Posts Tagged ‘Law’

Many families of the Virginia Tech shooting will receive payments from the University in the amount of 11 million dollars.  In exchange for this payment, the families promise not to sue the state.  The settlement has been agreed upon in principle while the other families consider their options.

George W. Bush has created the path for American fascism, he's all but made the American Presidency and our Democratic system of governance a sham.  He's not alone, however.  In addition to the neo-conservative movement, we've seen the rise of cowardice in Congress.  Democrats and moderate Conservatives have failed to ...

President Bush and his Lawless Administration  No, this article isn't going to delve into the illegal war in Iraq, although the evidence is mounting on that case as well.  Today, I'd like to bring your attention to FISA.  While the war in Iraq is an issue that will yield debate for ...

When John McCain was just starting out his journey en route to the Republican primary nomination, he opted in to the public finance system.  This is significant because it helped pull John McCain out of the gutter with respect to funds.  If you remember, a year ago, John McCain was ...

Another day, another dramatic affair in the House of Representatives.  Republicans still  haven't gotten used to the fact that they are the minority party now and they've been struggling with Democratic rule on all matters, but especially national security.  Today, the House ended up with bitter partisan feuding as the ...

Thank you all for your support, I received a strong response to my recent article on my disgust with American government.   I plan on drafting a response to the negative themes I noticed in e-mails and comments, but first I'd like to update you on the FISA legislation that inspired ...

the American spirit is dead thanks to disgraceful congressional leadership I can fairly say now, that I've never been more ashamed to be an American.  In addition to being subject to the leadership of the worst presidential administration in American history, the Senate just voted to grant immunity to telecommunications ...

Braxton Berkley fought the law and the law won Mr. Berkley worked for Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works plant and helped build top-secret military planes.  The chemicals used to build these planes, allegedly made Mr. Berkley ill which prompted him to hire a lawyer and sue Lockheed Martin. The California Supreme Court has ...

Dennis Kucinich Sues Over MSNBC Debate Exclusion It's a matter of fairness, says the judge, Nevada voters will benefit if they can hear from more than just Clinton, Obama and Edwards. LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge said Monday that Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich must be included in Tuesday's candidates' ...

There is plenty of interesting drama developing over the holiday season... President Bush Prevented From Exploiting Legal Loopholes Tense talks had just broken down with the White House on a deal that would have allowed the president to make dozens of those appointments if he agreed not to appoint one controversial ...

"The United States does not torture" -- George W. Bush Some may question why the President is receiving so much flack for water-boarding when our enemy is strapping dynamite around their collective waist and blowing up American soldiers. The answer is simple, first: two wrongs don't make a right. Torture and ...

A revolution in America -- no matter how you choose to define or characterize it -- is still an American Revolution "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure." -- Thomas Jefferson What happens when the ...

Senator Chris Dodd, a Liberal, did his patriotic duty this morning by challenging FISA legislation that would serve to severely undermine our civil liberties. His speech that kicked off the FISA renewal debate was followed by Senator Arlen Specter, a republican, in favor of allowing judicial actions to run their ...

Scaring "the right people", using terror to fight terror Anyone keeping track of the Bush Administration and the neo-conservative push towards a police State shouldn't be surprised by the news.  The NYPD, among other agencies in the U.S. are building a foundation for using terrorism against 'evil-doers'. Bush, fascism gives way to ...

Discovery A Council of Europe investigator says he has evidence to prove the CIA ran secret jails in Poland and Romania to interrogate "war on terror" suspects. Denial The CIA has dismissed a Council of Europe report alleging that it ran secret jails for terror suspects in Europe after the 11 September attacks. Cover-up The ...

A German man was detained as a suspected terrorist at Guantanamo Bay for four years despite findings by U.S. investigators that he had no link to al-Qaida, newly released documents say. The former detainee, Murat Kurnaz, was turned over to German authorities and freed in 2006 after a personal plea from ...

I was recently asked why I'm anti-Fox News (only a radical lefty would hate it) and my answer was simple: polarized politics is a major problem in America. Fox News is contributing to this problem by pushing a political agenda. This leaves me marginalized and offended by their ...

Americans have been disappointed with government and justice in the United States and now a judge has suggested that we should no longer trust the government to handle certain issues, and she's right. It's time someone has the guts to stand up for Justice. At a post-trial hearing Tuesday for ...

Remove Cheney, Bush and you have President Nancy Pelosi Recently, Republicans stepped back in the House to allow Democrats the opportunity to debate the issue of Vice President Dick Cheney's impeachment. The impeachment charge is currently led by Representative Dennis Kucinich. There are many interesting factors at play, but ...

AT&T screwed up, big. They've betrayed their relationship with consumers and committed to furnishing the data of millions of Americans for domestic spying purposes. Next week, Congress will hold a hearing on whether the telecommunications deserve immunity from illegal spying. Since Congress has let the Bush Administration ...

He was a former a member of the justice department and when he spoke out and said that water-boarding is indeed torture, he was promptly fired. He was crazy enough to volunteer to be water-boarded to determine whether or not it is "torture" and when his answer didn't return the ...

With every passing day, I ask myself if the U.S. leadership could sink any lower than it already has. The answer always seems to be, yes... and this makes it very difficult to appreciate "Democracy" as we still like to call it. Apparently, innocence of ...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan today announced an out-of-court settlement between the Utica Community School District and a local student over the censorship of her 2001 yearbook entry. The student's entry had been deleted from the yearbook because it contained a passage from the Bible. "While it is ...

President Bush's tainted 'Justice' dept. will decide whether charges against White House's appointees are warranted Justice is the best Americans could hope for, but don't hold your breath. Below is a highlight of some of the more entertaining moments of the Congressional investigation. The inquiry focused on issues pertaining to ...

White House accused of putting Politics over Science Former Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona told a Congressional committee today that top officials in the Bush administration repeatedly tried to weaken or suppress important public health reports because of political considerations. No doubt a ploy buy jihad sympathizers to ruin the President's impeccable ...