What happened with this privacy bill was unfortunate. What would be even more shameful would be for conservatives to line up in blind support. Agree with the GOP if you must, but at least take the time to form your own opinion first.
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Concocted News Network: Shilling For Susan Rice
As all of America now knows, the high-ranking official who unmasked the Trump team in intelligence reports was none other than Susan Rice. Since this puts the Obama administration in a very bad position — and completely destroys the minuscule shred of credibility Rice still had among those who still believe Benghazi was a spontaneous attack — the establishment media is in high gear.
Democrats Force Republicans into the Nuclear Option
Two unsuprising developments on Monday in the battle over the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court will now leave the ball in the Republicans’ court.
Neil Gorsuch And The Chevron Deference
The Chevron deference is the epitome of the idiom “you can’t fight city hall,” and why a judge who supports it is one worth confirming, or eliminating, depending on which side you support.
Filmmakers Who Exposed Planned Parenthood Charged In California Court
Center for Medical Progress CEO David Daleiden and his associate Sandra Merritt were charged Tuesday, March 28 with fifteen felonies after masquerading as harvesters of fetal remains at the National Abortion Federation’s 2014 conference in San Francisco. At issue is the video the two secretly recorded.
5 Ways You Are Being Spied On That You Probably Haven’t Thought About
A host of companies and your own government are already spying on you, and have been for some time — but we continue to shrug it off. Maybe that’s because we simply don’t know about all the ways we’re being catalogued. Maybe we already know, somewhere in our heads, but we’ve gotten so used to the convenience that we have decided it’s a worthy trade. Either way, here are five ways you probably haven’t thought of yet.
There’s More To The Flynn Immunity Story Than The Media Is Telling You
In a late-breaking story Thursday night, several media outlets reported that Michael Flynn, short-lived security advisor for the Trump administration, is offering through his attorneys to be “interviewed” by the FBI in exchange for immunity. But the story may not be what it seems.
New State Law Says Judges And Attorneys Can Concealed Carry With No Waiting Period But Not Domestic Violence Victims
Governor McAuliffe has vetoed five pieces of legislation involving gun safety in the Commonwealth of Virginia, many of which would have affected victims of domestic violence. Now if you’re a judge or attorney, you can carry just about anywhere you like. If you’re a domestic violence victim, however, you have to spend 45 days as a sitting duck during the waiting period. According to the governor, the lives of judges and attorneys are far more important than yours — even if it’s being threatened.
DOJ Caught Taping Meetings Between Hundreds Of Clients And Their Attorneys
Reports have shown that the DOJ, in cahoots with CoreCivic, the private prison company managing the Leavenworth Detention Center, and Securus Technologies providing the system’s communications, have been routinely and illegally monitoring and recording constitutionally protected rights of attorney-client privilege.