Because it goes without saying that all the Republicans in the House (except Rep. Tim Johnson of Illinois) and Senate are FISA Traitors (except for the unbelievable situation that Obama voted to support George W. Bush’s Nixonian wet dream and John W. McCain didn’t!  OK, so McCain didn’t vote against it either - he didn’t [...]

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The Democratic House and Democratic Senate just said it is perfectly reasonable for the most unpopular president in the history of the United States to tell corporations to violate the Constitution on his order alone.  The Democratic House and Democratic Senate just caved in to Mr. 23% Approval Rating to create an ex post facto [...]

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McClatchy Washington Bureau | 06/18/2008 | General who probed Abu Ghraib says Bush officials committed war crimes
WASHINGTON — The Army general who led the investigation into prisoner abuse at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison accused the Bush administration Wednesday of committing “war crimes” and called for those responsible to be held to account.
The remarks by Maj. [...]

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Border Agents Can Search Laptops Without Cause, Appeals Court Rules | Threat Level from Wired.com
Federal agents at the border do not need any reason to search through travelers’ laptops, cell phones or digital cameras for evidence of crimes, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, extending the government’s power to look through belongings like suitcases at [...]

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The House has passed the FISA bill without the retroactive immunity for the telecom companies. You know, the “Protect AT&T Act” that George W. Bush wanted so his lawbreaking by spying on you without warrants couldn’t be investigated. The immunity that the Senate caved on.
The House has just passed the House amendment to [...]

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