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North American Union: The dream 'is dead' Father of alignment of U.S., Mexico, Canada says secret plan has been killed by left, right

By Jerome R. Corsi
The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America is dead, says Robert A. Pastor, the American University professor who for more than a decade has been a major proponent of building a North American Community.

"The new president will probably discard the SPP," Pastor wrote in an article titled "The Future of North America," published in the current July/August issue of the Council on Foreign Relations magazine Foreign Affairs.

Press Releases › Barr Urges House Judiciary to Hold President Accountable; Testifies on Executive Branch Abuses

Washington, DC -- In appearing before the House Judiciary Committee, Bob Barr called for “a thorough inquiry into the Bush administration’s attack on the Constitution’s system of separation of powers and checks and balances.”  He explained:  “It is axiomatic that no matter how much power government has, it always wants more.  While the executive branch under George W.

July 30th

Government to test moms for baby blues? Bill pushes mental screening, dangerous antidepressant drugs By Chelsea Schilling

Pregnant and new mothers may be required to submit to government screening and treatment for depression if Democrats in Congress have their way.

The Melanie Blocker Stokes Mother's Act, or S. 1375, is named after a pharmaceutical sales manager who killed herself by jumping out of a window after receiving four cocktails of antidepressants, anti-anxiety and antipsychotic drugs and electroshock therapy following the birth of her child.

July 20th

Nevada ACLU backs gun owners' rights

LAS VEGAS, July 14 (UPI) -- The Nevada chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union says it backs gun owners' rights to bear arms in the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

The state's ACLU chapter has broken with its national counterpart in taking the stance, which came after the high court ruled last month that a District of Columbia handgun ban was unconstitutional and, for the first time, interpreted the Second Amendment as an individual right, The Washington Times reported Monday.

July 12th

Tory Draws Notice and Votes, Warning of Siege on Liberties By John F. Burns

WILLERBY, England — Not long ago, Labor critics in the House of Commons had the habit of calling David Davis a “bruiser.” It was a sobriquet he earned as the Conservative Party’s unyielding point man on issues of law and order and as a proponent of bringing back the death penalty last used in Britain more than 40 years ago.

EFF Vows: The ‘Repeal Immunity’ Movement Begins Today

This Wednesday, the Senate followed the House in caving to White House fear-mongering by passing an unconstitutional overhaul of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The FISA Amendments Act (FAA) dangerously expands the president’s warrantless wiretapping powers far beyond what the Constitution allows.

July 11th

Sensitive information of Williamson Co. students leaked



The names, birth dates and social security numbers of as many as 17,000 Williamson County school children have been a

Judge refuses to gag Kansas doctor's defense

WICHITA | A federal judge on Thursday denied the government's efforts to gag defense attorneys, family and supporters of a Kansas doctor accused of unlawfully prescribing medication.

July 3rd

Breaking News: Court Holds That FISA Preempts State Secret Privilege

Posted by Kurt Opsahl

 

New NSA Spying Decision Undermines Arguments for Telecom Immunity