http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/liberties/ en-us Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:17:12 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967837/posts How conservative is Mr. McCain? During his quarter century in Washington, the senator has assembled an 82% rating from the American Conservative Union, placing him 39th among senators in 2006, while drawing a 25% lifetime rating from the liberal American Civil Liberties Union. Hillary Clinton, by contrast, has a 75% ACLU lifetime rating. A scorecard by the antitax Club for Growth, a conservative political-action committee, ranked him 29th among 55 Republican senators in 2006. Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967837/posts#comment Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:17:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1854584/posts Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barbara Boxer have big plans to rein in conservative radio talk shows, according to Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla. He said Thursday on John Ziegler's evening radio show on KFI in L.A. that he overheard Clinton, D-N.Y., and Boxer, D-Calif., saying they want legislation to control conservative radio talk shows. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1854584/posts#comment Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:26:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1679664/posts HONOLULU John Yoo, a former Justice Department lawyer who helped draft memos on treatment of terrorist prisoners, said Monday that in wartime, the question is not whether to give up civil liberties but "how much is enough." Yoo, now a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley, drew attention at an American Bar Association convention panel on whether tactics such as the detention of suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay and the surveillance of phone calls may erode liberties. Unlike past conflicts, the United States isn't at war with any traditional nation state, Yoo said, but is at war with... ap on Riverside Press Enterprise http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1679664/posts#comment Tue, 8 Aug 2006 03:53:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1654949/posts OTTAWA -- A new poll on attitudes toward terrorism suggests many Canadians think preserving national security is more important than protecting civil liberties. And the feeling is strongest amongst the sizeable minority who fear that they themselves could be victims of terrorism. The Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute survey, conducted by Innovative Research Group, comes on the heels of Thursday's arrest in Miami of seven men who police say plotted to blow up targets in the United States, including Chicago's Sears Tower. CanWest News Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1654949/posts#comment Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:30:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1650528/posts The Preambles of all 50 States Of The United States: Alabama 1901, Preamble. We the people of the State of Alabama, invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish the following Constitution. Alaska 1956, Preamble. We, the people of Alaska, grateful to God and to those who founded our nation and pioneered this great land. Arizona 1911, Preamble. We, the people of the State of Arizona, grateful to Almighty God for our liberties, do ordain this Constitution... Arkansas 1874, Preamble. We, the people of the State of Arkansas, grateful to Almighty God for the privilege of... email for distribution http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1650528/posts#comment Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:32:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1546494/posts The Greatest Civil Liberties Violation In America This week the Democrats have scored another huge point; sadly that point is a Democratic point, which is to say it is stupid at best; and dangerous at worst. It seems President Bush, with thorough oversight from the Democrats, authorized the NSA to spy on Al Qaeda members inside the United States. This, they have pointed out, is very bad. And, the Democrats scored again by holding up the renewal of the Patriot Act primarily because it allowed the gov't access to one's ( Al-Qaeda's) library records. So what is the real reason... The Dumb Democrat http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1546494/posts#comment Sat, 24 Dec 2005 12:57:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1461904/posts Call it situational libertarianism: Liberties should be as unlimited as possible - unless and until there arises a real threat to the open society. Neo-Nazis are pathetic losers. Why curtail civil liberties to stop them? But when a real threat - such as jihadism - arises, a liberal democratic society must deploy every resource, including the repressive powers of the state, to deter and defeat those who would abolish liberal democracy. NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1461904/posts#comment Fri, 12 Aug 2005 12:07:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1459526/posts It was reported in the Washington Post on Monday that the civil liberties board, whose main goal is to make sure individual rights are not trampled upon during our so-called "War on Terror," has yet to meet and is under-funded by the Bush administration. Created by Congress last year, the board consists of five members nominated by the president to act as an independent watchdog against potential abuses of the Patriot Act. President Bush took six months to appoint five members to the panel as reported in the Washington Post. In his proposed budget for fiscal year 2006, he allocated... www.lp.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1459526/posts#comment Tue, 9 Aug 2005 02:06:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1445117/posts <p>FBI agents monitored Web sites calling for protests against the 2004 political conventions in New York and Boston on behalf of the bureau's counterterrorism unit, according to FBI documents released under the Freedom of Information Act.</p> <p>The American Civil Liberties Union pointed to the documents as evidence that the Bush administration has reacted to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States by blurring the distinction between terrorism and political protest. FBI officials defended the involvement of counterterrorism agents in providing security for the Republican and Democratic conventions as an administrative convenience.</p> Washington Post via Drudge http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1445117/posts#comment Mon, 18 Jul 2005 05:24:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1435512/posts Abstract This paper examines the Council of Europe ("CoE") Convention from a human rights and civil liberties point of view. It addresses only those parts of the Convention that have been the most controversial internationally in the time since the draft was publicly released in April 2000. It is postulated that the draft Convention fails to address privacy rights and focuses almost completely on law enforcement demands. The paper examines concerns over the adequacy of privacy and data protection, surveillance proposals, international cooperation in the absence of dual criminality, and removal of the common law privilege against self-incrimination. Recent Australian... computer crime research center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1435512/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jul 2005 00:40:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1435457/posts There’s probably no single piece of writing in this country that’s as controversial or as likely to lead to fist fights as the U.S. Constitution. It’s difficult to decide which portion of the document gets people riled up the most. At times, it almost seems to change on a daily basis. On Monday, it could be gun ownership, with folks like Michael Moore frothing at the mouth at the mere thought that a law-abiding citizen might own a weapon. You’d think Moore was planning to burgle your home the way he frets over the possibility you might actually be armed.... CHRONWATCH.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1435457/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jul 2005 22:16:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1395575/posts Below press Release announcing tomorrow's hearing was just posted today on a congressional website. PATRIOT Act Oversight Hearing Tuesday What: Oversight Hearing on Sections 201, 202, 213, and 223 of the USA PATRIOT Act Who: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security - Rep. Howard Coble (R-N.C.), Chairman When: 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 3, 2005 Where: 2141 Rayburn Building House Press Release posted here: http://judiciary.house.gov/media/pdfs/PATAct201etc5305.pdf http://judiciary.house.gov/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1395575/posts#comment Tue, 3 May 2005 02:26:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1366104/posts As Anil Adyanthaya of the Boston Globe points out in an article this morning, the ACLU is again operating outside its stated mission and instead is simply a critic of the Bush administration. The case brought against Donald Rumseld proves his point. "On its website, the ACLU says its 'job' is to 'defend the rights of every man, woman and child in this country' and 'defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to all people in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States.' Yet, none of the eight plaintiffs for whom the ACLU is... Bizblogger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1366104/posts#comment Sat, 19 Mar 2005 15:28:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1363449/posts local public high school curriculum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1363449/posts#comment Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:02:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1360499/posts UNITED NATIONS (AP) - With violence in Iraq returning to pre-election levels, the U.N. secretary-general warned the Iraqi leadership and American military Thursday to take care not to step on the civil liberties of an increasingly frustrated population while fighting to crush the revitalized insurgency. Kofi Annan also said in his report that the scale and sophistication of insurgent attacks were increasing, worrying signs as Iraq's new leaders prepare to take power. Earlier Thursday, a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque killed at least 47 people, and on Feb. 28, a suicide car bomber killed 125 people, mostly Shiite police... Bakersfield Californian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1360499/posts#comment Fri, 11 Mar 2005 03:37:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1333489/posts Businessman wants site for Ten Commandments monument. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. (AP) -- A man who says he represents an atheist group is planning to bid for a small plot of the county courthouse lawn that a businessman has said he wants to buy as the site for a Ten Commandments monument. Earl Myler, who heads a company that designs and builds churches, has proposed to Montgomery County commissioners a plan to buy the property in order to return a Ten Commandments monument to the lawn, where a previous monument was removed in 2001. Ken Lewis said his atheist group would bid... South Bend Tribune (AP) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1333489/posts#comment Tue, 1 Feb 2005 16:39:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1332694/posts I think that it has been well established that "conservatives" or whatever it is they call themselves these days (e.g., storm troopers) in matters concerning politics value little more than the state's power in which they imagine themselves to participate and the supposed glory that war and domestic national securitism brings to them. Now strictly speaking this is a delusion, because their only access to power lies in the accidental agreement of their opinions with those of the managers of the state. This access will evaporate as soon as the state does something that displeases our conservatives. It is always... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1332694/posts#comment Mon, 31 Jan 2005 17:08:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1327986/posts On January 17, I posted a First Look column titled "The ACLU's Very Own Constitution." In it I commented upon an item that I had first been made aware of in a "Best of the Web" column by James Taranto of the Opinion Journal. The subject of my column was how the ACLU had distorted, edited, "censored" the 1st Amendment on its website in order to support its claim that the Framers considered the freedom of speech so important that they put it at the very tip-top of the Bill of Rights. But now the ACLU has changed its website... Human Events Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1327986/posts#comment Tue, 25 Jan 2005 13:40:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1303836/posts ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) - Nearly half of all Americans believe the U.S. government should restrict the civil liberties of Muslim Americans, according to a nationwide poll. The survey conducted by Cornell University also found that Republicans and people who described themselves as highly religious were more apt to support curtailing Muslims' civil liberties than Democrats or people who are less religious. Researchers also found that respondents who paid more attention to television news were more likely to fear terrorist attacks and support limiting the rights of Muslim Americans. "It's sad news. It's disturbing news. But it's not unpredictable," said... My Way News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1303836/posts#comment Sat, 18 Dec 2004 00:44:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1301220/posts Under the new Surveillance Devices Act passed last week in Australia, law enforcement officials Down Under will be allowed to use various spyware applications to gather evidence during investigations. After obtaining a warrant, police will be able to install malware such as keystroke loggers, trackers, and other unwelcome applications on PCs of those targeted in some criminal investigations. Under the Act, warrants can be obtained if an officer has "reasonable grounds" and feels such surveillance methods are necessary to gather evidence. Australian civil rights groups have been quick to criticize the new law, saying that the legislation does not do... Ars Technica http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1301220/posts#comment Tue, 14 Dec 2004 17:33:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1277615/posts He is viewed with some suspicion by Democrats, who promised on Wednesday to question him aggressively about his role in setting administration policy on detaining and questioning people captured in the effort to combat terrorism. And he is seen as unreliable by many conservatives, who said he has not been sufficiently hard line on the issues of most concern to them, including abortion and affirmative action. New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1277615/posts#comment Thu, 11 Nov 2004 19:42:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1271317/posts Of the many disastrous consequences of the Bush reelection to the White House, none are more alarming than the potential impact to the United States Supreme Court. Currently, the Supreme Court is closely divided between liberals and conservatives. One appointment could change the balance of the Court and alter decisions on crucial issues such as abortion, gay rights and the death penalty. The Johns Hopkins News-Letter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1271317/posts#comment Fri, 5 Nov 2004 06:44:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1238196/posts       NewStandard Home Iraq in Crisis Civil Liberties & Security U.S. Business & Economy News ArticleHouse About to Strip More Civil Liberties in Name of Anti-terrorismby Madeleine Baran (bio) Oct 6 - Civil liberties and immigrant rights advocates say House Republicans are using legislation based on the 9/11 Commission's recommendations as cover to implement a series of troubling, un-related reforms condoning torture, limiting immigration and increasing surveillance of both non-citizens and citizens.The House will vote on the 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act this week. Opponents say the Republican leadership rushed the legislation to the floor without much time... The NewStandard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1238196/posts#comment Thu, 7 Oct 2004 20:44:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1140249/posts A CONTRACT WITH GEORGIA A Bold Vision to Bring Conservative Common Sense to the United States Senate by HERMAN CAIN Republican Candidate for U.S. Senate The United States is being challenged by the war on terror, the war on our moral foundation and the war on our economic infrastructure. But America is still the greatest country in the world because of the bold leadership of the past and the American Dream that is still alive today. In 1994 we had a vision for a better America and a desire to "restore the bonds of trust between the people and their... Herman Cain for US Senate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1140249/posts#comment Sat, 22 May 2004 07:08:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1040269/posts My uncle started an email thread among my family members about countering Moveon.org and George Soros. In the course of the discourse it occurred to me that we are living in a time where are liberties are disappearing at an alarming rate. My uncle lives in California, where the Ninth Circuit has ruled that he has no second amendment rights, and the Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal, so he no longer has the right to keep and bear arms. As we all know the politicians are becoming a ruling class, with the BCRA or McCain-Feingold Act ensuring... My Family http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1040269/posts#comment Sun, 14 Dec 2003 21:11:41 GMT