Civil Liberties
Free Speech Takes A Capitol Beating
By Mike Ferner

Washington - Free speech took a beating with another round of arrests September 18 in the nation's capital. It was administered by the police at a rally sponsored by the most unlikely-sounding group to be involved in such a thing: Veterans for Freedom.

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Arrestee Biographies
Jan. 17, 07 SCOTUS protest
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Sentencing Statement
Rachel Lawler, for group, delivered in part June 28, 2007
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Opening Statement
Death penalty protest trial, June 28, 2007, Jack Payden-Travers
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White House Wants Search Limits Overturned


The Bush administration asked a federal appeals court Friday to restore
its ability to compel Internet service providers to turn over
information about their customers or subscribers as part of its fight
against terrorism.
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A Fascist America - How close are we?

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Criminal World

Another day, another accomplice in the construction of the Bush Regime's torture chambers revealed. Nothing new there; the perp walk of top Bushists colluding in torture could stretch a mile. But the remarkable thing about the latest case is that it exposes an even greater depth of official criminality than hitherto suspected -- no mean feat, given the rap sheet of this crew.
Floyd Torture cartoon
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It Can't Happen Here
by Rep. Ron Paul, MD,

In 2002 I asked my House colleagues a rhetorical question with regard to the onslaught of government growth in the post-September 11th era: Is America becoming a police state?
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"What no one seemed to notice. . . was the ever widening gap. . . between the government and the people . . .
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