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US Politics & Gov't News tagged with freedoms

Indigenous Peoples Day - Take Action
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: petition, u.s., usa, obama, government, ethics, dishonesty, americans, constitution, freedoms, politics )

Daphna
- 4 days ago - change.org
The truth is, columbus was lost, and it was the indigenous people who discovered columbus. Do you really want to celebrate the legacy of a man who committed heinous crimes against the indigenous peoples throughout the Caribbean and Americas?
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Public Citizen | Congress Watch#Pledge: Don't Get Rolled!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: freedoms, corporations, healthcare, environment, energy, economic recovery, public interest, SupremeCourt )

Jelica
- 5 days ago - action.citizen.org
Think this problem can't get any worse? It can. Soon, the Supreme Court could strike down a century of modest limits on corporate influence in politics, allowing unlimited corporate money into our elections. On September 9, the Supreme Court heard the
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Support the Re-Trial By Jury of Cynthia Johnson and the Removal of Judge Karimu Harvey
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, congress, constitution, corruption, cover-up, crime, dishonesty, elections, ethics, freedoms, government, lies, media, news, obama, politics, propaganda, SupremeCourt, terrorism, usa )

CA
- 5 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
THE RECORDS STILL WEREN'T PRODUCED. AND MY ATTORNEY ANTHONY MACK SAID TO ME AFTER THE TRIAL, "SHE PRETTY MUCH SAID THIS IS WHAT SHE WAS GOING TO DO FROM THE BEGINNING". MEANING SHE WAS GOING TO FIND ME GUILTY AND EVERYONE ELSE INNOCENT. AND SHE DID..
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ACLU: In How Many States Is It Legal to Fire or Refuse to Hire Someone Because They Are Gay or Lesbian?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Human Rights, GLBT rights, employment discrimination, politics, congress, freedoms, government )

Jelica
- 9 days ago - secure.aclu.org
Firing or refusing to hire someone because they are gay or lesbian is legal in 29 states. And job discrimination against people based on gender identity is legal in 38 states. Now that you know, it's time to act. Tell your member of Congress to supp
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The Evil American Empire - Republic of Fools?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: usa, war, corruption, dishonesty, lies, propaganda, politics, crime, cover-up, abuse, americans, freedoms, republicans, democrats, terrorism, ethics )

David
- 10 days ago - globalresearch.ca
In place of health care for Americans, there will be more profits for private insurance companies. In place of peace there will be more war. Obama's credibility is shot. And so is Congress's, if it ever had any. The rest of the world doesn't count?
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America The Betrayed - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow - Walt Whitman: "Poet of the People"
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: the fall of the american empire, corruption, crime, dishonesty, war, socialsecurity, military, media, lies, terrorism, healthcare, housing, freedoms, constitution, congress, americans, abuse, ethics )

David
- 12 days ago - globalpost.com
The Establishment: "They turned the economy over to thieves from Wall Street and created a military machine that turns youth into murderers and assassins whose job it is to conquer the world for the fat cats of global capital". The end of America?
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ACT NOW - Tell Congress It's Time to Reform the Patriot Act!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: patriot act reform, abuse, bush, cheney, crime, corruption, terrorism, freedoms, ethics )

David
- 12 days ago - secure.aclu.org
President Bush signed the Patriot Act into law in 2001, and this alarming and unconstitutional legislation has severely undermined American freedom. It is time to rein in the out-of-control government powers embedded in the Patriot Act. ACT NOW!
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Tell Congress It's Time to Reform the Patriot Act!- Take Action
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: bush, bushadministration, Petition, constitution, ethics, freedoms, government, obama, politics, u.s. )

Daphna
- 13 days ago - secure.aclu.org
Every day since President Bush signed the Patriot Act into law in 2001, this alarming and unconstitutional legislation has severely undermined American freedom. The Patriot Act has been in effect for too long. Don't let another day go by without sending
5 comments
Tell the Senate: Confirm Judge Hamilton to the Federal Court-Please Take Action!!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: SupremeCourt, anti-choice senators, republicans, politics, freedoms )

Tierney
- 14 days ago - secure.prochoiceamerica.org
Anti-choice members of the Senate are blocking one of President Obama's high-profile nominees, simply because he has issued pro-choice rulings. Judge David Hamilton has the bipartisan support of his homestate senators, and the New York Times has called
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POLITICAL SATIRE---Congress Approves $500 Billion For Monument To Human Folly
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: satire, usa, politics, media, news, congress, government, freedoms, democrats, republicans )

Cal
- 15 days ago - theonion.com
In recognition of mankind's inherent propensity for tragically foolish decisions, Congress allocated nearly $500 billion Monday for the construction of a new national monument honoring human folly.
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Take Action-Equality Can't Wait Tell Your Legislators To Pass ENDA (the Employment Non-Discrimination Act)
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, congress, ethics, freedoms, government, news, usa, constitution )

Daphna
- 15 days ago - change.org
Right on the heels of the historic passage of federal hate crimes legislation, things are really heating up around the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. The Senate is holding hearings on ENDA this week, but our contacts on Capitol Hill have
6 comments
AP: La. Justice Quits After Interracial Wed Flap
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Government, Justice of the Peace, racism, biased, crime, abuse, rights, freedoms )

Dee
- 16 days ago - nytimes.com
BATON ROUGE, La.- A Louisiana justice of the peace who refused to marry a couple because the bride was white and groom was black resigned Tuesday. Good Riddance...
20 comments
Reject Torture and Support the Closure of Guantanamo Bay! - The Petition Site
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: petition, usa, u.s., republicans, obama, media, propaganda, government, ethics, democrats, cover-up, americans, freedoms, military )

Daphna
- 30 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
On the second day of his presidency, President Obama declared to the world that the use of torture would no longer have a place in the United States of America -- announcing he would close the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
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Fight Hate Now- Take Action
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: petition, usa, politics, freedoms, ethics, americans, humanrights, ethics, freedoms, violence )

Daphna
- 30 days ago - hrc.org
Last Thursday, 49-year-old Jack Price, an openly gay man, was attacked right outside of his home by two individuals yelling anti-gay slurs. Price suffered a broken jaw, fractured ribs, collapsed lungs, a lacerated spleen, and had to be placed in a medica
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Call Out 30 GOP Senators Who Voted Against Rape Victims - The Petition Site- Take Action
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: petition, usa, u.s., republicans, news, media, freedoms, ethics, congress, americans, abuse )

Daphna
- 33 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
On October 7, 30 Republican senators opposed an amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill that would prohibit defense contractors like Halliburton/KBR from getting federal money "if they restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, ba
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