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Holder vows that Guantanamo defendants will not be released in U.S.
Stupidica —
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Attorney General Eric Holder has pledged not to allow the release of dangerous detainees in the United States if they are found not guilty in federal court or if their case is thrown out on a technicality. Holder made the assurances in a written response to a question posed by Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) obtained by The ...1 day ago -
In Congress, Ignorance is Strength
Count Us Out —
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by Edward Cline, 11/14/09I open this commentary with the introduction to my previous commentary, “The Mainstream Smearing of Ayn Rand.” The disparity in subject is not so irrelevant as one might presume, but I won’t dwell on that matter. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi looked like a deer caught in the ...1 day ago -
NJ: Democratic Senator Says Gay Marriage May Not Get a Vote
OutGayLife.com —
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A New Jersey bill to allow gay marriage might not go to a vote in the Legislature before the session ends in January and Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine, who supports the measure, is succeeded by Republican Chris Christie, who does not. State Sen. Paul Sarlo said he would not bring up the bill in the ...1 day ago -
Inhofe Draws Criticism From Civil Rights Group
Featured States News —
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Original Author: DocHoc U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe is drawing criticism from a Washington, D.C. civil rights organization for threatening to filibuster a judge nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals. Inhofes action contradicts his earlier stance against judicial filibusters, ...2 days ago -
MI: Two Gay Rights Villas Move in House
OutGayLife.com —
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Last week the Michigan legislature saw promising movement on two bills for LGBT rights in the state. Both measures - one to amend the state constitution to allow same-sex marriage, the other to amend the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include LGBT protections - likely face the same fate as the stalled hate crimes ...3 days ago -
ACTION ALERT: Tell Your Senator to Filibuster Judge David Hamilton
brianlee —
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A current action alert from www.redstate.com on a judicial nominee. Tell Your Senator to Filibuster Judge David Hamilton Senator Jeff Sessions is calling on his colleagues to filibuster Judge David Hamilton. Call or e-mail your Senator. Tell your Senator to oppose cloture on Judge Hamilton and support ...3 days ago -
Gay Culverhouse, a Grandmother Who Speaks Truth to NFL Power
Women's Voices For Change —
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Instantly noticeable among the dark suits at the House Judiciary Committee hearing two weeks ago, Gay Culverhouse stood out in her purple dress, but even more for what she said. [...]5 days ago -
Kings grandstanding sank Republican amendments to PATRIOT Act
Featured States News —
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Original Author: desmoinesdem Representative Steve King (IA-05) enjoyed Thursdays "House call" rally against health care reform so much that he organized another rally at the Capitol today to "kill the bill." Unfortunately for fellow Republicans, King and several other ...1 week ago -
Reps. Conaway and Green: Champions of Radio
Radio 2020 —
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There is a discussion of the Performance Rights Act (PRA) scheduled for November 17 on Capitol Hill. Among the invited participants are National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) President/CEO Gordon Smith and Joint Board Chair/Commonwealth Broadcasting President/CEO Steve Newberry, as well as representatives of ...1 week ago -
Two Battles Won: PATRIOT Reform AND State Secrets Reform Bills Pass House Committee
Privacy Digest —
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Two Battles Won: PATRIOT Reform AND State Secrets Reform Bills Pass House Committee : Via EFF.org Updates . After a long two days of legislative battle, the House Judiciary Committee just finished its second day of debate on Chairman Conyers PATRIOT reform bill, HR 3845 (see our wrap-up of the first day ). ...1 week ago -
Senate Panel Clears Data Breach Bills
DISC Infosec blog —
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Image via WikipediaLegislation Heads for a Senate VoteNovember 5, 2009 - Eric Chabrow, Managing EditorThe Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday approved two companion bills that would require... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]1 week ago -
State Secrets Bill Passes House Judiciary, 18-12
Emptywheel —
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The House Judiciary just passed Jerry Nadler’s bill reining in state secrets abuse by a vote of 18-12, with Adam Schiff as the sole Democrat voting against the bill. One thing Nadler has added to his bill since it was first introduced are measures to prevent the government from refusing to give plaintiff lawyers ...1 week ago -
Iowas U.S. attorney nominees move to Senate floor
Featured States News —
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Original Author: desmoinesdem Iowans Nick Klinefeldt and Stephanie Rose were among three U.S. attorney nominees the Senate Judiciary Committee approved today by unanimous consent, the Main Justice blog reported . Their nominations still need to be confirmed by the full Senate, ...1 week ago -
Congressional Supporters of Performance Royalty Tell NAB to Negotiate With Music Industry - Will It Resolve Anything?
Broadcast Law Blog —
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This week, six Congressional supporters of the broadcast performance royalty wrote a letter calling upon the NAB to sit down with music industry representatives to reach a "negotiated resolution" of the "longstanding disagreement" in a session to last from November 17 through December 1. The letter suggests ...1 week ago -
Citing Kalamazoo vote, Mich. House panel sends civil rights law to floor
Michigan Messenger —
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LANSING — The Michigan House Judiciary Committee Wednesday voted 9-5 to send legislation to the full House to amend civil rights laws in the state to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes. “With the passage in Kalamazoo last night by overwhelming majority of voters of a similar ...1 week ago -
Report to DoD: Data Mining Won’t Catch Terrorism
Cato @ Liberty —
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Via Secrecy News , “JASON”—a unit of defense contractor the MITRE Corporation—has reported to the Department of Defense on the weakness of data mining for predicting or discovering inchoate terrorist attacks. “[I]t is simply not possible to validate (evaluate) predictive models of rare events that have ...1 week ago -
Watch House Judiciary Committee Mark Up Patriot Act Bill Today
Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print —
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While we may be tempted to direct the entirety of our gaze backwards today, looking over election results in a post-mortem fashion, the wreaking of political havoc outside the voting booth continues. Today at 12:30 pm, the House Judiciary Committee will “mark up” (that is, amend and pass to the floor of the House ...1 week ago -
Health Care Reform Will Take Away Our Freedom As Americans!
Molly Mormon —
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A mandate requiring all individuals to purchase health insurance would be an unprecedented form of federal action. The government has never required people to buy any good or service as a condition of lawful residence in the United States...it would require people to purchase a specific service that would be heavily ...1 week ago -
“Truth” Update: New Bi-Partisan Co-sponsors
Medical Cannabis: Voices from the Frontlines —
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Your emails to Congress are paying off! The “Truth in Trials” Act has new bi-partisan support, including backing from two members who serve on the committee with jurisdiction over HR 3939. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI/14) and U.S. Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY/8), Tom McClintock ...1 week ago -
Controversial Patriot Act Provisions Appears Set For Reauthorization
The Public Record —
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The USA Patriot Act, rushed into law by a panicky U.S. Congress in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, gave the government broad surveillance powers to spy on innocent Americans. But it also stipulated that three of its more controversial provisions should expire next month unless reapproved ...1 week ago
