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    Arizona and the Alien-Nation of America

    MAY 11, 2010 6:01AM

    By walter brasch


    Topics: due process, constitution, border patrol, barack obama, george w. bush, republicans, arizona, undocumented workers, illegal immigration, immigration

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 49137 Views
    • 44 Comments
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    Obama, 9/11, and the Perceived Threat from al Qaeda

    MAY 22, 2009 8:07AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: guantanamo, torture, terrorists, extremism, muslims, obama, national security, iraq, afghanistan, guantanamo bay, constitution, cheney, human rights, liberty, freedom, politics

    • 17 Ratings
    • 34921 Views
    • 51 Comments
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    News: Pres. Signs H-Care Insurance Mandate-212 Years Ago!

    MARCH 24, 2010 4:24PM

    By Paul J. O'Rourke


    Topics: history lesson, healthcare mandates, constitution

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 14951 Views
    • 61 Comments
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    Alan Keyes Files Challenge to Obama's "Natural Born" Status

    NOVEMBER 15, 2008 1:41AM

    By BaileyWo


    Topics: alan keyes, barack obama, lawsuit, natural born citizen, constitution

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 6508 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    GOP: Saving the Flag, Trashing the Constitution

    SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 5:05AM

    By Marco Acevedo


    Topics: mccain, obama, constitution, patriotism, invesco field, flag

    • Editor's Pick
    • 44 Ratings
    • 6284 Views
    • 62 Comments
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    Iowa's Gay Marriage Decision: What it Says and What it Means

    APRIL 3, 2009 2:30PM

    By Michael Fox


    Topics: news, gay/lesbian, belief and religion, timothy j. brien, timothy brien, brien, varnum, supreme court of iowa, iowa supreme court, iowa, varnum v. brien, judicial review, marbury v. madison, law, marriage cases, in re marriage cases, constitutional law, gender rights, marriage, same sex marriage, homosexuality, gay and lesbian marriage, gay and lesbian, gay and lesbian rights, constitutional rights, lesbian rights, prop 8, proposition 8, gay politics, gay marriage, gay rights, gender, civil liberties, civil rights, family, evangelicals, constitution

    • Editor's Pick
    • 24 Ratings
    • 5143 Views
    • 31 Comments
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    Health Care? HELL, NO!!

    JULY 20, 2009 10:05PM

    By Mortimer Hayden Smyth


    Topics: connor ratliff, satire, pursuit of happiness, constitution, thomas jefferson, founding fathers, public option, republicans, obama, president, reform, health care, mortimer hayden smyth

    • 22 Ratings
    • 4905 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    Why Sarah Palin Scares Me

    SEPTEMBER 4, 2008 10:43AM

    By Michael Fox


    Topics: politics, election, republicans, barack obama, mccain, obama, constitution, john mccain, presidential election, freedom, mccain campaign, palin, sarah palin, republican party, republican convention, presidential campaign, mccain-palin, u.s. constitution, fascism

    • Editor's Pick
    • 30 Ratings
    • 4740 Views
    • 88 Comments
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    Obama Didn't Betray the Left, the Left Betrayed the Left

    MAY 29, 2009 8:51AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: politics, health care, freedom, liberty, constitution, accountability, betrayal, left, kucinich, wars, afghanistan, iraq, change, hope, republicans, progressives, liberals, obama

    • Editor's Pick
    • 38 Ratings
    • 4597 Views
    • 47 Comments
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    McCain Bill Enables US Citizen Imprisonment Without Trial

    AUGUST 30, 2010 7:31AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: ann coulter, coulter, sedition, treason, intellectual property, fair use, s.3081, fifth amendment, pow, john mccain, mccain, conservatism, constitution, due process, long war, indefinite detention, without review, no review, lack of review, us citizens, detention, politics

    • 15 Ratings
    • 3820 Views
    • 82 Comments
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    Is the U.S. Constitution Truly Democratic?

    AUGUST 22, 2010 4:13PM

    By Rw005g


    Topics: federalist, populist, bill of rights, constitution

    • 9 Ratings
    • 3804 Views
    • 171 Comments
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    Lake Local School District in Ohio Goal: Belief in God

    AUGUST 29, 2009 6:02PM

    By LaRae Meadows


    Topics: religion, lake local school district, ohio, first amendment, constitution, church and state, god, theists

    • Editor's Pick
    • 36 Ratings
    • 3733 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    News from VP Debate: The McCain-Palin Coup

    OCTOBER 3, 2008 7:23PM

    By Michael Fox


    Topics: politics, war, palin biden, palin cheney, vice presidential power, vice president debate, vice president, unitary executive, torture, separation of powers, sarah palin, presidential power, presidential election, palin-biden debate, palin, obama campaign, mccain-palin campaign, mccain campaign, mccain, john yoo, john mccain, joe biden, federalism, election, dick cheney, constitution, civil liberties, biden-palin debate, biden

    • 1 Ratings
    • 3671 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Non-Citizens Also Have Constitutional Rights

    MARCH 21, 2010 12:17AM

    By Scott Starr


    Topics: news, constitution, politics, non- citizens, cheney, torture

    • 13 Ratings
    • 3441 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    The Freedom to Hear

    MAY 21, 2009 11:49AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: rights of felons, speech, politics, rights, constitution, freedom to hear, right to hear, freedom to listen, right to listen, free speech, freedom of speech, spam, censor, censorship, telemarketing, protest, civil disobedience, democracy, democratic society, information exchange, golden rule, publishing, obama, notre dame, infringed, murderer, right to publish, publication rights, right to write, right to author, dumbing down, least common denominator, coercion, oppression, oppressive, controlling, noise

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 3207 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Happy birthday, Weimar Constitution!

    AUGUST 12, 2009 10:03AM

    By Alan Nothnagle


    Topics: democracy, germany, history, constitution

    • 0 Ratings
    • 2969 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Obama, FDR, and Term Limits

    NOVEMBER 10, 2008 11:28AM

    By Andrew Kaplan


    Topics: obama, politics, election, term limits, constitution

    • Editor's Pick
    • 19 Ratings
    • 2940 Views
    • 34 Comments
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    As Assange is arrested, US celebrates "World Press Freedom"

    DECEMBER 7, 2010 1:34PM

    By Alan Nothnagle


    Topics: constitution, espionage act, wikileaks, julian assange

    • 2 Ratings
    • 2879 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Nat. Guard unit refused to confiscate guns during Katrina

    MAY 18, 2010 11:02PM

    By rwnutjob


    Topics: open call, hurricane katrina, bush, oathkeepers, 82nd airborne, nypd, gun confiscation, constitution

    • Editor's Pick
    • 52 Ratings
    • 2864 Views
    • 87 Comments
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    Renouncing my Status as a Republican Wannabe

    JUNE 7, 2010 10:27AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: politics, constitution, republican, libertarian, libertarianism, tea party, independent, democrat, republican wannabe, legal juvenile, spanking, time out, talking to, hedonism, values, party of values, bp, oil spill, financial crash, financial collapse, the big short, somalia, rachel maddow, richard engel, ronald reagan, rand paul, ron paul, goldwater, rockefeller, greed, greed is good, trust but verify, the constitution is not a suicide pact, we the people, general welfare

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