years ago today.

" On June 21st, 1964 civil rights workers Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner disappeared in Mississippi. Here is a strange story about how their bodies were found."

ACLU launches anti-surveillance campaign

"AP - A civil rights group filed complaints with utility commissions and attorneys general in 20 states Wednesday, demanding that authorities probe whether phone companies broke laws by sharing customer records...

A Million People in the Streets of America

"Demanding reform of U.S. immigration laws, more than a million people took to the nation's streets Monday in what some observers said could herald a new civil rights movement."

Banana Republic

Voting machines in the USA can not perform recounts. Voting machines in Venezuela can perform recounts.

Supreme Court Won't Look At Unchecked Presidential Power Question

"American citizen Jose Padilla has been incarcerated since May 8, 2002 after being arrested for suspected involvement in a "dirty bomb" plot. For two years, he was held in military custody without being...

Supreme Court refuses to take Jose Padilla case

"High Court Declines to Rule in Padilla Suit April 4, 2006, Stephen Henderson The Philadelphia Inquirer The Supreme Court refused yesterday to decide whether the President may detain Americans classified as...

DOJ: NSA Could've Monitored Lawyers' Calls

"AP - The National Security Agency could have legally monitored ordinarily confidential communications between doctors and patients or attorneys and their clients, the Justice Department said Friday of its controversial warrantless surveillance program."

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