http://liberty.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for liberty en Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:39:19 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2045371 unknown@Netscape.com In Bush v. Constitution, the issue before the court was, "whether the Constitution's antiquated espousal of 'liberty' and 'checks and balances' should definitively establish the powers of federal government." Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:39:19 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2045371constitutionlibertysupremecourtNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2042756 unknown@Netscape.com The Unlawful Internet Gaming Act was passed under rather dubious circumstances. It passed the U.S. Senate on the last day of Congress, late at night, with no floor debate, after being attached to an unrelated port security bill. Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:04:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2042756InternetgamblingconstitutionlibertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2042755 unknown@Netscape.com The war in Iraq goes on, but we shouldn't let it overshadow the war at home - one that frequently takes the lives of people who don't deserve to die. It's known as the war on drugs, but it's really a war on people who themselves are not making war against anyone Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:49:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2042755wardrugslibertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2042121 unknown@Netscape.com Kevin R.C. Gutzman has just released The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution. For what my opinion is worth, this is one of the most important books of the past 25 years. There is absolutely nothing like it, anywhere. Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:28:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2042121constitutionlibertygovernmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2039363 unknown@Netscape.com I have long admired those who, throughout history as well in the present, have spoken truth to power and stood up against tyranny, especially when it mattered most, and especially when it was most difficult. Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:08:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2039363warlibertyfreedompowergovernmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2035438 unknown@Netscape.com Murray Rothbard's scholarship spanned an enormous range, including philosophy, methodology, economic theory, the history of economic and political thought, economic history, economic policy, law, and contemporary politics. Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:13:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2035438rothbardeconomicsfreemarketlibertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2033254 unknown@Netscape.com Today's vote means the habeas bill can now be brought to the Senate floor at any time. One source with knowledge of the legislative plan said Majority Leader Harry Reid has committed to bringing the bill to a vote within the month. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:49:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2033254HabeasCorpusconstitutionlibertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2033125 unknown@Netscape.com The United States has become the opposite of what was intended by our Founding Fathers. It is now not free, but rather sunk in dictatorial morass. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 06:49:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2033125constitutionlibertyfoundingfathersNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2030039 unknown@Netscape.com Whoever finds it appropriate to crave political power on the delusional theory that as long as the government has been popularly elected, and that, under such a government, the power belongs to the people, and is power legitimate, has set himself up on the path to despotism... Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:49:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2030039libertyrepublicanssocialismPoliticiansNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2020307 unknown@Netscape.com Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, has announced a series of hearings titled "The Constitution in Crisis: The State of Civil Liberties in America. Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:17:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2020307constitutionbillofrightslibertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2018466 unknown@Netscape.com After many years of paying personal taxes, paying employer's taxes, honorably serving my nation, voting on principal and writing many articles in defense of freedom, I've been told by my President that I am the problem with America. Thu, 31 May 2007 03:45:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2018466libertytaxesfreedomImmigrationamnestyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2011773 unknown@Netscape.com For those of us who love and understand individual freedom, it sometimes seems as if the Atlantic just isn't wide enough to impede the collaboration of Anglo-American elites seeking to re-mold the world closer to their hearts' desire. Sun, 27 May 2007 19:17:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2011773governmentstatepowersocialismlibertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2006685 unknown@Netscape.com In a post-9/11 climate, the right of free expression is under attack and endangered in the age of George Bush when dissent may be called a threat to national security, terrorism, or treason. Thu, 24 May 2007 06:31:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2006685FirstAmendmentfreespeechlibertybillofrightsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2001679 unknown@Netscape.com So why do billions of people around the world hate America so much? "Obviously", it's because of our freedom, our prosperity, and our democracy. How do I know? Because George Bush told me so. What other reason could foreigners have for resenting America? Tue, 22 May 2007 06:22:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2001679freedomterrorismhatelibertymeddlingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1923721 unknown@Netscape.com The government's briefs claimed that it needs to read attorney-client communications because lawyers have "presented security issues" at the base by giving detainees information about, inter alia, political developments that might affect Congress, or White House OLC memos concerning official torture policies Wed, 16 May 2007 23:26:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1923721guantanamobillofrightslibertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1850405 unknown@Netscape.com Envision a world where terrorists don't buy weapons from money made selling drugs. Imagine a world where felony crime drops over 50 percent and local police focus on drunk drivers, child predators and terrorists. Envision a world where if one day you or a loved one has a drug problem, you see a doctor not a judge. America can have this world, if Fri, 11 May 2007 21:54:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1850405drugwarlibertyprohibitionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1749898 unknown@Netscape.com Since the Supreme Court's landmark 1973 abortion-rights decision in Roe v. Wade,1 the law has taken the lead in defining the contours of the continuing public debate over reproductive liberty. Sat, 05 May 2007 12:22:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1749898supremecourtabortionrightsRoev.WadelandmarklibertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1741721 unknown@Netscape.com it doesn't matter if the US is at war. It doesn't matter if the politicians tell us someone is a terrorist. It doesn't matter if atrocities have been committed, or if a person is being held "outside" jurisdiction. Habeas Corpus cannot be suspended ΓΆβ;¬" except in cases of "rebellion or invasion.&qu Sat, 05 May 2007 00:19:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1741721HabeasCorpusconstitutionlibertygovernmentpowerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1674299 unknown@Netscape.com The story of how the U.S. has paid for its wars is only partially about money. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:07:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1674299warfundinglibertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1636582 unknown@Netscape.com The world after 9/11 has led many Western countries to rethink their security policies, but where does the limit lie between protecting citizens and eroding their civil liberties? Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:10:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1636582freedomSecuritylibertybalanceNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1542817 unknown@Netscape.com In the aftermath of Monday's deadly shooting in Blacksburg, Virginia, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is proposing a comprehensive, three-point plan to deal with the violence plaguing America, including a ban on handguns. Never mind our rights.. Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:45:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1542817Kucinich2ndAmendmentgunbanlibertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1528662 unknown@Netscape.com The cultists who support this National ID card say that it's all voluntary. And it is. You can refuse to comply, in which case you won't be able to open a bank account, enter a federal building, ride a plane or train, etc. Yes, quite voluntary. A nice card, containing all sorts of sensitive information, which can be scanned everywhere you go. Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:11:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1528662nationalidRealstatesrightsconstitutionlibertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1512387 unknown@Netscape.com Many people aren't aware that America - conceived in liberty in 1776 - didn't have a permanent income tax until 1913. In fact, the Constitution prohibited it. For over a century, the U.S. government survived quite well without an income tax. It operated a small, constitutional government on the revenue from tariffs and excise taxes. Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:38:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1512387taxesIncometaxconstitutionlibertyprosperityNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1484146 unknown@Netscape.com So much of what has happened over the last six years seems a repetition of events drawn from English history, from the turbulent years from the Civil War to the Glorious Revolution-this could be said of the struggle over habeas corpus, which was right at the center of the conflict between Parliament and king, as seen in the Five Knights case of 162 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 03:47:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1484146torturerightslibertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1483166 unknown@Netscape.com The tribunals determine whether an individual is an enemy combatant. Needless to say, the cards are stacked against the prisoner from the get-go. The tribunals are allowed to rely on hearsay evidence and information acquired though coercion. Any evidence deemed "secret" is withheld from the prisoner. Can you imagine trying to defend yours Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:40:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/14831666thAmendmenttribunalsHabeasCorpuslibertyguantanamoNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1436724 unknown@Netscape.com REAL ID reduces rights of the individual to a string of digits, subject to the good-will of politicians, the government, software and/or bureaucrats. It makes Americans get permission to live and move in the basic functions of society: banking and travel. We shouldn't have to ask permission to be functioning citizens within our own country. Sat, 14 Apr 2007 00:28:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1436724Realidnationalbillofrightsliberty10thAmendmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1418564 unknown@Netscape.com I think it is time to reread the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the writings of our forefathers; then ponder the direction we are currently going and what we can do about it. Hopefully, for a time, the choice is still ours. Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:52:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1418564libertyconstitutionbillofrightsfreedomgovernmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1315750 unknown@Netscape.com For them, the military IS America. War is America. The president is America. The NSA is America. Every politician that they love and worship is America. And, if you don't like it, you obviously hate America. You must be some kind of terrorist, or communist; and you'd rather be living in some foreign dictatorship. Fri, 06 Apr 2007 05:02:19 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1315750libertybillofrightswaramericafreedomNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1168539 unknown@Netscape.com We the people have no representation. No one stands for the liberty of the people - no one - and no presidential contender will save our rights, our land, our liberty, or Constitution. Therefore, let us begin on the most negative of notes. Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:55:19 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1168539americaconstitutionlibertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1078033 unknown@Netscape.com In response, lawmakers are rebelling. In January, Maine's Legislature approved a joint resolution saying the state "refuses to implement the Real ID Act." The Idaho Legislature has taken a similar step. A bill filed in Massachusetts by state Senator Richard Moore would block Real ID in this state. The National Governors Association has al Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:01:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1078033readidlibertystatesrightsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1023099 unknown@Netscape.com the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, Wednesday, that even if doctors say marijuana is the only thing keeping you alive, it is still illegal for you to smoke it. Fri, 16 Mar 2007 20:35:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1023099marijuanadrugwarlibertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1009451 unknown@Netscape.com The drug war is based on a repugnant assertion: that you do not have ownership over your own body; that you don't have the right to decide what you'll do with your body, with your property and with your life. The position of the drug warriors is that you should be in jail if you decide to do something with your body that they don't approve of. Fri, 16 Mar 2007 03:21:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1009451drugwarfreedomchoicelibertybillofrightsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1003684 unknown@Netscape.com I've flown on two occasions since 9/11. Initially my fear was based on my inability to fit the events of the day into any coherent, rational format. Not because I expect a terrorist to be rational. Because the current Administration's clear culpability is,well, unsettling. Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:54:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1003684airtravelsearchTSAlibertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/997895 unknown@Netscape.com For the past 140 years, the politicians have been tearing down the Constitution - bit by bit. Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:13:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/997895libertyconstitutionbillofrightsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/994616 unknown@Netscape.com The Patriot Act greatly increased the FBI's authority to issue so-called "national security letters" (NSLs)--warrantless demands for private information from third parties such as phone companies, Internet service providers and banks. When Congress reauthorized the Patriot Act in early 2006, it did so on the condition that it receive deta Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:33:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/994616nationalSecurityletterspatriotACTlibertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/979504 unknown@Netscape.com The US Republic has yet to collapse, but an imperial presidency now places great strain on it with a dominant Pentagon and culture of militarism undermining Congress, the courts and our civil liberties. Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:06:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/979504EmpirenemesisforeignpolicyimperialismlibertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/968390 unknown@Netscape.com New Mexico is on the verge of becoming the latest state to require girls entering sixth grade to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitting virus that can cause cervical cancer, a spokesman for the governor said Monday. Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:51:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/968390vaccinelibertynewMexicochildrenNews http://web2announcer.com/go/889417 unknown@Netscape.com Lawmakers and privacy advocates are concerned that a powerful new data searching tool being tested by the Department of Homeland Security could pose a threat to Americans' privacy as it sifts through mountains of information for patterns that might reveal terrorists. Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:42:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/8894174thAmendmentlibertydataminingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/875917 unknown@Netscape.com The Founders invented a system of constitutionally mandated republican government with a federal authority sharing power with the states and three separate branches in Washington - able to check and balance each other with the single most important power put in the hands of Congress so presidents would never have it - the ability to declare war. Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:34:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/875917EmpirelibertyconstitutionRepublicforeignpolicyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/869958 unknown@Netscape.com You have to read the New York Times editorial for Sunday, March 5th. It's a list of measures the Bush administration has put in place over the past five years that taken together add up to an astonishing attack against what we used to consider America's most basic constitutional principles. Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:55:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/869958libertyconstitutionbushNews http://web2announcer.com/go/808484 unknown@Netscape.com Prime Minister John Howard has been challenged by David Hicks's father Terry during a radio talkback show this morning after his son was charged with "material support for terrorism" and referred to trial. Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:54:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/808484libertyhickstrialNews http://web2announcer.com/go/595411 unknown@Netscape.com The recent trial - now a mistrial - of Lt. Ehren Watada brings to the forefront the fact that laws and conscience often coexist in disharmony, that society must of necessity find a way not to subordinate individual conscience to those laws; especially when they do not make allowances for relevant change. Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:51:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/595411lawlibertywatadawarpopulistNews http://web2announcer.com/go/577476 unknown@Netscape.com The Presidential Election of 1796 was a water shed in American politics. George Washington historically declined to run for a third term. The two internal factions which had been struggling to gain the upper hand during his Presidency now developed into full-fledged, if Non Constitutional,political parties. Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:20:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/577476patriotACTbillofrightslibertypopulisthistoryNews http://web2announcer.com/go/458786 unknown@Netscape.com Our Constitution was written by men who knew at first hand what unbridled power could do. They had just fought a long and desperate war to free themselves from King George, who could dissolve the parliament at will, dictate the fate of anyone in his far-flung empire, and was also known to be a bit nuts. Mon, 05 Feb 2007 20:39:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/458786constitutionlibertypopulistdictatorshippowerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/384332 unknown@Netscape.com No, Mr. Gonzales, the Constitution does NOT say that every individual is guaranteed the right of habeas corpus! No, Mr. Specter, rights DO exist even if they're not listed in the Constitution. The text of the Constitution guarantees that YOU and your accomplices in the federal government cannot take that right away! Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:07:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/384332HabeasCorpuslibertyconstitutionGonzalestenthAmendmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/314095 unknown@Netscape.com The Military Commissions Act of 2006 is eerily similar to Germany's Enabling Act of 1933, the passage of which followed Germany's own "Sept. 11" in the burning of its parliament building, the Reichstag, on Feb. 27, 1933. Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:24:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/314095constitutionlibertyHabeasCorpuspopulistmilitarycommissionsACTNews http://web2announcer.com/go/317761 unknown@Netscape.com As usual, the vice president cut through all the legal niceties with his explanation of why the military's use of an investigative tool known as a national security letter to obtain the banking and credit records of potentially hundreds of Americans was not a violation of the general rule against domestic intelligence gathering by the military. Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:56:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/317761cheneylibertyconstitutionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/303806 unknown@Netscape.com The head of the American Civil Liberties Union warned Tuesday that U.S. civil liberties were under threat as never before from administration policies. Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:00:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/303806libertyfreedomacluwaronterrorNews http://web2announcer.com/go/284957 unknown@Netscape.com Place, once again (after a long absence), the Constitution and Bill of Rights, intact and functioning, in the halls of government and repeal the draconian legislation such as the misnamed Patriot Act, which essentially abrogates the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:12:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/284957billofrightsconstitutionlibertypopulistcongressNews http://web2announcer.com/go/20678 unknown@YahooMyWeb.com No description for this story Sun, 01 Oct 2006 18:11:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/20678tabscsslisthtmllibertyconstitutionunitybush