Big Brother Alert! Issa wants the the identities of Americans who file a Freedom of Information Act request
Jan. 31, 2011 10:08 am
By louisehartmann
Republican Darrell Issa - a former small-time criminal and now the richest man in the House of Representatives - is at it again. Using his post as the Chairman of the House Government Oversight Committee – Issa is asking the federal government to hand over the identities of every single American who has filed a Freedom of Information Act request. Issa claims he just wants the information to make sure the government is handling FOIA requestDaily Topics - Monday January 31st, 2011
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Daily Topics - Friday January 28th, 2011
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Daily Topics - Thursday January 27th, 2011
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This is judicial corruption at it’s worst, and these men should be impeached or prosecuted
Jan. 27, 2011 8:33 amBy louisehartmann
Last week – Common Cause petitioned the Department of Justice to look into possible improprieties on the part of Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia for not recusing themselves from the Citizens United decision. Both Justices had headlined speaking events at political strategy sessions hosted by the billionaire Koch brothers – brothers who certainly benefit from the Citizens United decision. Now – thanks to reportiIt’s pretty clear to see – while the Democrats are looking forward – the Republicans are looking backward
Jan. 26, 2011 9:36 amBy louisehartmann
President Obama addressed the nation last night in his second State of the Union. He laid out a broad agenda of future government investments in education, infrastructure, clean energy, and technology and innovation. As far as a path forward on debt reduction – the President called for a 5 year freeze on non-defense discretionary spending - and a nearly $100 billion cut to the Pentagon’s budget. He pledged he will end President BDaily Topics - Wednesday January 26th, 2011
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What is the real state of our union?
Is this really how American pursues justice today??
Jan. 25, 2011 8:57 amBy louisehartmannAmnesty International is going after Secretary of Defense Robert Gates for the military’s treatment of Bradley Manning – the man accused of leaking classified documents to Wikileaks. In a letter to Secretary Gates – Amnesty International called for an end to the inhumane conditions under which Manning is being held – conditions that include 23 hours of solitary confinement a day. The organization Psychologists for Social Responsibility has taken up the fight too – calling for and end to the, “inhumane, harmful, and counter-productive treatment” of Manning. On Sunday – two
Daily Topics - Tuesday January 25th, 2011
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This isn’t about the shooter winning...
Jan. 24, 2011 9:42 amBy louisehartmann
The Center for Constitutional Rights – or CCR – is going after the Glenn Beck program. Beck recently directed his conspiracy theory fear machine at 78-year-old City University of New York professor Francis Fox Piven – accusing her of trying to “intentionally collapse our economic system”.
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