Chris Hedges: The U.S. Supreme Court decision to refuse to hear our case concerning Section 1021(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which permits the military to seize U.S. citizens and hold them indefinitely in military detention centers without due process, means that this provision will continue to be law. It means the nation…
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There is considerable support for the Constitution in libertarian circles, when it is followed to the letter. In the spirit of this sentiment, some have argued that the best way to move our government away from warmongering (at least temporarily, is to amend the Constitution to include anti-war requirements. Here are two possibilities I have…
DetailsIt is no surprise to those paying attention that the Bill of Rights means very little to those intent on expanding the police state. Politicians, academe, military strategists, and others spend a good deal of time advocating the revocation of the most basic of our rights, and an assault on the First Amendment is ongoing:…
DetailsThese are strokes of totalitarian genius: Consider what administration officials announcing the new exemption for medium-sized employers had to say about firms that might fire workers to get under the threshold and avoid hugely expensive new requirements of the law. Obama officials made clear in a press briefing that firms would not be allowed to…
DetailsHere are a few articles I have collected that are worthy of a click’n’read (I added a few sites in “Links” as well)… Time, yet again for the annual story I have posted for three years around this time: Army says “no more tanks”; Congress says “Oh, you’re gonna have more tanks, all right.” We…
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