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    Arizona and the Alien-Nation of America

    MAY 11, 2010 6:01AM

    By walter brasch


    Topics: due process, constitution, border patrol, barack obama, george w. bush, republicans, arizona, undocumented workers, illegal immigration, immigration

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 49706 Views
    • 44 Comments
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    Obama, 9/11, and the Perceived Threat from al Qaeda

    MAY 22, 2009 8:07AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: guantanamo, torture, terrorists, extremism, muslims, obama, national security, iraq, afghanistan, guantanamo bay, constitution, cheney, human rights, liberty, freedom, politics

    • 17 Ratings
    • 38057 Views
    • 51 Comments
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    News: Pres. Signs H-Care Insurance Mandate-212 Years Ago!

    MARCH 24, 2010 4:24PM

    By Paul J. O'Rourke


    Topics: history lesson, healthcare mandates, constitution

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 15441 Views
    • 61 Comments
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    Alan Keyes Files Challenge to Obama's "Natural Born" Status

    NOVEMBER 15, 2008 1:41AM

    By BaileyWo


    Topics: alan keyes, barack obama, lawsuit, natural born citizen, constitution

    • 15 Ratings
    • 7043 Views
    • 82 Comments
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    Is the U.S. Constitution Truly Democratic?

    AUGUST 22, 2010 4:13PM

    By Rw005g


    Topics: federalist, populist, bill of rights, constitution

    • Editor's Pick
    • 44 Ratings
    • 6594 Views
    • 62 Comments
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    Iowa's Gay Marriage Decision: What it Says and What it Means

    APRIL 3, 2009 2:30PM

    By Michael Fox


    Topics: news, gay/lesbian, belief and religion, timothy j. brien, timothy brien, brien, varnum, supreme court of iowa, iowa supreme court, iowa, varnum v. brien, judicial review, marbury v. madison, law, marriage cases, in re marriage cases, constitutional law, gender rights, marriage, same sex marriage, homosexuality, gay and lesbian marriage, gay and lesbian, gay and lesbian rights, constitutional rights, lesbian rights, prop 8, proposition 8, gay politics, gay marriage, gay rights, gender, civil liberties, civil rights, family, evangelicals, constitution

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 6572 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    GOP: Saving the Flag, Trashing the Constitution

    SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 5:05AM

    By Marco Siegel-Acevedo


    Topics: mccain, obama, constitution, patriotism, invesco field, flag

    • Editor's Pick
    • 30 Ratings
    • 6544 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    Scalia embodies power corrupt right wing

    JUNE 27, 2012 1:00PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, economics, antonin scalia, supreme court, citizens united, constitution, arizona immigration law, right wing, conservatism, walter lippmann, catholic church, absolutism, autacracy, dream act, president obama, birth control, salon, fox news, talk radio, roberts court, clarence thomas, bush v. gore, roe v. wade, james fallows, dana milbank, vatican ii, voter id, chris hayes, twilight of the elites, meritocracy, ed schultz, msnbc, oligarchy, plutocracy, democracy, political power, rule of law

    • 1 Ratings
    • 6185 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Non-Citizens Also Have Constitutional Rights

    MARCH 21, 2010 12:17AM

    By Scott Starr


    Topics: news, constitution, politics, non- citizens, cheney, torture

    • Editor's Pick
    • 25 Ratings
    • 5658 Views
    • 31 Comments
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    Right wing attacks one of its own -- again

    JULY 6, 2012 3:49PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: small government, constitution, paul krugman, william buckley, michael savage, john roberts, david frum, dissent, politico, conservative movement, fascism, sarah palin, abortion, conservative talk radio, cpac, jonathan krohn, tea party, right wing, republican party, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 24 Ratings
    • 5256 Views
    • 31 Comments
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    Health Care? HELL, NO!!

    JULY 20, 2009 10:05PM

    By Mortimer Hayden Smyth


    Topics: connor ratliff, satire, pursuit of happiness, constitution, thomas jefferson, founding fathers, public option, republicans, obama, president, reform, health care, mortimer hayden smyth

    • 22 Ratings
    • 5149 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    Why Sarah Palin Scares Me

    SEPTEMBER 4, 2008 10:43AM

    By Michael Fox


    Topics: politics, election, republicans, barack obama, mccain, obama, constitution, john mccain, presidential election, freedom, mccain campaign, palin, sarah palin, republican party, republican convention, presidential campaign, mccain-palin, u.s. constitution, fascism

    • Editor's Pick
    • 30 Ratings
    • 5050 Views
    • 88 Comments
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    Obama Didn't Betray the Left, the Left Betrayed the Left

    MAY 29, 2009 8:51AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: politics, health care, freedom, liberty, constitution, accountability, betrayal, left, kucinich, wars, afghanistan, iraq, change, hope, republicans, progressives, liberals, obama

    • Editor's Pick
    • 38 Ratings
    • 4991 Views
    • 47 Comments
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    McCain Bill Enables US Citizen Imprisonment Without Trial

    AUGUST 30, 2010 7:31AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: ann coulter, coulter, sedition, treason, intellectual property, fair use, s.3081, fifth amendment, pow, john mccain, mccain, conservatism, constitution, due process, long war, indefinite detention, without review, no review, lack of review, us citizens, detention, politics

    • 13 Ratings
    • 4155 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    The Freedom to Hear

    MAY 21, 2009 11:49AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: rights of felons, speech, politics, rights, constitution, freedom to hear, right to hear, freedom to listen, right to listen, free speech, freedom of speech, spam, censor, censorship, telemarketing, protest, civil disobedience, democracy, democratic society, information exchange, golden rule, publishing, obama, notre dame, infringed, murderer, right to publish, publication rights, right to write, right to author, dumbing down, least common denominator, coercion, oppression, oppressive, controlling, noise

    • 9 Ratings
    • 4139 Views
    • 171 Comments
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    Lake Local School District in Ohio Goal: Belief in God

    AUGUST 29, 2009 6:02PM

    By LaRae Meadows


    Topics: religion, lake local school district, ohio, first amendment, constitution, church and state, god, theists

    • Editor's Pick
    • 36 Ratings
    • 3852 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    News from VP Debate: The McCain-Palin Coup

    OCTOBER 3, 2008 7:23PM

    By Michael Fox


    Topics: politics, war, palin biden, palin cheney, vice presidential power, vice president debate, vice president, unitary executive, torture, separation of powers, sarah palin, presidential power, presidential election, palin-biden debate, palin, obama campaign, mccain-palin campaign, mccain campaign, mccain, john yoo, john mccain, joe biden, federalism, election, dick cheney, constitution, civil liberties, biden-palin debate, biden

    • 18 Ratings
    • 3844 Views
    • 41 Comments
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    Settled Law on Abortion, and Why Stare Decisis Matters

    NOVEMBER 22, 2009 2:28PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: strict constructionist, strict constructionism, strict construction, originalism, originalist, prohibition, pro-abortion, anti-choice, pro-life, pro-choice, choice, personal, private, from the bench, legislating from the bench, judicial activism, judicial overstepping, makes laws, making laws, legislating, legislature, civil law, law, doctrine, tempting of america, the tempting of america, justice scalia, justice antonin scalia, antonin scalia, scalia, judge robert bork, judge bork, robert bork, bork, roe vs. wade, roe v. wade, roe, legal opinion, legal case, legal strategy, analysis, strategy, alternative, alternate, reformulation, reformulate, formulation, formulate, penumbra of the ninth amendment, penumbra of the 9th amendment, penumbra, 9th amendment, ninth amendment, 1st amendment, first amendment, constitution, bill of rights, supreme court, court, liability, stare decisis, clash of absolutes, government meddling, government intrusion, coathanger, coat hanger, safe and legal, unfair, fair, legal, right, abortion, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 3797 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    History Repeats Itself in New Gilded Age

    APRIL 20, 2012 3:29PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: occupy wall street, robber barons, 14th amendment, declaration of independence, constitution, new deal, conservative movement, alliance for justice, women's rights, health care reform, socialism, paul krugman, michael lind, corporations are people, mitt romney, progressive movement, john marshal harlan, plessy v. ferguson, kevin phillips, jeff rosen, george will, constitution in exile, capitalism, right wing, democrats, republicans, federal income tax, bush v. gore, citizens united, judicial activism, founding fathers, civil war, pollock v. farmer's loan and trust, supreme court, conservatism, liberalism, democracy, plutocracy, gilded age, economics, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 3557 Views
    • 30 Comments
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    Free Speech No Free Pass From Truth or Consequences

    JULY 31, 2012 10:22AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, religion, religious right, republican party, chick-fil-a, free speech, gay marriage, dan cathy, mayor tom menino, public opinion, fairness doctrine, mike huckabee, christian right, focus on the family, founding fathers, first amendment, constitution, fact versus opinion, democracy, consent of the governed, popular sovereignty, fox news, msnbc, ann coulter, communism, treason, marketplace of ideas, boston globe, bigotry, president obama, paranoia, science, gender discrimination, gun control, hunger, justice clarence thomas, liberalism, conservatism

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