Forget Big Brother - Uncle Sam is Watching From the Pentagon
IN HEADLINES this week: Initially used to keep tabs on countries of "strategic importance" to the United States, this Obama-era surveillance program is now being panned to the home front. And with it, a reworking of the doctrine on homeland defense, putting the policing of dissident activities in the purview of the Pentagon.
Far beyond recycling, new studies show that we need to cut our meat and dairy consumption severely. The destruction caused by big ag can not be underestimated - it's time to reconsider dinner.
OUR INTERVIEW this week: Dr. Sheila Vakharia has a PHD in social work and now works with the Drug Policy Alliance on issues such as harm reduction and common sense legislation. She's also written extensively on the issue of addiction and how our War on Drugs paradigm leaves out socio-economic factors that lead to addiction, opting instead for a simplistic and scientifically inaccurate personal failure model.
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Our Constitution used to guarantee "fair trials, ability to face your accuser and the right to a fair and speedy trial" but thanks to President Obama, our Habeas Corpus rights under the second and the sixth amendments of our Constitution were taken away via Amendment passed in 2006 and was never challenged. Under President Bush (second one) there was a new kind of court created called "FISA". This was done so the NSA could obtain warrants without having to show "Just Cause" thereby circumventing the "Habeas Corpus" requirements of the Constitution. Stripping away our Civil Liberties seems to be the newest job of our Federal Government. Of course, this is just my humble opinion.
It's not a new job but it does seem to be their favorite. Thanks for watching and commenting!