http://www.netvouz.com/populist/tag/rights?feed=rss populist's bookmarks tagged "rights" on Netvouz http://www.populistamerica.com/a_look_back_and_ahead_in_an_age_of_neocon_rule_part_iii Imagine what might have been, what was lost, and how the country might be governed today had Jefferson and Madison prevailed. Still they deserve our gratitude for what they accomplished, and wonder how much worse off we'd be now if they hadn't gotten any of the Bill of Rights freedoms in our founding law... populist Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:08:07 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/protect_america_act__cheetah_for_tyranny The single largest anti-Constitutional contribution to the Bush Regime by the Protect America Act (PAA) is its effective cancellation of legislative and judicial oversight on warrantless wiretapping. It authorizes open-ended surveillance of Americans overseas phone calls and e-mails without a warrant.When this bill was signed into law on 08-05-07, legislative and judicial power in the executive branch instantly grew by several orders of magnitude. The Constitution s separation-of-powers principle had its arms ripped off. populist Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:14:17 GMT http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2007/08/28/fighting-for-states-rights/ With the upcoming implementation of the Real ID Act, it appears that many states are beginning to notice that they are being outright disrespected by the federal government which is supposed to be serving them. The states gave the federal government its power, and they can take it away too if they act together. populist Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:57:08 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/from_the_slippery_slope_into_the_abyss It is with great sadness that I must report the death of the once great USA. It was a country ruled by law and by a Constitution and Bill of Rights that was a model and inspiration for many lands and emerging nations. Its death knell has been sounded by HR 6166, passed in Congress, hurriedly voted on before they adjourn to go campaigning. populist Sun, 01 Oct 2006 18:47:24 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/not_blood_not_color_people_one_nation Being someone or something, being a difference is not only being adult, not only being mature; it is being American and taking hold of our Constitution, our Bill of Rights and exercising the right to say "I want to be free and I want to be American! I want a country that says "we the people" and damned well mean it." populist Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:08:15 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/open_letter_to_all_members_of_congress 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. populist Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:11:55 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/the_bush_coup_detat George Bush won the presidency promising "limited government," reading the Constitution literally, & rejecting "nation-building" - imposing pro-American governments on foreign nations. But, once in office, he produced a federal budget limited by nothing. And he's making the Constitution an instrument of his own power populist Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:59:35 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/the_patriot_act_colonial_style Colonial StyleThe 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. populist Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:19:47 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/the_torture_king_target_america With the passing of the the Military Commissions Act of 2006, almost 800 years of international precedence to protect human rights through habeas corpus law was nullified into non-existence and replaced by a new and terrifying expansion of tyrannical Executive rule. populist Wed, 01 Nov 2006 06:20:59 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/you_are_destroying_america_yes_you Terrorism will never destroy America. It will come from within. From fear-addicts who have raped the U.S. so much that they should be drawn up on charges of treason. The cowards who want a nanny state to coddle them, hug them, and ultimately contain them in a little crib with bars and monitors and cameras. populist Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:02:24 GMT