civil liberties

The Education Department has officially released new rules on how to enforce Title IX, the federal statute that forbids sex and gender-based discrimination in public schools. here is a primer on the new Regs from Washington Post to get you up to speed. Shockingly, the ACLU raised an objection...

Again, the terrorists have won: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_9725077 This is gold: Denver police Lt. Tony Lopez, commander of Denver's intelligence unit says "We don't snoop into private citizens' lives. We aren't living in a communist state." ROTFL!!! What in the world makes you think...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080524/ap_on_go_ot/enemy_combatant;_ylt=AgTEAvhNA3GUmX9U4FhHg6Ss0NUE This quote caught my eye: "Government lawyers told federal judges that the president can send the military into any U.S. neighborhood, capture a citizen and hold him in prison without charge...

I am opposed to the new ID card system in the UK, and have seen the campaign group NO2ID refered to in the media recently.... i don't really know all the details of the proposed ID scheme so it's difficult to know if they are accurate in their descriptions of the ID system.....and certainly...

Teachers kicked out of Bush rally for wearing "Protect our civil liberties" t-shirts Medford teachers Janet Voorhees, Candice Julian, Tania Tong were kicked out of George W. Bush’s October 14 Medford event for wearing shirts saying “Protect Our Civil Liberties.” Bush rally stories Are...

The PATRIOT Act is scary enough; now, John Ashcroft, who never saw a Constitutional violation he didn't like, is working to make it even worse. Fortunately, the ACLU has put up a web page where you can fax your representatives for free, as well as get more info on Patriot II...