Tag: civil liberties
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How Americans Prevented the COVID Jab Mandate
by Dr. Joseph Mercola, ©2023 (Apr. 23, 2023) — March 23, 2023, Barbara Loe Fisher, cofounder and president of the charitable National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) and NVIC co-founder Kathi Williams and I unveiled a public Truth and Freedom monument outside the Mercola office in Cape Coral, Florida. It’s a majestic bronze and marble monument…
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The USA PATRIOT Act: The Story of an Impulsive Bill that Eviscerated America’s Civil Liberties
“BEHIND CLOSED DOORS” by Ammo.com, ©2019 (Nov. 5, 2019) — The USA PATRIOT Act provides a textbook example of how the United States federal government expands its power. An emergency happens, legitimate or otherwise. The media, playing its dutiful role as goad for greater government oversight, demands “something must be done.” Government power is massively…
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Civil Liberties vs. National Security
FROM WORLD LEADER TO “SPINELESS REACTIONARIES” by OPOVV, ©2014 (Oct. 30, 2014) — Cutting to the chase, had America continued to have been as proactive and as smart as she was during World War II, or, to be truthful about it, had America continued to have been a little less messed-up than her enemies, we wouldn’t…
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Coalition of Civil Liberty Advocates and Intelligence Community Whistleblowers Oppose USA Freedom Act
“THE PATRIOT ACT IS THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM” Contact: Mike Maharrey Communications Director O: 213-863-0576 F: 213.402.3938 media@tenthamendmentcenter.com www.offnow.org For Immediate Release: Sept 15, 2014 (Sep. 15, 2014) — OffNow has joined a trans-partisan coalition of surveillance whistleblowers, civil liberties advocates, and organizations representing millions of Americans urging Congress to reject the Senate version…
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Nullify NSA Campaign at Agency’s Front Door: Maryland Bill Bans State Resources for Spy Agency
“GATHERING DATA ON EVERYBODY IN AMERICA” by Mike Maharrey, The Tenth Amendment Center (Feb. 10, 2014) — The OffNow coalition has now marched state and local efforts to stop unconstitutional NSA spying right onto the agency’s front porch. Late last week, Maryland State Delegate Michael Smigiel introduced the Fourth Amendment Protection Act to end all…
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Twelve and Counting: Vermont Legislation Takes on NSA Spying
“RESIST MASS SURVEILLANCE” by Mike Maharrey, ©2014, The Tenth Amendment Center (Jan. 31, 2014) — Vermont recently became the 12th state considering legislation to take on NSA spying. On Tuesday, Rep. Teo Zagar (D-Windsor-4-1), along with co-sponsor Reps. Susan Davis (P/D-Orange-1), Patricia Komline (R-Bennington-Rutland) and William Stevens (I-Addison-Rutland) introduced the Fourth Amendment Protection Act to prohibit…
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Congress Knew About Big Brother Surveillance of Americans Before Snowden’s Revelations
SPYING PROGRAMS DATE BACK TO AT LEAST 2002 by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 16, 2013) — In early May, The Post & Email learned of a government initiative, the “Total Information Awareness Program,” launched in 2002 by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) run by the U.S. military. DARPA was established in 1958 and describes…