Monday, June 17, 2013
Copperhead: Words That Got a U.S. Congressman Deported by Thomas DiLorenzo
Copperhead: Words That Got a U.S. Congressman Deported by Thomas DiLorenzo
Congressman Clement L. Vallandigham (D-Ohio) was the original American "whistleblower." Serving as a member of Congress from Dayton, Ohio during the War to Prevent Southern Independence, his criticisms of the Lincoln regime earned him the reputation as the leader of the Democratic opposition. The Republican Party smeared him (and all other opponents as a "copperhead" (a.k.a. snake in the grass). On May 5, 1863, sixty-seven heavily-armed soldiers broke into his home in the middle of the night and dragged him off to a military prison. This was done without any due process, as Lincoln had long ago illegally suspended the writ of Habeas Corpus. He was said to be guilty of "discouraging enlistments" in the army with his criticisms of the Lincoln regime. A military order issued in the state of Ohio declared all such speech to be illegal, and military officers were to have dictatorial powers in deciding what kind of speech would be permitted there. All of this was of course done at the direction of Abraham Lincoln.
Congressman Clement L. Vallandigham (D-Ohio) was the original American "whistleblower." Serving as a member of Congress from Dayton, Ohio during the War to Prevent Southern Independence, his criticisms of the Lincoln regime earned him the reputation as the leader of the Democratic opposition. The Republican Party smeared him (and all other opponents as a "copperhead" (a.k.a. snake in the grass). On May 5, 1863, sixty-seven heavily-armed soldiers broke into his home in the middle of the night and dragged him off to a military prison. This was done without any due process, as Lincoln had long ago illegally suspended the writ of Habeas Corpus. He was said to be guilty of "discouraging enlistments" in the army with his criticisms of the Lincoln regime. A military order issued in the state of Ohio declared all such speech to be illegal, and military officers were to have dictatorial powers in deciding what kind of speech would be permitted there. All of this was of course done at the direction of Abraham Lincoln.
NSA Spying Violated The Constitution - Business Insider
NSA Spying Violated The Constitution - Business Insider

It's becoming increasingly difficult to give the government the benefit of the doubt in regards to dragnet domestic surveillance.
It's becoming increasingly difficult to give the government the benefit of the doubt in regards to dragnet domestic surveillance.
Even before Glenn Greenwald published a top secret court ordercompelling Verizon to give the NSA information on all telephone calls in its systems andinterviewed NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, there were credible reports that the NSA was intercepting U.S. communications.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
NJ Supreme Court Rules State Can Seek Custody Of Child Without Evidence Of Abuse « CBS Philly
NJ Supreme Court Rules State Can Seek Custody Of Child Without Evidence Of Abuse « CBS Philly

More proof that we are property of the state and not free people.
More proof that we are property of the state and not free people.
Poll: More Americans See Snowden as 'Patriot' Than 'Traitor'
Poll: More Americans See Snowden as 'Patriot' Than 'Traitor'

He is a hero. Exposing tyranny is the most heroic thing a person can do.
He is a hero. Exposing tyranny is the most heroic thing a person can do.
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