In today's public discourse, many mention "civil liberties" in their reporting and analysis of government activity. It seems to me that the term is obsolete.
From today's news:
Declassified memo that removes the President's accountability to the Rule of Law:
Memo: Laws Didn't Apply to Interrogators
A footnote in that memo references another (as yet unpublished) memo, authorizing the US military to ignore the Fourth Amendment when operating against citizens of the US:
Memo linked to warrantless surveillance
Spy satellites can now be used against US citizens by run-of-the-mill law enforcement (your local cops)...think about that for a minute:
DHS reckons US cops' access to sat-surveillance is go
The Federal Reserve took money directly from the American people to fund a few, very rich American people:
Bernanke Defends Use of Public Money to Rescue of Bear Stearns
Protected First Amendment activity is no longer protected, in fact, it is actively fought by the people we pay to uphold our right to participate in it:
No Real Threat: The Pentagon's Secret Database on Peaceful Protest
03 April 2008
Civil Constraints
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