Constitutional Rights

The Supreme Court Is at Stake on November 4th

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

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Menachem Rosensaft

If John McCain or, even worse, Sarah Palin, were to appoint the next several Supreme Court justices, their repressive, regressive world view would shape our nation's future for decades to come.

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Friday Talking Points [48] -- Throwing Out The Rulebook

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Back in Volume 36 of this Friday Talking Points column, I pointed out what seemed to me to be an obvious observation -- that the media was going a lot...

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Police State Tactics: Tasering Pregnant Women and the Elderly

John W. Whitehead | Posted 04.07.2008 | Living

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John W. Whitehead

Tasers have become a prevalent force tool, often used against individuals who pose no serious danger to themselves, the officers or others.

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Privacy vs. Security? Privacy.

Marc Rotenberg | Posted 11.09.2007 | Politics

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Marc Rotenberg

We are being asked to become a weak nation that accepts surveillance without accountability that cannot defend both security and freedom.

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