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City in Michigan Being Sued by ACLU and Two Other Groups for Violating First Amendment Rights of an Atheist
By Elaine Magliaro In July, the American Civil Liberties Union in Michigan and two other groups filed a federal lawsuit seeking an injunction against the Detroit suburb of Warren because it banned an atheist booth from being set up in … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Constitutional Law, Courts, Free Speech, Local Government, Religion, United States
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The Power Of Editing: Wikipedia
submitted by Gene Howington Excerpt from fivethirtyeight.com’s “The 100 Most-Edited Wikipedia Articles” by Mona Chalabi: “George W. Bush has been by far the most contested article among Wikipedia editors: Through September 2013, the page had been revised 45,273 times. That’s … Continue reading
Posted in Free Speech, Media, Politics, Propaganda, Society, Technology
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Memorial Day
by GENE HOWINGTON Today is Memorial Day. Some, especially those who have served or have had loved ones in the service, treat it as one of the biggest holidays of the year. To many, it is simply a three day … Continue reading
Posted in Dwight D. Eisenhower, Energy Policy, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Foreign Policy, Free Speech, Government, Imperialism, Iraq, Justice, United States, US Army, US Military, USAF, USCG, USMC, USN, Vietnam, War, World War II
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McCutcheon, Citizens United, the Supreme Court, and “The United States of John Roberts”
BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Back in November of 2010, I wrote an article for Res Ipsa Loquitor titled Citizens United Ruling Brings on “Tsunami of Sewer Money.” In it, I quoted a question posed by Joe Conason in a Salon article he … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Free Speech, Government, Justice, Politics, SCOTUS, United Kingdom
Tagged Campaign Finance, Citizens United, John Roberts, Mark Fiore, McCutcheon
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The Politicization of SCOTUS
Submitted by Gene Howington The following is an excerpt from an NYT opinion piece about the manifest political division in the Robert’s Supreme Court. This long standing problem in a branch of government that is, by Constitutional charter, not allowed … Continue reading
84-Year-Old Nun Sentenced toThree Years in Federal Prison for Protest at Oak Ridge
by Charlton “Chuck” Stanley U.S. District Judge Amul Thapar of the Eastern District of Kentucky is a George W. Bush appointee to the Federal Bench. This week, Tharper has sentenced an 84 year old nun, Sister Megan Rice, to almost … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Civil Liberties, Crime, Free Speech, Government, Hypocrisy, Law Enforcement, Politics, Society
Tagged Oak Ridge
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Chevron Going after a Political Cartoonist for Satirical Video He Made with Amazon Watch
BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Lindsay Abrams posted an interesting article about the Chevron Corporation at Salon yesterday. According to Abrams, one of the world’s largest oil companies is “desperate” to avoid paying billions of dollars in damages for the contamination in … Continue reading
Clap(per) Off?
By GENE HOWINGTON Since the inception of the Edward Snowden affair, one thing has been manifest. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper lied to Congress. Many have found this behavior unacceptable and have expressed ideas along the lines that Clapper … Continue reading
Posted in Big Brother, CIA, Civil Liberties, Fascism, Free Speech, NSA, United States
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The Consequences of Free Speech
By GENE HOWINGTON Recently we’ve seen the topic of politically correct speech as it relates to free speech came up and under the guise of civility. The subject was brought to fore in my mind when I read this: How … Continue reading
Posted in Free Speech, Jurisprudence, Legal Theory, Society
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