Turns out we’re already living in a surveillance state.

By , on 9 July, 2008

The new FISA “compromise” bill that the Senate is about to pass makes me angry just to think about, but deep down I’ve long suspected that our government pretty much spies on us with impunity already. This Baltimore Sun news article pretty much confirms that suspicion:

“There’s virtually no branch of the U.S. government that . . . → Read More: Turns out we’re already living in a surveillance state.

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Bush Administration doesn’t give a shit about your civil liberties.

By , on 5 February, 2008

Remember back when President Bush first starting asking Congress to pass his various so-called anti-terrorism programs and Congress balked because of the privacy and civil liberties issues that would be impacted? Remember when Bush said, “Not a problem! We’ll set up a Privacy and Civil Liberty Oversight Board to make sure we’re not stepping on . . . → Read More: Bush Administration doesn’t give a shit about your civil liberties.

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A timeline of the Bush Administration’s assault on the Bill of Rights.

By , on 5 December, 2007

I’ve ranted on many occasions about the slow but relentless assault on the Bill of Rights that the Bush Administration has been engaged in since they came into office, but even I was shocked when I read MonoGlobo’s Bill of Rights: A Timeline. Here’s a couple of examples:

October

The USA Patriot Act becomes law. . . . → Read More: A timeline of the Bush Administration’s assault on the Bill of Rights.

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