Congress
Patriot Act Renewal: A Bipartisan Attack on Liberty Since Day One
With another so-called federal “shutdown” looming, a measure to fund the feds for another 3 months just passed the House. Expect it to pass the Senate and get signed. Included near the very end of the legislation is a clean and full reauthorization of the...
The TAPS Act, Predictive Policing, and a PreCrime Dystopian Nightmare?
If youโve seen the film minority report – or read the Philip K Dick short story itโs based on, youโre familiar with the idea of โprecrime.โ Itโs a dystopian vision of a predictive policing system where government detains people before they commit a given crime....
The CIA’s “Intelligence Authorization Act” Would Criminalize Whistleblowers and Reporters
A CIA written Bill called the Intelligence Authorization Actย (SB 3153)ย would criminalize whistleblowers and reporters. Section 733 Sense of Congress on WikiLeaks: “It is the sense of Congress that WikiLeaks and the senior leadership of WikiLeaks resemble a...
Trump Administration Will Likely Hit Borrowing Limit Sooner Than Expected
Aided and abetted by Congress, the Trump administration continues to spend America into oblivion. Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin wants Congress to go ahead and raise the debt ceiling before the August recess because analysts now think the government will hit...