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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
    • 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

    • 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
    • 39 Ratings
    • 2604 Views
    • 77 Comments
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    An Open Letter to the Capitulator-in-Chief

    AUGUST 1, 2011 8:19AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: tom harkin, senator harkin, senator, senate, speech, harkin, democracy, process is broken, process broken, political process, majority rule, minority rule, take over, take-over, takeover, coup, surrendering, surrendered, surrender, unilateral surrender, pre-compromise, invoke 14.4, invoke the 14th, 14.4, constitution, fourteenth amendment, 14th amendment, debt, full faith and credit, tea partiers, tea party, obama, caving, caved, cave, folding, folded, fold, give away the store, give in, capitulation, capitualted, capitulating, capitulate, kidnaped, kidnaping, kidnapping, kidnapped, kidnap, extorting, extorted, extortion, negotiating with terrorists, terrorist, terrorism, negotiating with hostages, negotiating, hostage, negotiation, duress, unfair, sold out, politics

    • 38 Ratings
    • 1317 Views
    • 94 Comments
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    Blood to Me: New Religious Attacks on Our School Children

    DECEMBER 29, 2011 6:24AM

    By Jonathan Wolfman


    Topics: lgbt rights, extending freedom, the exorcist, mormons, protestants, buddhists, aetheists, douay version, king james version, baltimore schools, roberts, rhenquist, chief justices warren, supreme court, aclu, schempp v. abington school board, california, florida, south carolina, church-state separation, schools, religious freedom, children, first amendment, constitution, family ideals, my father and mother

    • 38 Ratings
    • 2261 Views
    • 61 Comments
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    Bwitches, Bears, Bird Brains and Airheads

    SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 2:52PM

    By Fay Paxton


    Topics: lilly ledbetter act, masturbation, religious right, founding fathers, constitution, christine o’donnell, sharron angle, michele bachmann, obamacare, woman suffrage, mama grizzlies, feminism, politics, sarah palin

    • 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

    • 38 Ratings
    • 1240 Views
    • 46 Comments
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    Original Intent 2.0

    AUGUST 23, 2010 9:39AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: politics, constitution, strict construction, strict constructionist, strict constructionism, original intent, fourteenth amendment, repeal, roll back, 14th amendment, second amendment, 2nd amendment, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, mosque, gray matters, cartoon, comic, hypocrisy, hypocrite, tea party, republican, conservative, humor, parody, satire

    • 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

    • 34 Ratings
    • 798 Views
    • 38 Comments
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    Them's Fightin' Words

    MARCH 18, 2010 3:31PM

    By Nikki Stern


    Topics: meaning, religion, fascism, socialism, liberal, secular, constitution, meanings, politics, culture, definitions, words

    • 31 Ratings
    • 1595 Views
    • 33 Comments
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    Losing the War in a Quiet Room

    JANUARY 23, 2012 9:02AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: ows, wall street, occupy wall street, occupy, legal sociopath, naomi klein, shock doctrine, clyde prestowitz, betrayal of american prosperity, constitutional amendment, amendment, constitution, citizens united, sanders, michael jensen, harvard business school creed, creed, harvard business school, harvard, nostalgia, romney, newt gingrich, gingrich, newt, chris l hayes, christopher l hayes, christopher hayes, chris hayes, grist, david roberts, princeton, anne-marie slaughter, american values institute, alexis mcgill johnson, center for constitutional rights, vincent warren, up with chris hayes, chicago boys, chicago school, milton friedman, friedman, shareholder model, stakeholder model, shareholder theory, stakeholder theory, shareholder, stakeholder, quiet war, quiet room, economic justice, justice, war, fiduciary responsibility, fiduciary duty, corporate, corporation, finance, economics, business, politics, lose, losing, lost, society, war in a quiet room

    • 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

    • 28 Ratings
    • 505 Views
    • 63 Comments
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    ONE-SENTENCE SUNDAY -What They've Got That We Haven't

    JANUARY 23, 2011 9:02AM

    By Jonathan Wolfman


    Topics: constitution, education, politics, economy, business, books

    • 28 Ratings
    • 1274 Views
    • 46 Comments
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    Challenging the Abortion Exclusion

    NOVEMBER 8, 2009 2:46PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: politics, health, health care, health insurance, medical, medical care, medical insurance, abortion, public option, exclusion, excluded, first amendment, court challenge, challenge, bill of rights, constitution

    • 27 Ratings
    • 1203 Views
    • 34 Comments
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    WRITE YOUR REP

    JULY 23, 2011 5:47PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: just say yes, fighting, sparring, tax cuts, taxes, cuts, spending, budget, deficit, ronald reagan, reagan, be part of the solution, be involved, what you can do, do it now, now, constitution, full faith and credit, global depression, depression, credit rating, catastrophe, debt limit, debt ceiling, politics

    • 25 Ratings
    • 865 Views
    • 67 Comments
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    As a Jew in America

    DECEMBER 22, 2011 7:28AM

    By Jonathan Wolfman


    Topics: jews, first amendment, speech rights, american nazi party, marching permits, skokie, holocaust survivors, supreme court, constitution, aclu

    • 25 Ratings
    • 1048 Views
    • 59 Comments
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    How to Fix America

    JANUARY 13, 2011 10:59AM

    By Rw005g


    Topics: politics, democracy, gerrymander, gerrymandering, extremism, partisanship, economics, monopoly, collusion, cartel, multipolar, unipolar, bipolar, elections, new zealand, electoral reform, constitution, multiparty system, third party, two party

    • 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

    • 23 Ratings
    • 1145 Views
    • 38 Comments
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    Do We Need a National Day of Prayer?

    APRIL 19, 2010 1:50PM

    By Donna Carbone


    Topics: declaration of independence, constitution, thomas jefferson, prayer, national prayer day, donna carbone

    • 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

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