ACLU Challenges Unconstitutional Spying Law
Jul 10 at 6:06pm by Jagwire X
ACLU
Yes! That’s exactly what the American Civil Liberties Union is for.
Both Congress and the House of Representative succumbed to the manipulation and scare tactics of the Bush administration. Both warrantless wiretapping and the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 are abuses of federal power and must be challenged. The next step is to take it to court. I don’t see how it can not be overturned, but with the way things are being run now anything is possible.
In July 2008, Congress capitulated to the White House’s demands and scare tactics by passing the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, giving the NSA even more power to spy on Americans without warrants than it exercised under its illegal surveillance program. The ACLU is asking the court to protect the privacy rights of all Americans and declare the FAA unconstitutional.
Read more about the ACLU Challenging the unconstitutional spying law at the ACLU’s website and sign up via Firedoglake to have you name included in the in the full-page ad in a major national newspaper protesting the the FISA Amendments Act.
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Oregon Law Would Jail War Protesters as Terrorists
Apr 3 at 1:01pm by Jagwire X
Protest
This is truly frightening. Oregon is attempting to pass law that would equate protesting with terrorism. Obviously it hasn’t occurred to these vapid lawmakers that the point of the protests is to get their attention because something is TERRIBLY WRONG (this country is becoming more and more oppressive, it’s wages unjust wars on nation that post not real threat to us, etc., etc.) with this country and as a lawmaker YOU SHOULD DO SOMETHING to rectify it. Instead they try making it more oppressive. Bad solution.
Senate Bill 742 identifies a terrorist as an individual who “plans or participates in an act that is intended, by at least one of its participants, to disrupt” business, transportation, schools, government, or free assembly.
There is a conservative radio pundit (Lars Larson, whom you may want to contact with your opinion of his fascist views) who is promoting this bill. No doubt making protesters out to be callous, uncaring individuals who frighten grandmothers and prevent ambulances from getting where they need to go. This is unlikely to be true. And if business gets a bit snarled, well, get the point: THIS WAR IS WRONG and we want you to do something about it. No you don’t get to have business as usual, as citizens of this country our consciences dictate that we must do whatever we can to alter the course of events.
The bill carries a very heavy very immoral and very wrong automatic 25 year sentence. This is not the America I was born in. This is not the America our founders had in mind. It’s beginning to sound a lot more like the England our founders fought to be free of.
This may be the most oxymoronic bill ever introduced anywhere at any time.
This would also technically make the police and lawmakers terrorists the moment they disrupt or plan to disrupt a free assembly of individuals who are protesting.
Oregon Law Would Jail Protesters
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NYC Police Commissioner Ray Kelly Comments Regarding Protests
Mar 28 at 5:05pm by Jagwire X
Ray Kelly
“The anti-war demonstrations are costing the city millions of dollars in police overtime and drawing resources away from crime-fighting and anti-terrorism operations.” -NYC Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, March 26, 2003
This is being repeated by police forces around the country. This is an attempt to equivocate protesting and dissent with being anti-American and un-patriotic. The people have the right to protest, to dissent to express their dissatisfaction with the government. It is in fact more than a right, in our forefathers eyes, it is our duty.
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