Read Between the Lies

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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Everyone knows, or at least they should know, the First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees every American the right to free speech and to peaceably protest and petition the government. Americans today tend to take these rights for granted quite often, with the thought that they will always be there. However, over the past eight years, the executive branch has been slowly and quietly removing these rights, and many others, from Americans under the guise of patriotism, security, and the threat of terrorism. Don’t want to believe this could possibly be true? Look at just one,of the hundreds available, examples Read the rest of this entry »

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