civil liberties

Once again, the intolerant left commits mob action rather than allowing diversity.

“The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity. I will avow that I then believed, and now believe, that those general principles of Christianity are as eternal and immutable as the existence and attributes of God.” – John Adams, in a letter to Thomas Jefferson on June 28, …

A Good Friday Full of LibertyRead More »

Looks like the “Constitutional Law Professor” needs a refresher course in Constitutional Law.  And … considering the fact that he appointed two of the Justices, it must be an especially bitter pill to swallow for Obama.  #Caring. The Supreme Court of the United States smacked down yet another Obama Overreach this afternoon.  Unanimously, I might add. President Obama’s team suffered …

Obama Suffers 12th Unanimous Defeat At SCOTUS Since January, 2012Read More »

While the story quietly broke on April 1st, this is not an April Fool’s prank. The Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, confirmed that the NSA has been collecting more than just metadata from Americans – the agency has been reading e-mails and listening in on phone calls too. Don’t believe it? Read his own words to Senator Ron …

Clapper Confirms NSA Intentionally Spied on Americans’ E-MailsRead More »

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) gave us all a hearty chuckle last week, and again this past weekend when she suddenly decided to care about intelligence agencies having access to the private information of American citizens. Last week, Senator Feinstein was visibly upset as she gave a speech denouncing the CIA for withholding crucial information from …

Diane Feinstein’s CIA Outrage Is Laughable; Rand Paul’s is NotRead More »

So on March 11, 2014, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) accused the CIA of going through Senate computers for classified documents and shouted for Congress to “declare war.” Without hesitation she decried how the agency “just went and searched the [Senate Intelligence] committee’s computer” without “ask[ing] the committee or its staff” about how they got the docs in …

NSA Supporter Feinstein Suddenly Concerned About the ConstitutionRead More »

I wonder how much of this data will be shared with the IRS? Officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are conducting a massive, NSA-esque data-mining project collecting account information on an estimated 991 million American credit card accounts. It was also learned at a Congressional hearing Tuesday that CFPB officials are working with the …

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Conducting Massive, NSA-esque Data-Mining Project With FHFARead More »

In the increasingly polarized political scene, it’s difficult to conceive of any cooperation between members of Congress, on any subject. We’ve seen fights over debt limits, entitlements, or whether criticizing the President is racist. We’ve seen disputes over whether and how to apportion blame for the ongoing economic doldrums. They do seem able to agree …

Bipartisan Reform of Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws? YesRead More »