Senate Judiciary Committee

by Paul Craig Roberts and Lawrence M. Stratton Posted at Lewrockwell.com June 7, 2008 The George W. Bush administration responded to the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon with...

This week on "Tell Somebody", FBI Whistleblower Coleen Rowley and FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein. Listen live, 6/10/08 6:00pm CDT, on KKFI 90.1FM, Kansas City's Community Radio (Link here -- listen live links at top left column of homepage)

by Glenn GreenwaldPublished on Sunday, February 3, 2008 by Salon.comEver since the President's illegal warrantless eavesdropping program was revealed by the New York Times' Jim Risen and Eric Lichtblau back in December, 2005, there...

During today's White House press briefing, spokeswoman Dana Perino condemned Gen. Pervez Musharraf's declaration of “emergency rule” in Pakistan. She said that the administration is “deeply disappointed” by the measure, which suspends the...

Remember when it never occurred to you that expressing your disagreement with or asking questions about this government could cause problems, other than irritating your coworkers or neighbors? When you felt secure in your person, house, papers and effects? (Okay, when at least most Caucasian Americans felt secure, anyway...) Remember when it was simply unfathomable that any governmental "agency" would be allowed to enter your home, listen to your phone calls, intercept your email, or open your mail without a warrant? No more. We gave up all that liberty in response to 9/11, right? Then why was the NSA spying on us well before 9/11? How can it be that the courts are allowing those who don't cave in to illegal demands to be openly punished for saying "No"? And why does it seem not many Americans seem to care? A bit of history on the issue of warrantless spying follows, together with recent news, and opportunity to take action. Yes, you. Take action. Pay attention. This is your Fourth Amendment, and you need to remember it...

The Fourth Amendment
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

911truth.org -- Gonzales, Pelosi, and the Survival of CongressDavid Swanson August 1, 2007 Speaker Nancy Pelosi said today that if she were not Speaker she would probably back impeachment. Other Congress Members are of...