America’s Coming Surveillance Society
1 Comment ›› MarkAmerica’s Coming Surveillance Society By Marta H. Mossburg Kentucky Senator Rand Paul last week filibustered the confirmation of John Brennan for Central Intelligence Agency director over the fine points of drone use on American citizens. He stood before the Senate for 13 hours to protest the fact that the government said it could under “extraordinary circumstances” strike an ...
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Barack Obama ‘has authority to use drone strikes to kill Americans on US soil’
No Comments ›› MarkDue process? The Constitution? What Constitution? The President and his Attorney General have united civil libertarians on both the left and the right with their outrageous proposition that the President has individual authority to order the assassination of American citizens on American soil via unmanned drones, with no due process whatsoever. Apparently, there is not ...
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A Government Run Amok – Constitution and Framers be Damned
1 Comment ›› MarkWe have drifted far from the Constitutional bedrock provided by the Framers for what they believed would be a a long lasting, stable and prosperous nation. Recently, Georgetown Law Center professor Louis Michael Seidman wrote a piece called, “Let’s Give Up on the Constitution.” His premise is that the Constitution was drafted by a bunch ...
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Our Representatives Have an Obligation to Know the Constitution
5 Comments ›› MarkSeriously...is it really that much to ask? It seems like basic knowledge of the Constitution and how it constrains their actions should be a prerequisite to service in Congress. Is that off base? Nancy Pelosi has, on more than one occasion, indicated she doesn't know and doesn't really care. She is not alone in her ...
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Too Young to be Intimidated?
Gavin Rollins looked out into the audience and saw few familiar faces. The city council chamber was packed with people listening attentively as his opponent p ...
Bluegrass and Grassroots in Tennessee
It was July 2012 – a hot month in Tennessee for both weather and politics – and the members of Tennessee Center for Self Governance were facing their to ...