Rational Nation USA

We are not at all comfortable the ACLU is actively moving in the direction of supporting partisan political agenda's and becoming involved in the election process with the obvious goal of influencing outcomes. For the organizations 98 year history it has devoted itself to fighting for the protection of the civil liberties of all Americans. To become just another partisan political advocacy group is a disservice to the original reason for its existence. Recent moves by the ACLU may very well be in response to the Bush and Trump era(s) and their apparent desires to concentrate power in the hands of a conservative government (agenda), the plutocrats, the military, and the religious right. However, the last thing we need is another special interest advocacy group. Especially when the ACLU often argues in court for everyone's civil liberties, presumably based on our Constitution and Bill of Rights. Taking partisan political positions and morphing into an advocacy group will compro...

Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth Senator Rand Paul, standing his ground was able to deliver on his promise to prevent reauthorization of parts of the Patriot Act, in doing so a small victory for civil liberties was achieved. Next step, to get the so called Freedom Act (ever notice how when the government wants to be more intrusive it seems to call it patriotic, security, and freedom?) amended so it is more respectful of our liberties and rights. The follow nine amendments are one Senators Ron Wyden and Rand Paul have released and want to see voted on on the senate floor. These amendments improve the Freedom Act by insuring civil liberties are belter protected, something we all should applaud. · Amendment 1446: Require the government to get a warrant before collecting personal information from third parties · Amendment 1441: Raise the standard for government collection of call records under FISA from “reasonable grounds” to “probable cause” · Ame...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Many, but far from enough, resisted the Patriot Act and warned us of the potential and likely infringement on our civil liberties and privacy rights by the NSA. Perhaps Professor Leonard Piekoff in his book " The Ominous Parallels " was prophetic when he outlined similarities between Nazi Germany and modern America in its slow march towards fascism. Present day American conservatism is perhaps the greatest threat to our freedoms and personal liberties the nation has faced at any time in our history, although the Obama administration and many liberals have been supportive of the NSA. Deutsche Welle - A former NSA technical chief has told Germany's parliament that the US agency has become a "totalitarian" mass collector of data. German public broadcasters say the NSA targets individuals who use encryption services. Former NSA technical head William Binney described the US National Security Agency in...