The Patriot Act and attention deficit democracy
Campaign For Liberty Campaign For Liberty
by James Bovard
02/03/11
The American political system failed when Congress and the media recently rolled over in favor of extending the most onerous provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act. Despite stark evidence of both the law?s abuses and widespread popular opposition, Bush got a rubber-stamp extension of a law that has come to symbolize boundless government intrusions since 9/11...
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/article.php?view=1316
Blind faith in American militarism
CounterPunch
by Michael True
02/03/11
Blind faith, adhering to a proposition with no reasonable justification of its truth, is more dangerous for politicians than it is for religionists...
http://counterpunch.org/true02032011.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Bush+legacy
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=militarism
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Patriot+Act
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=9/11
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=James+Bovard
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by James Bovard
02/03/11
The American political system failed when Congress and the media recently rolled over in favor of extending the most onerous provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act. Despite stark evidence of both the law?s abuses and widespread popular opposition, Bush got a rubber-stamp extension of a law that has come to symbolize boundless government intrusions since 9/11...
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/article.php?view=1316
Blind faith in American militarism
CounterPunch
by Michael True
02/03/11
Blind faith, adhering to a proposition with no reasonable justification of its truth, is more dangerous for politicians than it is for religionists...
http://counterpunch.org/true02032011.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Bush+legacy
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=militarism
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Patriot+Act
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=9/11
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=James+Bovard
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