This week, Rep. Ron Paul introduced HR 3835 – the American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007. This bill, if passed, would go a long way towards restoring liberty and the constitution in this country, and eliminate a number of “laws” that were enacted beyond the Constitution’s limit on federal power.
Oct 19, 2007 | Categories:Current Events | Tags: american-freedom-agenda, Constitution, daily-os, dailykos, democrats, detentions, Executive Power, fisa, Habeas Corpus, journalists, kidnapping, Military Tribunals, military-commissions-act, partisanship, Privacy, Ron Paul, secrecy, Signing Statements, spying, Torture |
The Washington Post Reports: Private contractors and other civilians serving with U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan could be subject for the first time to military courts-martial under a new federal provision that legal scholars say is almost certain to spark constitutional challenges. Challenges?? We the people shouldn’t simply “challenge” but instead, make strong demands [...]
Jan 16, 2007 | Categories:War | Tags: 10th Amendment, civilian-contractors, iraq, Liberty, Military Tribunals, power, tenth-amendment |