All Entries in the "Civil Rights" Category
4/20 Surprise: Proposed Colorado Marijuana Rules Will Make It Easier to Get a Mile-High High
Bill vaporizes ‘vertical integration,’ one-year monopoly proposals By STEVEN NELSON, April 19, 2013, US News Colorado legislators announced legislation for regulating legal marijuana businesses Friday as ecstatic potheads flocked to Denver to light up in public Saturday in celebration of the first “4/20″ since Coloradans voted to legalize the drug in November. The proposed legislation would allow out-of-state residents [...]
World Privacy Forum’s Top Ten Opt Outs
from http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/ As privacy experts, we are frequently asked about “opting out,” and which opt outs we think are the most important. This list is a distillation of ideas for opting out that the World Privacy Forum has developed over the years from responding to those questions. The list below does not contain all opt [...]
US Supreme Court Limits Front Door Drug Dog Sniffs
by Phillip Smith, Information Liberation, March 26, 2013 The US Supreme Court Tuesday ruled that a drug dog’s sniff of a residence’s front door is search under the meaning of the Fourth Amendment and that police must therefore obtain a search warrant before unleashing the hounds. The case was Florida v. Jardines. While the high court has [...]
Liberty group to build fortress called THE CITADEL in 2013 that will house 3500-7000 people
from IIICitadel.com The Citadel is evolving as a planned community where residents are bound together by: Patriotism Pride in American Exceptionalism Our proud history of Liberty as defined by our Founding Fathers, and Physical preparedness to survive and prevail in the face of natural catastrophes — such as Hurricanes Sandy or Katrina — or man-made [...]
Suzanna Gratia Hupp survivor of Luby’s massacre explains meaning of 2nd Amendment!
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Monsanto insurance: USDA tells farmers to pay for avoiding troubles with agro-giant
RT, 22 November, 2012, 00:09 The United State Department of Agriculture has finalized a report to address concerns from farmers who fear they’ll be next on an ever-expanding list of defendants sued by biotech giants Monsanto, but those worries aren’t about to end. The Monsanto Company dominates more than just grow fields across the US, [...]
California gets face scanners to spy on everyone at once
RT, 19 November, 2012 In a single second, law enforcement agents can match a suspect against millions upon millions of profiles in vast detailed databases stored on the cloud. It’s all done using facial recognition, and in Southern California it’s already occurring. Imagine the police taking a picture: any picture of a person, anywhere, and [...]
Obama voters banned from Arizona gun shop
RT, 18 November, 2012, 08:20 A gun store owner in Arizona has banned people who voted for President Obama from entering his store, even though Democratic voters were a small minority in his town. Cope Reynolds, owner of the Southwest Shooting Authority in Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona, published an advertisement in a local newspaper, prohibiting Obama supporters [...]
Nearly half of the US threatens to secede
RT, 12 November, 2012 Louisiana became the first of the (as of now) 50 united states that managed to collect enough signatures to have their petition for secession added to the White House’s website last week, and so far they’ve had no problem finding company. A petition asking for the government to “Peacefully grant the [...]
Welcome to the Amsterdam of the Rockies
A ski town weighs opening its doors to marijuana tourists. —By Josh Harkinson| Mon Nov. 12, 2012 3:08 AM PST
Mask avengers: Canadian protesters to show faces or get 10 years in jail
02 November, 2012, 04:04, RT Canadian lawmakers weren’t exactly in the Halloween spirit when they approved a new bill on Wednesday. The legislation makes it illegal to wear masks during riots and protests. Guilty parties could face up to 10 years in prison. Bill C-309 passed with a vote of 153 to 126 in the [...]
Best Choices for Self Defense Ammo from AR15.com
Copyright, AR15.comThis document compiles the current state-of-the-art of the best choices available for self-defense ammunition. It includes a scientific background as to the selection criteria that is used to determine the choices presented. Data is provided for common handgun and rifle ammunition, and a small section on shotgun ammunition. Please read the entire document and [...]
Take the test to see if you might be considered a “potential terrorist” by government officials
September 22, 2012 Source: Washington’s Blog Find Out If You Are Doing Things Which Might Be Considered Suspicious There have been so many anti-terrorism laws passed since 9/11 that it is hard to keep up on what kinds of things might get one on a “list” of suspected bad guys. We’ve prepared this quick checklist so you [...]
No One Murdered Because Of This Image
from The Onion, SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 | ISSUE 48•37 | WASHINGTON—Following the publication of the image above, in which the most cherished figures from multiple religious faiths were depicted engaging in a lascivious sex act of considerable depravity, no one was murdered, beaten, or had their lives threatened, sources reported Thursday. The image of the Hebrew prophet [...]
