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On reflection, this probably isn't in the Constitution at all. But who can
2009-05-21 16:37:00
Don't you think it's ridiculous that we live in the 21st century, and that in this era, there are well over 100,000 different toppings for ice cream-- but you're still limited to getting your rental movies one way and one way only?I mean, hasn't anyone even read the Constitution? Why should I have to only get my movies by mail, or only get my movies by downloading, or only get my movies by going to the store? Why can't I sometimes stop by the store and rent a movie, and sometimes download one, and sometimes get them by mail? Why can't I, in short, have jimmies and nuts and hot fudge, if that's what I want?Why did we even bother electing Obama?That's the dilemma you've faced, up until recently: Either rent your movies at the store, and drop them off there, or get them by mail, and never be able to on the spur-of-the-moment decide to just go watch a movie. That is, you've faced that dilemma until BLOCKBUSTER acted and created what amounts to a cafeteria plan for rentin...
Hate Crimes Laws Violate the Constitution
2009-05-04 01:50:00
As an opponent of “Hate Crimes” legislation, I often cringe when I read how some who share this view attempt justify their opposition.  Like the hysterical comments of gay marriage supporters, their arguments make it more difficult to convince others of the merits of their position. I mean, c’mon assuming that legislation designed to enhance penalties ...
SCOTUS Justice Antonin ?The Constitution Grants No Right To Privacy? Scalia
2009-05-03 04:29:00
Supreme Court Of The United States Justice Refuses To Comment On The Record As our Democratic Republic stands by, some of us with anticipation, others (i.e., Republicans for example) with utter dread and itchyness for the chance to just yell “NO!” at the top of their lungs for President... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
I'm pretty sure the Constitution actually says nothing about this at all.
2008-12-26 14:00:00
There's only five days left in 2008, and that's hardly enough time to tell my readers about all the great stuff I did over the holidays, let alone all the great stuff I'll do between the holidays and the next holidays, or all the funny things that happen to me at work... in fact, I'm falling further and further behind. Adventures and funny stuff keep happening, but I type at something like 20 words per minute, and I just can't get it all posted in time.So the five days left in 2008 mean that I've got five days left to buy "Dragon Naturally Speaking"-- but I can get it at a discount now, because I have access to the ,By ordering the I can not only improve my speed at blogging -- because Dragon Naturally Speaking will transcribe what I say and put it on the blog for me, so no more typos, no more slow-typing, no more hitting the delete key more often than I eat cold pizza -- but I can also save money, and not just because of the discounts those coupon codes give me on the prog...
Has Joe Biden EVER Read the Constitution?
2008-12-08 08:59:00
-By Warner Todd Huston The Politico reported recently that the Democrat majority intends to “restore” the “proper” role of the vice president once Obama is sworn into office. They claim that they will somehow roll back the power that Cheney “stole” from Congress and that Biden will not be allowed as much leeway as Cheney was. ...
Penn. Democrat: ?Who Really Cares? About the Constitution?
2008-11-25 13:12:00
-By Warner Todd Huston Democrats do not see the Constitution as a limit on their actions. In fact, Democrats don’t see any rules or laws as limits on what they think they can do. They imagine that they can do anything they want no matter what the law says. Democrats are essentially lawless creatures. Further proof of ...
The Constitution, Two Candidates & An Election
2008-11-04 13:13:00
-By Nancy Salvato We are presently witnessing an historic event during this 2008 presidential election. On the one hand, we could see the first female vice president resulting from the vote. On the other hand, we may find that we have elected our first black president. Either way, a glass ceiling will have been broken, heralding ...
Ecuador has new constitution; opposition worried
2008-09-30 03:19:00
Ecuador has new constitution; opposition worried QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuador’s leftist President Rafael Correa urged his opponents Monday to join his efforts to build a more just society, saying the overwhelming victory of his constitutional referendum gives him a broad mandate. “Thank God my triumph was so convincing and so crushing, beyond all our expectations,” he ...
Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Baptists, and the Constitution!
2008-07-10 06:41:00
-By Don Boys, Ph.D. Americans had won the war with England, written a Constitution under which they would be governed and eleven states had approved it. Virginia and New York approved it with the understanding that a Bill of Rights would be added. The Baptists in those states were the major promoters of a Bill of ...
Chgo Sun-Times Takes Stand Against The Constitution
2008-06-29 12:34:00
-By Warner Todd Huston With more fallout from the Supreme Court’s latest 2nd Amendment ruling, the Chicago Sun-Times has published an op ed wagging a finger at the Supremes saying that the Heller decision will be a “tax on Chicago citizens,” and that it is a tax to be “paid in blood and money.” The ...
The Constitution LIVES - 2nd Amendment Finally Upheld
2008-06-26 13:31:00
I am sure I’ll have more to say as time moves on, but for now here is an AP story with the news… Supreme Court says Americans have right to guns WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense in their homes, the justices’ first major pronouncement ...
Criminal Justice in East Timor and the Constitution of East Timor
2008-06-04 09:43:00
Dr A Girginov Ph D "...the Constitution of East Timor contains several provisions which are closely related to criminal justice but [the] texts are not in line with the criminal law tradition and theory ......these deviations hinder the operation of criminal justice and the protection of legal interests in East Timor.
Clearwater businesses attempt to trample the Constitution
2008-05-16 04:40:00
City Council votes to leave Scientology protests alone The Clearwater City Council took mere seconds Tuesday to deliver a powerful message: that people have the right to peacefully assemble and speak their minds, and the city won’t even consider trying to tread on that right. Thirty-four downtown merchants and two residents signed a petition calling for the ...
Rape of the Constitution
2008-05-13 18:00:00
sworn can not create the essence and substance of faith and belief????.the moron of the highest offices and their role to withstand the declaration
Testimony of Marjorie Cohn to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil R
2008-05-10 00:47:00
by Marjorie Cohn "From the Department of Justice to Guantánamo Bay: Administration Lawyers and Administration Interrogation Rules" Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties House Judiciary Committee What does torture have in common with genocide, slavery, and wars of aggression? They are all jus cogens. That’s Latin for "higher law" or "compelling law." This means that no country can ever pass a law that allows torture. There can be no immunity from criminal liability for violation of a jus cogens prohibition. The United States has always prohibited torture in our Constitution, laws, executive statements, judicial decisions, and treaties. When the U.S. ratifies a treaty, it becomes part of American law under the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution. The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, says, "No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, ...
Obama Believes The Constitution Protects Gun Owners Rights
2008-04-20 00:04:00
By- Suzie-Q @ 3:00 PM MST Obama’s presidential campaign has worked to assure uneasy gun owners that he believes the Constitution protects their rights. Photo: AP Obama board funded gun control efforts By KENNETH P. VOGEL | 4/19/08 4:57 PM EST Barack Obama’s presidential campaign has worked to assure uneasy gun owners that he believes the Constitution protects their rights and that he doesn’t want to take away their guns. But before he became a national political figure, he sat on the board of a Chicago-based foundation that doled out at least nine grants totaling nearly $2.7 million to groups that advocated the opposite positions. The foundation funded legal scholarship advancing the theory that the Second Amendment does not protect individual gun owners’ rights, as well as two groups that advocated handgun bans. And it paid to support a book called “Every Handgun Is Aimed at You: The Case for Banning Handguns.” Obama’s eight years on the boar...
By: Suzie-Q
B.R. Ambedkar?s sagacity on the Constitution
2008-04-14 18:08:00
There just is no dearth of torchbearers for Dr. Ambedkar’s legacy it seems, as the years roll on and yet another Ambedkar anniversary is observed. The iconoclast that Ambedkar was it is rather ironic that the loudest of his torchbearers and destiny’s daughter Mayawati is so caught up with installing his statues while throwing in a ...
Will the Constitution Be Altered to Eliminate Key Liberties?
2008-04-14 16:41:00
AlterNet Though little discussed on the campaign trail, a crucial issue to be decided in November is whether the United States will return to its traditions as a constitutional Republic respecting "unalienable" human rights or whether it will finish a transformation into a frightened nation governed by an all-powerful President who can do whatever he wants during the open-ended "war on terror." That reality was underscored on April 1 with the release of a five-year-old legal opinion from former Justice Department official John Yoo asserting that President George W. Bush possessed nearly unlimited authority as Commander in Chief, including the power to have military interrogators abuse terror suspects. While most news coverage of Yoo's March 14, 2003, memo has focused on the legal gymnastics justifying harsh treatment of detainees -- including possible use of mind-altering drugs -- the centerpiece of Yoo's argument is that at a time of war the President's powers are essentially...
Taking Back the Constitution?A Case for Impeaching George W. Bush
2008-03-21 14:21:00
anthony @ 13:20 GMT Taki’s Magazine | Posted by Kevin R. C. Gutzman on March 21, 2008 On Saturday, March 8, 2008, President George W. Bush vetoed a congressional bill that would have explicitly banned interrogation techniques like waterboarding. In doing so, Bush cemented his worthiness of impeachment. The impeachment power allows Congress to keep the other two ...
By: Suzie-Q
CIA’s Dirty Little War Against The Constitution
2008-03-18 08:21:00
CIA spokesman George Little continually insists the agency has operated its terrorist detention and interrogation program in accordance with US law. After being held for nearly three years in secret CIA prisons or “black sites,” a Yemeni prisoner, Khalid Al-Maqtani, was finally released without any charges being brought before a judicial tribunal. Al-Maqtania told Amnesty Internatonal he spent 28 months in isolation without anyone telling him the nature of his alleged crimes. He was arrested in Iraq on suspicion of being a foreign insurgent, transferred to Abu Ghraib prison where he was beatedn, deprived of sleep, suspended upside down in painful positions, intimidated by dogs and induced hypothermia. After nine days of interrogation in Abu Ghraib, he was flown to Afghanistan where he again was tortured and kept in isolation. According to Amnesty International, the CIA turned him over to Yemen authorities in 2006 and he was not released until May, 2007. In July, 2007, ...
Is Impeachment Necessary to Protect the Constitution?
2008-03-12 00:43:00
Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South, NYC March 9, 2008 Statement by Ray McGovern Congressman Nadler, I am Ray McGovern, born and bred in the Bronx a bit north of your district. I regret not being able to be with you in person to give my perspective on whether impeachment is necessary to protect the Constitution?and specifically, whether ...
No Treason The Constitution of No Authority
2008-03-02 23:10:00
[Posted as educational material, as this reflects the actual state of affairs today and the most recent blog entry. It is a long entry, but for those who don’t know, an eye opener to say the least. It reveals your slave status. All bolded emphasis mine - Admin] NO TREASON The Constitution of No Authority by ...
Intel Chair to Bush: ?We won?t Surrender the Constitution to You!?
2008-02-18 14:08:00
GEF @ 6:08 AM MST I, for one, do not intend to back down ? not to the terrorists and not to anyone, including a President, who wants Americans to cower in fear. We are a strong nation. We cannot allow ourselves to be scared into suspending the Constitution. If we do that, we might as well ...
By: Suzie-Q
Mrs. Clinton intends to ignore the Constitution.
2008-02-03 23:56:00
Mrs. Clinton has evidently either never read the Constitution of the United States or thinks she is free to ignore it, Charles Babington, Associated Press:   WASHINGTON - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday she might be willing to garnish the wages of workers who refuse to buy health insurance to achieve coverage for all Americans. The federal government has no authority under the Constitution for Mrs. Clinton to garnish anybody’s wage to pay for her health care scheme.   Citizens who don’t want Mrs Clnton’s heath care scheme have no obligation to buy it. Technorati Tags: , health care, Mrs. Clinton, United States Constitution
By: BitsBlog
Free Pocket size copy of the Constitution
2008-01-19 03:36:00
http://www.wwrdheritage.org/def-ault.aspx
Without the Constitution the flag means nothing
2008-01-17 01:29:00
On January 4, 2008, the Judges of the Supreme Court of the United States, in conference, voted to deny the Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the landmark Right-to-Petition case We The People v. United States. On January 7 the Court issued its Order denying certiorari.Without comment, the Supreme Court decided not to hear We The People v. United States, a case which, if heard, would have required the Court to declare -- for the first time history -- whether the Government is obligated to respond to proper Petitions by ordinary, private individuals for Redress of Grievances ďż˝ specifically Grievances alleging unconstitutional behavior by the Government, and whether the individual having so Petitioned, has the Right to act to peacefully hold the Government accountable if the Government refuses to respond.In denying to hear this first impression case, the Court has ignored its duty to interpret the meaning of the Constitution, and leaves undisturbed the decision of the DC Court of App...
020. Huckabee on Abortion and the Constitution
2008-01-17 00:15:00
From the Associated Press: “I believe it’s a lot easier to change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the living God,” Huckabee said Monday night in Warren, Mich. “And that’s what we need to do, is to amend the Constitution so it’s in God’s standards, rather than try to change God’s standards.” I think that alone makes it clear that we don’t need Huckabee in the White House. What we have is bad enough; we don’t need to see the faith-based initiatives this freak would put in place. Remember, this is a man who refused to authorize a $430 Medicaid payment for a teenager who was raped by her stepfather to get an abortion. That’s JUST what we need.
Mike Huckabee - We Should Amend The Constitution So It Fits With God?s Stan
2008-01-16 19:47:00
21sec Yeah, theocracy works so well, lets make America one. (sarcasm)
Huckabee wants to change the Constitution to fit the Bible
2008-01-16 01:34:00
“I have opponents in this race who do not want to change the Constitution. But I believe that it would be a lot easier to change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the living god. And that’s what what we need to do—to amend the Constitution so it’s in God’s ...
"God's Standards" In The Constitution
2008-01-15 21:25:00
The United States Constitution never uses the word "God" or makes mention of any religion, drawing its sole authority from "We the People." However, Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee thinks it's time to put an end to that. "I have opponents in this race who do not want to change the Constitution," Huckabee told a Michigan audience on Monday. "But I believe it's a lot easier to change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the living god. And that's what we need to do -- to amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards rather than try to change God's standards so it lines up with some contemporary view." Mike, buddy, let me explain to you how America works ok?  We came to America to escape religious persecution from assholes just like you.  America isn't a theocracy.  Everyone has the right to worship in any way that they want.  If they want to worship their dog and wear a tin foil hat, that's their business.  When y...
Bill O'Reilly and the Constitution
2008-01-08 05:19:00
You've no doubt heard about and likely seen a video clip of Bill O'Reilly at an Obama rally in Nashua, NH on Sunday. O'Reilly took exception to an Obama staffer who was blocking O'Reilly's camerman's shot of the event. O'Reilly "gently" (O'Reilly's term) pushed the staffer out of the way. I just saw a clip of this on The Factor, and it will likely be all over YouTube soon.There's no doubt that O'Reilly did put his hands on the staffer, and pushed him out of the way. It was certainly not overly violent, but it was physical.What interests me most about this event was O'Reilly's justifcation of his actions. He pushed the Obama staffer out of the way, O'Reilly said on The Factor tonight, because he was standing up for "the Constitution".What part of the Constitution would that be?The First Amendment, and its insistence that Congress make no law abridging "freedom of speech or press"?Well, let's allow that O'Reilly and his camerman were press, and their freedom to vid...
the constitution party-party of the founders in Other Parties
2008-01-01 00:00:00
Might Makes Right, 01/01/08 (119 Replies)
Americans Must Choose a President Who Obeys the Constitution and Rule of La
2007-12-31 19:08:00
GEF @ 11:08 AM MST “Our view is that privacy-friendly systems will emerge in coming years and that consumers will soon begin to see privacy as a political issue.” Individual privacy under threat in Europe and U.S., report says LONDON: Individual privacy is under threat in the United States and across the European Union as governments introduce sweeping ...
By: Suzie-Q
The best administration moves of 2007 to undermine the Constitution
2007-12-31 07:37:00
I have been thinking about this for a little while. George Bush, Dick Cheney, Sam Alito, John Roberts and others have worked very hard to make Congress subservient to the Executive Branch. They have almost completely made the Courts part of the Executive Branch. So, what do you think was the Bush Administration’s best ...
The best administration moves of 2007 to undermine the Constitution
2007-12-30 06:31:00
I have been thinking about this for a little while.  George Bush, Dick Cheney, Sam Alito, John Roberts and others have worked very hard to make Congress subservient to the Executive Branch.  They have almost completely made the Courts part of the Executive Branch. So, what do you think was the Bush Administration’s best move (you ...
George Phillies will swear on the Constitution not the Bible
2007-12-18 23:17:00
George Phillies for President 2008FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*December 10, 2007*Phillies: I Will Swear My Oath on the Constitution, not the BibleIn a courageous statement made earlier today at his home in Worcester, MA,Professor George Phillies, the front-running candidate for the LibertarianPresidential nomination, assured Americans that when hetakes his oath of office, his hand will be on the Constitution and Bill ofRights, not the Bible."When a President takes office, he should place his hand in one place: onthe Constitution and the Bill of Rights he is swearing to protect. Andthen, having sworn to protect our Constitution, he should do so."His statement comes in response to a speech made Friday by Republicanhopeful Mitt Romney, who said, ""When I place my hand on the Bible and takethe oath of office, that oath becomes my highest promise to God.""I don't normally discuss my religious beliefs," said Phillies. "ThePresident holds a secular role defined by our Constitution. "Referring to...
A Flagrant Violation of the Constitution
2007-12-16 10:53:00
by Richard Backus The U.S. Constitution was the first written agreement in history guaranteeing the citizens government protection of basic human rights as reflected in its Bill of Rights. It was the realization of the fundamental human rights espoused by philosophers such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and Locke, but which had never before been granted by any previous government to its citizens. By virtue of the sacrifices of life and fortune by our ancestors, citizens of the U.S. had inherited those rights as stipulated in our Constitution. Now, the rightful admiration and acclaim of the world for this monumental accomplishment has been destroyed by our current government. By invalidating the last protection of the people from government abuse, that offered by Article V of the Constitution, the people no longer have any remaining protection from possible abuse. The sole other protection of the people’s rights provided in the Constitution was via the ballot box, which has been “neuter...
I Love the Constitution. Do You? [Afarensis]
2007-12-04 04:55:00
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Rescue the Constitution: The Ad Fox Won’t Air
2007-12-03 21:33:00
Fox News is refusing to air an ad produced by the Center for Constitutional Rights that criticizes the Bush administration for “destroying the Constitution”. MediaMatters.org is reporting that Fox declined to run the ad, which features talk on torture, because it is Danny Glover’s (narrator) “opinion” that the Constitution is being destroyed by the Bush administration. Hi Owen – We cannot approve the spot with it being Danny Glover’s opinion that the Bush Administration is destroying the Constitution. If you have documentation that it is indeed being destroyed, we can look at that. Sorry about that, Erin View video: | visit mediamatters.org | similar articles:Mainstream Media: News Sells More Opinion, at Cost of SincerityAsshole Alert: Tancredo’s New TV Ad [ Bombs in U.S. Malls ]Can Rice Save Her Legacy With ‘Hail Mary’ Pass on Mideast?
Voluntarily Giving up Rights ? Boston?s Outrage Against the Constitution
2007-11-27 15:53:00
The recent outrage against Constitutional liberty by the Boston Police raises some very interesting questions. Can we voluntarily give up our Constitutional rights? Further, can government legally violate our rights even if we ask them to do so? These are questions that we all need to consider before allowing police into our homes, invited or ...
Chris Dodd Questions Republicans About Defending the Constitution
2007-11-27 08:11:00
Chris Dodd, like many other Americans, has posted a question on YouTube (video above) which he would like to be asked at Wednesdays’ CNN/YouTube debate. He asks the following question: Hi I’m Chris Dodd. I’m from East Haddam, Connecticut and my family and I are spending a little time in Iowa these days. I have a ...
We the Animals: Legalize the Constitution
2007-11-21 23:07:00
    REXANO Editorial By Zuzana Kukol, www.REXANO.org “No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” (US Constitution) Las Vegas, NV, November 21, 2007–In this country called United States of America, we have this ?document? many heard of in school but forgot all about it. It is called US Constitution, which ...
A Blueprint for Impeachment;:The Constitution Still in Crisis
2007-11-20 23:27:00
I was recently given an award by the Cranbrook Peace Institute and the ceremonies were held in Detroit, the hometown of Rep. John Conyers. I was pretty surprised that he agreed to introduce me at the event considering that the last time I saw him I was being hauled out of his office in DC in handcuffs and I have been very outspoken about the Democr read more | digg story [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Constitution of Integrity
2007-11-17 08:08:00
The Constitution of Integrity Omar Azfar In the past few decades, development economists have come to the understanding that the key driver of growth is honest government, and that the most reliable guarantor of honest government is democracy.  Why is this the case? Because sooner or later non-democratic governments subvert the rule of law by firing the ...
Dennis Kucinich launches initiative to protect the constitution from 'ongoi
2007-11-14 16:13:00
Fresh from launching an impeachment initiative against Vice President Dick Cheney, Ohio congressman and Democratic Presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich is now setting his sights on constitutional matters. He is launching today an initiative to protect the constitution which he says is under assault. Here are details of the initiative as released by the Kucinich campaign. Dennis Kucinich, a Democratic Presidential candidate and current Congressional Representative for Ohio's 10th district, is launching a New Constitutional Convention Initiative this evening (Wednesday, November 14th), at 9pm EST. Kucinich will be holding a national town hall meeting at kucinichtv.com, featuring live streaming video and audio. This national town hall meeting will allow Kucinich to introduce his new initiative to the nation. Each week, the New Constitutional Convention Initiative will hold a national conference call for the next ten weeks, which will end with a major event in January. The goal of t...
John Edwards vs. The Constitution
2007-11-13 21:51:00
There are many priorities to consider as we change the occupant of the White House. After experiencing the consequences of a president who was unprepared for the job in 2001, we don’t need a president who’s experience is limited to a single Senate term which was primarily used to run for the nomination. After ...
We, the People?
2007-11-10 22:37:00
How many of you out there has read the Constitution? I have, but to be honest it’s a bit of a blur and I didn’t retain much understanding of it - if I ever had any to begin with. The language is archaic and far from modern day nomeclature. Yet, it the foundation upon which ...
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