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Upstate New York Thanks Richard Hanna For Voting Against Patriot Act Renewal

Trumansburg blog Finding Ulysses thanks Congressman Richard Hanna for voting against renewal of the Patriot Act – and pans senators Schumer and Gillibrand for supporting the unconstitutional spying law. Continue reading

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Obama Constitutionally Confronted in Columbus

Barack Obama shocked his supporters last summer by voting for the FISA Amendments Act, which provided retroactive legal immunity to corporations who helped George W. Bush spy on the private lives of millions of Americans. The law also legalized such … Continue reading

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Maurice Hinchey Criticizes the FISA Amendments Act

The FISA Amendments Act is not a necessary tool for America’s security, and it deprives Americans of freedoms that are essential to the survival of democracy in the USA. On both counts, Maurice Hinchey did the right thing in voting NO on the FISA Amendments Act. Continue reading

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Why Does Al Franken Refuse To Speak Up on FISA Amendments Act?

Al Franken says that he will stand up for Minnesota in the United States Senate. So how come Franken won’t even tell voters what his position on the FISA Amendments Act is? Continue reading

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Georgia Gets a Bum Democrat for Congress in Heckman

John Linder ought to be kicked out of Congress, but to be honest, Doug Heckman wouldn’t be much of an improvement. I have advice to the Democrats of Georgia’s 7th congressional district: In 2010, why don’t you nominate someone for Congress who is knows the Constitution, and who actually reads laws before he endorses them? Continue reading

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FCC Public Hearing on Internet Issues Today

I might make a comment about network neutrality, or about the need to develop protections for the Internet-using public from illegal spying by the government on our private Internet activities without a search warrant. Continue reading

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