Author Archives for Zaphod Tralfamadore
Barack Obama Conclusively Proves He Is Full of Shit
From Raw Story:
On a 69-28 vote, the Senate approved an administration-backed update to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act after striking down amendments to modify its immunity provision. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) voted for the FISA update, while his former primary opponent Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) voted against it. Republican candidate John McCain […]
Happy 232nd Birthday, America
God Bless America- even if God is dead, or a flying spaghetti monster.
And, lest we forget what America stands for, and why it is worth fighting for:
A Brief History of Government Surveillance
With all this recent talk about FISA, you may wish to learn more about the grim history of government surveillance. Luckily, nationofcriminals.com has prepared an excellent article:
Many people, when confronted with outrage on the issue of government spying, immediately say something like “That’s nothing new, the government has been spying on citizens forever”. This marginalizes […]
Obama: A Candidacy in Crisis
Currently, more than 5,000 Obama supporters have joined a user group urging Barack Obama to vote against the current FISA bill, which still contains telecom immunity. This group is hosted on Obama’s own website, and can be joined in a matter of moments by clicking right here.
Obama’s “flip flop” on the FISA bill has […]
N.Y. millionaire gets prison for enslaving workers
From Yahoo! News*:
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. - A millionaire who inflicted years of abuse on two Indonesian housekeepers held as virtual slaves in her Long Island mansion was sentenced Thursday to 11 years in prison.
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The victims testified that they were beaten with brooms and umbrellas, slashed with knives, and forced to climb stairs and take freezing […]
FISA: Senate vote postponed until after July recess
From TheHill.com:
Objections by Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) will push back an overhaul of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) until after lawmakers return in July, Democratic leaders said Thursday. Feingold is strongly opposed to language that would likely give telephone companies that participated in warrantless surveillance retroactive immunity from lawsuits.
Kudos to Mr. Feingold, and a […]
Ron Paul’s Excuse: I was too busy to defend the Constitution
I am still sore at Ron Paul for missing the recent FISA vote in the House of Representatives. Granted, his vote would not have made any difference, but for those of you familiar with the rEVOLution, that is hardly the point.
However, rest assured that Ron Paul had a good excuse for missing said vote: […]
