Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is holding back no punches, blasting the Supreme Court for its ruling in the McCutcheon v. FEC case. “Freedom of speech, in my view, does not mean the freedom to buy the United States government,” Sanders said. At question was a law preventing individuals from contributing more than $123,000 to individual candidates […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: I am guessing, but obviously cannot say for sure, that the timing of all this was planned to coincide with the Hobby Lobby birth control case, currently being considered by the Supreme Court. Tea Party favorite Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) claimed Monday that the Constitutional mandated separation between church and state meant “the […]
A Nebraska court blocked construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline through the state, ruling the Nebraska law that approved the route unconstitutional. Lancaster County District Court Judge Stephanie Stacy ruled the Governor’s move to approve the revised pipeline plan, as a law allowed, was unconstitutional because it “wrested control of oil pipeline decisions from the […]
Skinny Puppy, the Canadian industrial rock band, has sent the Pentagon a royalties bill after having learned that their music was being used to torture prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Cevin Key, the band’s keyboardist, told Canada’s CTV News that “a former Guantanamo Bay guard and fan of the band contacted the musicians to let them […]
Here is the latest press release regarding the Marissa Alexander from the Free Marissa Now Mobilization Campaign. According to their Free Marissa Now Facebook page, “Marissa Alexander is a Florida survivor of domestic violence who is being prosecuted for defending her life.” You can read the statement below, and for more articles on this ongoing […]