Tell Congress No War on Syria

Tell Congress No War on Syria
Post Date September 05, 2013
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Call your U.S. Representative and Senator today!

Tell Congress you do not want the United States to attack Syria.

There is no Constitutional, legal, moral – or even military – justification for an unprovoked bombing of Syria, yet President Barack Obama seems determined to do it.

His stated intention to seek “approval” from Congress is just a ploy. We need to send a very strong message to Congress that the American people oppose this.

Call or e-mail your U.S. Representative and Senator today! Better yet, call, e-mail, and visit …

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NSA Deal Betrays NC State Values

NSA Deal Betrays NC State Values
Post Date August 28, 2013
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A North Carolina State professor said that the university’s recently announced deal with the National Security Agency “helps to normalize the behavior of the surveillance state” and contradicts the school’s values.

Writing in the News & Observer, Prof. Michael Schwalbe said, “By aiding an agency whose contempt for civil liberties is a matter of public record, N.C. State says, in effect, ‘All that is no big deal. Spying on U.S. citizens is the new normal. Get used to it.’”

N.C. State won a $60 million federal contract …

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LP: Restore the Fourth Amendment

LP: Restore the Fourth Amendment
Post Date August 22, 2013
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The are no abuses of power in the National Defense Authorization Act, or the Patriot Act, or in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act courts, a Libertarian Party spokesman said. The fact that these laws were passed is the abuse.

“There are no ‘abuses’ of the NDAA — the NDAA is an abuse,” said Carla Howell, LP political director. “There are no abuses of the Patriot Act — the Patriot Act is an abuse. Voting for the Patriot Act or NDAA is an abuse. Leaving them on …

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