Category Archives: Constitution

Free Advice to the NSA: How To Pursue Terrorists And Protect Civil Liberties

Posted on May 12, 2006 by Mash

  The latest revelation that the National Security Agency has gathered phone records of millions of ordinary Americans has generated outrage and controversy across the political spectrum. The NSA has gathered phone records apparently without court orders in violation of … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitution, Politics | 10 Comments

Hold The Phone

Posted on May 11, 2006 by Mash

USA Today reported this morning that the National Security Agency has been collecting phone records of tens of millions of ordinary Americans with the willing cooperation of the phone companies (except Quest which refused to hand over records without a … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitution, Politics | 16 Comments

The Absurdity Of The Immigration Debate

Posted on April 29, 2006 by Mash

Now the "Star Spangled Banner" has been translated into Spanish. The producer of the translation, Adam Kidron, argues that now the anthem appeals to a larger immigrant audience: “The intention of recording ’Nuestro Himno’ (’Our Anthem’ ) has never been to discourage … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitution, Immigration, Politics, Society | 22 Comments

On A Mission From God

Posted on April 24, 2006 by Mash

"I base a lot of my foreign policy decisions on some things that I think are true. One, I believe there’s an Almighty. And, secondly, I believe one of the great gifts of the Almighty is the desire in everybody’s … Continue reading →

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The Innocent Of Guantanamo

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Mash

“The important thing here to understand is that the people that are at Guantanamo are bad people.” “I mean, these are terrorists for the most part. These are people that were captured in the battlefield of Afghanistan or rounded up … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, China, Constitution, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Iraq, Politics | 6 Comments