By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes is his duty against the influence of authority and majorities, custom and opinion.
Lord Acton
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WASHINGTON: The United States and the European Union are nearing completion of an agreement that would allow law enforcement and security agencies to obtain private information - including credit card transactions, travel histories and Internet browsing habits - about people on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
A housing bailout bill that would also create a national fingerprint registry is facing some unexpected delays in the U.S. Senate and may not be voted on until next month.
Sen. Barack Obama promises change. But his promises are discredited by his flawed views on impeachment or prosecution of Bush administration officials for criminal wrongdoing. An Obama presidency would mean more of the same trajectory towards executive supremacy.
The Liberty Coalition recently sent a letter to Senators Reid and McConnell strongly urging them to oppose provisions of housing legislation that recently passed the Senate Banking Committee that would establish a mandatory fingerprint registry for thousands of American workers neither convicted nor even suspected of a crime.