Category Archives: Civil Liberties

04.16.13
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The Week Weighs In: Who’s behind the Boston Marathon bombings? 4 theories …..

aw enforcement officials don’t have any official suspects in Monday’s twin bombings at the finish line of the Boston marathon. And President Obama specifically urged people not to speculate on who’s behind the attack, which killed at least three people, including an 8-year-old boy, and wounded more than 100 others, including several amputations.

“We still don’t know who did this or why,” Obama said Monday night. “People should not jump to conclusions before we have all the facts. But make no mistake. We will get to the bottom of this. We will find out who did this. We will find out why they did this. Any individual or responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice.”

Click below for the full article on 4 theories of who was behind the attacks.

http://theweek.com/article/index/242773/whos-behind-the-boston-marathon-bombings-4-theories

04.16.13
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Rand Paul offers up alternative Immigration Plan From business week: Paul Looks to Broaden Appeal by Backing Immigration Shift

Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky endorsed immigration changes that would give legal status to undocumented immigrants in the U.S. in a move to broaden his appeal ahead of a potential 2016 Republican presidential bid.

Paul’s plan, outlined in a speech yesterday, would create work visas for an estimated 11 million immigrants in the U.S. illegally and let Congress verify border security before revamping the nation’s immigration laws.

Paul set his proposal apart from one being crafted by a bipartisan group of senators, including another potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate, Marco Rubio of Florida. Their plan would provide a pathway to citizenship.

“I’m not creating a new line for citizenship,” Paul said on CNN yesterday. “I’m just saying, you get in the current line that exists.”

“You don’t have to go back home, but we also don’t want to put you at the front of the line because that’s unfair to people who’ve been waiting legally,” he told reporters on a conference call yesterday.

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What do you think about Paul’s plans and the other bipartisan plan proposed?  Click below for the full article.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-03-19/rand-paul-endorses-legal-status-for-undocumented-immigrants

 

04.16.13
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More on Immigration Bill From Bloomberg Business Week: Criticism of immigration bill from left and right

To some conservatives, it’s amnesty.

To some immigration advocates, it’s unnecessarily punitive.

The Senate’s new bipartisan immigration bill drew criticism from the right and from the left Tuesday — convincing members of the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” that wrote it that they’re on the right track.

“This has something for everybody to hate,” said Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz.

Said Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.:  “No one gets everything they want.”

Schumer and another leader of the effort, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., met with President Barack Obama on Tuesday to brief him on the bill, a top second-term priority for the president. Obama issued a statement after the meeting supporting the Senate effort and urging action.

“This bill is clearly a compromise, and no one will get everything they wanted, including me. But it is largely consistent with the principles that I have repeatedly laid out for comprehensive reform,” Obama said. “I urge the Senate to quickly move this bill forward and, as I told Sens. Schumer and McCain, I stand willing to do whatever it takes to make sure that comprehensive immigration reform becomes a reality as soon as possible.”

Click below for the full article.

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-04-16/bipartisan-bill-would-remake-immigration-system

04.16.13
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AP News: Bipartisan bill would remake immigration system

The U.S. immigration system would undergo dramatic changes under a bipartisan Senate bill that puts a new focus on prospective immigrants’ merit and employment potential, while seeking to end illegal immigration once and for all by creating legal avenues for workers to come here.

The bill would put the 11 million immigrants in the country illegally on a 13-year path to U.S. citizenship that would cost each $2,000 in fines plus additional fees, and would begin only after steps have been taken to secure the border, according to an outline of the measure.

The sweeping legislation also would remake the nation’s inefficient legal immigration system, creating new immigration opportunities for tens of thousands of high- and low-skilled workers, as well as a new “merit visa” aimed at bringing people with talents to the U.S. Senators planned to formally introduce the bill Tuesday, but a planned press event including immigration advocates, business groups, religious leaders and others was delayed until later in the week because of the tragedy at the Boston Marathon.

Click below for the full article.

http://news.yahoo.com/bipartisan-bill-remake-immigration-system-134409846.html

04.15.13
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Peter Schiff on CNBC About Gold Drop: We’re Headed To A Currency Crisis One Way Or Another

Video of Peter Schiff talking about potential currency crisis and his belief in Gold. Also below that is an older video of Peter Schiff on MSNBC debating policies of the FED as part of a panel. One thing to think about is the role of the Federal Reserve and whether it is good policy to inflate currency and print money out of thin air?

04.15.13
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Denver Post: Gun-control supporters push for national legislation

How does this affect your second amendment rights?  Will it stop gun violence and school shootings?

ENGLEWOOD — Gun-control supporters gathered Saturday afternoon with signs and posters to raise awareness of the gun debate at the federal level.

State Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, spoke to a crowd of about 100 people at the First Universalist Church of Denver, urging them to call their U.S. senators and representatives and press them to support national gun-control measures like the ones passed in Colorado.

Click below for full article.

[http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_23020614/gun-control-supporters-push-national-legislation?source=rss]

04.15.13
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Ron Paul: “The Neo-Conservative Era Is Dead”

Former Congressman Ron Paul, the libertarian icon, is launching a new institute “for peace and prosperity.” A “media advisory” posted on his Facebook page Friday explains:

The neo-conservative era is dead.

Former Congressman Ron Paul will hold a press conference this Wednesday to launch his next big project: the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. After decades in and out of the US House of Representatives leading the call for a non-interventionist foreign policy and the protection of civil liberties, Dr. Paul is launching a revolutionary new vehicle to expand his efforts. The Institute will serve as the focal point of a new coalition that crosses political, ideological, and party lines.

Click below for the full article.

[http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/15099-the-neo-conservative-era-is-dead-ron-paul-institute-for-peace-and-prosperity]