6 Articles

Saturday, June 21, 2008
FISA in the Land of 9-11 Changed Everything
(5 comments) Yesterday was a day that will live in infamy due to the vote in the House of non-Representatives for FISA legislation that cripples the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution and also enables Congress to usurp the powers of the Judicial Branch by granting retroactive immunity to the telecommunication providers that assisted with the so-called Terrorist Surveillance Program.

Friday, May 2, 2008
REAL CAMPAIGN-FINANCE REFORM
(3 comments) Because wealthy donors (particularly corporate interests) exert a pernicious influence that is extremely out of proportion to their population in the political process, we have a serious problem in need of a solution, and I think that my proposal for campaign-finance reform offers an innovative solution.

Thursday, March 27, 2008
The Fog of FISA
Most reasonable people understand that the individual rights which are protected by the Constitution are not absolute, even when those rights are expressed in language that is uncluttered and unequivocal, but we should be exceedingly skeptical when someone is torturing the English language to explain why it is legal for the government to engage in activity that ostensibly is prohibited by the Constitution.

Thursday, February 28, 2008
THE DEMOCRATS CONTINUE TO WANDER IN THE DESERT

Friday, February 15, 2008
The Powerful and Obnoxious Odor of Mendacity: FISA and the Bill of Rights
(1 comments) Congress has been struggling to craft a more permanent revision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, revealing the competition between Democrats and Republicans as to who has a monopoly on contempt for the Constitution. Our so-called "war on terror" is an endless war; therefore, we are unwise to jettison essential elements of our Constitution because the thought of Islamic terrorists induces us to wet our pants.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
FREE TRADE AND THAT GIANT SUCKING SOUND
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