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Bill of Rights - Security Edition |
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4:28 pm EDT, Oct 10, 2003 |
] The First Ten Amendments to the constitution of the
] United States printed on sturdy, pocket-sized, pieces of
] metal.
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] The next time you travel by air, take the Security
] Edition of the Bill of Rights along with you. When asked
] to empty your pockets, proudly toss the Bill of Rights in
] the plastic bin. Wow... Bill of Rights - Security Edition |
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DenverPost.com - Walter Cronkite on the DOJ |
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| Topic: Civil Liberties |
1:05 pm EDT, Oct 7, 2003 |
] In his 2 1/2 years in office, Attorney General John
] Ashcroft has earned himself a remarkable distinction as
] the Torquemada of American law. Tomas de Torquemada was
] the 15th century Dominican friar who became the grand
] inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition. He was largely
] responsible for its methods, including torture and the
] burning of heretics - Muslims in particular. DenverPost.com - Walter Cronkite on the DOJ |
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Wired News: Congress Puts Brakes on CAPPS II |
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| Topic: Civil Liberties |
10:00 am EDT, Sep 26, 2003 |
] Congress moved Wednesday to delay the planned takeoff of
] a controversial new airline passenger-profiling system
] until an independent study of its privacy implications
] and effectiveness at stopping terrorism can be completed. Good news! Wired News: Congress Puts Brakes on CAPPS II |
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American Civil Liberties Union : Secret Service Ordered Local Police to Restrict Anti-Bush Protesters at Rallies, ACLU Charges in Unprecedented Nationwide Lawsuit |
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| Topic: Civil Liberties |
9:35 am EDT, Sep 24, 2003 |
] According to ACLU legal papers, local police, acting at
] the direction of the Secret Service, violated the rights
] of protesters in two ways: people expressing views
] critical of the government were moved further away from
] public officials while those with pro-government views
] were allowed to remain closer; or everyone expressing a
] view was herded into what is commonly known as a
] protest zone, leaving those who merely
] observe, but express no view, to remain closer. American Civil Liberties Union : Secret Service Ordered Local Police to Restrict Anti-Bush Protesters at Rallies, ACLU Charges in Unprecedented Nationwide Lawsuit |
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| Topic: Civil Liberties |
7:39 pm EDT, Sep 17, 2003 |
] Deborah Seiler, Diebold's West Coast sales
] representative, said Diebold engineers may have published
] the results as part of a test - possibly days, weeks or
] months after the county primary, regardless of the time
] stamp. She said a system of checks and balances
] safeguards Diebold's 33,000 voting machines nationwide
] from fraud.
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] "These activists don't understand what they're looking
] at," Seiler said. wow, diebold just called us all a bunch of fucking morons. good job guys. Excite News |
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