Read Between the Lies

With all of the laws and regulations set forth by the Bush administration over the past eight years, and the incredible loss of an American citizen’s freedoms, the question is obviously going to be raised, what can be done? An article from Memphis newspaper, The Commercial Appeal, concentrates on what can be done to try and rescue the country from all out executive rule, by bringing civic and government education back to the schools. The author wrote the article after covering a speech given by the president of the American Bar Association supporting those ideals. The speech, reported here, pointed out that civics and government classes are being phased out of the high school curriculum all over the country in favor of Read the rest of this entry »

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Almost everybody has heard of the Patriot Act, and quite a few people even know there is a Patriot Act II. Why do people recognize these two documents, at least in name? Simple. After they were shoved it through congress right after 9/11, there was a huge public outcry against it. For just about the one and only time during the Bush administration, people had a little foresight to recognize the possible problems. However, just because people have heard of the Patriot Act and its bad connotations doesn’t mean they understand the consequences. Read the rest of this entry »

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It will be found and unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive of a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.

-George Washington

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The Executive Branch Reform Act (EBRA), available here in full text from the House Over site Committee website, was passed in 2007 mainly to cut down on the corruption of lobbyists in contact with executive branch officials. However, many people, including myself, do not see it as that simple. It also represents a gross destruction of our rights to petition the government without fear of reprisal. Read the rest of this entry »

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