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Restore the Fourth… Let’s start by holding Levin and Stabenow accountable

By Mark | June 30, 2013

On the Fourth of July, people around the country will be joining together to protest the illegal domestic spying activities of the American government at what are being called “Restore the Fourth” rallies… The reference, of course, is to Amendment IV of the Bill of Rights, which guarantees “the right of the people to be […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged big brother, Bill of Rights, Christopher Jon Sprigman, Debbie Stabenow, domestic spying, Fourth Amendment, Fourth of July, James Clapper, Jennifer Stisa Granick, NSA, Obama, Patriot Act, privacy, Ron Wyden, Stanford Center for Internet and Society, surveillance, Surveillance State, warrantless searches | 10 Comments

We need to come together the same way we did when we crushed SOPA, and pass the DISCLOSE Act on Monday

By Mark | July 14, 2012

As of right now, it looks as though the DISCLOSE Act is set to go before the Senate for a cloture vote on Monday afternoon. If you haven’t done so already, I’d appreciate it if you would join me in signing the petition now. And, if you have the time, it would great if you […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Al Franken, big oil, buying elections, Chinese currency manipulation, Chuck Schumer, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Crossroads GPS, Debbie Stabenow, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act, disclose act, election reform, get the money out of Washington, Hardball, Karl Rove, Michael Smerconish, money as free speech, money in politics, Move to Amend, Ohio, Patrick Leahy, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sherrod Brown, SOPA, Super PAC, too big to fail, transparency, Wall Street | 10 Comments

Senate to vote on giving President authority to indefinitely imprison American citizens, and others, without charge or trial

By Mark | November 27, 2011

At the risk of being called fear monger, it looks as though our Senator, Carl Levin, has drafted language within the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012… which is likely to be voted on tomorrow… that would give Obama, and the presidents to follow him, the power to, among other things, deploy our […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics | Also tagged abuse of power, call to action, false imprisonment, John McCain, Kelly Ayotte, Lindsey Graham, Mark Udall, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, NDAA, police state, prisoner rights, Ron Paul, Senate, Unitary Executive, worldwide military battlefield | 29 Comments

Republicans gut Dodd Frank Act, killing efforts to protect American citizens from financial industry abuse

By Mark | November 12, 2011

On July 21, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act into law. The legislation, written by Congressman Barney Frank, and Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee Chris Dodd, promised to be the most comprehensive financial reform to be undertaken since the Great Depression. As with the Glass-Steagall Act, […]

Posted in Economics, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged banking reform, banks, Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Christopher Dodd, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, deregulation, Dodd-Frank, Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Elizabeth Warren, financial reform, Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999, Glass-Steagall Act, Graham-Leach-Bliley Act, Great Depression, H.R.4173, John Oliver, lobbying, lobbyists, Neal Wolin, Newt Gingrich, Richard Cordray, Schoolhouse Rock, things fucked raw, Treasury Department, Wall Street deregulation | 10 Comments

Happy Memorial Day

By Mark | May 30, 2011

Since I didn’t get any comments when I posted this on Memorial Day in 2003, I thought that I’d try it again. Linette and I celebrated Memorial Day as the great patriots that we are. We slept through our local parade and then spent the rest of the day drinking Mexican beer (Tecate), eating Indian […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Arun, ball shaving, Bush administration, Chelsea Lowe, Debbie Stabenow, holidays, jingoism, kosher salt, Mark's ancestors, Mark's relatives, Memorial Day, Patriot Act, patriotism, privacy, Tecate, Whitney Houston | 16 Comments

Tag Archives: Carl Levin

Restore the Fourth… Let’s start by holding Levin and Stabenow accountable

We need to come together the same way we did when we crushed SOPA, and pass the DISCLOSE Act on Monday

Senate to vote on giving President authority to indefinitely imprison American citizens, and others, without charge or trial

Republicans gut Dodd Frank Act, killing efforts to protect American citizens from financial industry abuse

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