If you've been a long time reader around here, you know that I spend my days pointing out all the problems caused by our government, and the devastating toll they take on all of our lives. I don't always point out the solutions, though. So today I'm going to propose some solutions.
The U.S. government will use the state secrets privilege to interrupt a class-action lawsuit brought against AT&T by the Electronic Frontier Foundation alleging that the company illegally cooperated with the National Security Agency in implementing President George W. Bush's terrorist surveillance program.
The War on Drugs isn't really a war on drugs. It's a war on people. In fact, it's a war on poor people, minorities and Democrats. Let's take a look at what happens when Rush Limbaugh, a rich, white Republican, gets arrested for illegal drugs.
In a reversal of long-standing policy, the Central Intelligence Agency has issued new restrictions on political speech made by former employees of the agency who are still serving as CIA contractors.
Long-standing problems in the Defense Department's payroll systems have resulted in thousands of soldiers being underpaid or overpaid while serving in the global war on terrorism. But the military's focus seems to have been on those who were overpaid, as thousands of soldiers who returned home found the Army -- or collection agencies -- going after them for debts they frequently didn't even know they owed. Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) called it "financial friendly fire."
A bipartisan Senate investigation into the government's response to Hurricane Katrina has found that government failed at all levels to provide an appropriate response to one of the worst disasters in American history, and called for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be abolished. I would be cheering, except for what they recommend to replace it.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-3 today that the state of Arkansas was wrong to take away a Little Rock man's home due to non-payment of property taxes.
The national ID was just the beginning, even if it hasn't quite begun yet. Now officials in the Department of Homeland Security are talking about a global identification system.
There's a theory in modern politics that says if you don't like the current bastards, you can always vote them out and replace them with new bastards. Scientists have discovered, however, that it might not be so easy to vote the bastards out after all.
Immigration seems to be one of the most contentious issues of this decade. I say "seems" because much more is going on than immigration itself, and the issue isn't a single issue, but encompasses a wide variety of issues all across the spectrum. I asked my readers if they thought immigration into the U.S. should be permitted, and the results are in.
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