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Congress wants to monitor all emails, IMs, etc.

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Is there something about Texas that makes Texans anti-American? I don’t know. I saw this link at Making Light. It sounds fairly disgusting and quite similar to other sentiments coming out of Washington for the past 6-7 years.

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America, where are you now?

Avedon summarizes the results nicely.

America was founded on a number of liberal principles, including the rights to have the government show due cause to confine an individual, to be able to contest confinement. (along with a proscription for crual and unusual punishment) And these principles weren’t restricted to “Americans”. They are for all people.

And now, the US Congress, my representatives in Government, have authorized Government agents to kidnap, transport and confine US citizens without trial, in addition to having authorized those agents to kidnap, transport and confine people, without trial, from all around the world.

And both of my senators supported this shredding of America.

Just because it’s legal doesn’t mean it’s right, or constitutional.

I imagine that Salazar will pull a Nighthorse Campbell now and switch parties.

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Liberal Addendum:

As an added feature:

  • That We, the People of the United States, in Order to:
        • form a more perfect Union,
        • establish Justice,
        • insure domestic Tranquility,
        • provide for the common defense,
        • promote the general Welfare, and
        • secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity,
        • do ordain and establish this Government
      • That the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
      • That a well-regulated Local Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed by the federal government.
      • That all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
      • That no State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.
      • That the people have a right to privacy in their affairs and in their property.
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      Liberal Truths (cont’d):

      • That no private property shall be taken for public use, without just compensation.
      • That in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the Government and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, said district shall have been previously ascertained by law.
      • That in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation.
      • That in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall be confronted with the witnesses against him.
      • That in all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor.
      • That in all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.
      • That in suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed a reasonable amount set by law, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved,
      • That no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court except in accordance to the rules of the common law.
      • That excessive bail shall not be required.
      • That excessive fines shall not be imposed.
      • That cruel and unusual punishments shall not be inflicted.
      • That the enumeration of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage other rights retained by the people.
      • That neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.
      • That no Government deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.
      • That no Government deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
      • That the right of citizens to vote shall not be denied or abridged on account of race, color, sex, or previous condition of servitude.
      • That the right of citizens to vote in any primary or other election shall not be denied or abridged by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.