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Internet Thought Control Bill H.R. 1955 Under Fire
by Michael Collins, OpEdNews On Monday, Dec. 17, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security posted this document in response to the many criticisms of House Resolution 1955, The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. Part 1 of this series examined the dangers that this bill posed to citizens and political groups using…
The Ecology of Impeachment
by Patricia Goldsmith, Dissident Voice The push for impeachment acknowledges two simple truths: we can’t wait for 2008, nor can we live with BushCo’s legacy. That is to say, we must not only remove GWB, but we must remove all the devices and stratagems his administration has used to subvert the Constitution including: signing statements…
Judge Rules Miers, Bolton must testify – not immune from subpoenas
Federal judge rules Bush aides can be subpoenaed RAW STORY WASHINGTON — President Bush’s top advisers are not immune from congressional subpoenas, a federal judge ruled Thursday in an unprecedented dispute between the two political branches. The House Judiciary Committee wants to question the president’s chief of staff, Josh Bolten, and former legal counsel Harriet…
Open Letter to NM Governor: Restart Impeachment
After a very thorough description of the series of events which culminated in many complicit Democratic and Republican Senators killing the New Mexico impeachment resolution after it had successfully survived the leaderships attempts to kill it in 3 committees, this open letter requests the Governer use his powers to restart the process: Democracy for New…
