Facing a serious civil liberties backlash, Congress is considering changing a controversial counterterrorism law it passed last year. Yet the leading fix, backed by House Republicans, may not be a fix at all.
Last year, during consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act, Congress came close to authorizing the indefinite detention of American citizens captured on US soil who were suspected of terrorism.
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Allowing thousands of drones over U.S. skies raises serious privacy questions, advocacy group says. A leading rights advocacy group this week called on Congress to add civil liberties protections to a recently passed law that opens ... Read Post
Only Ron Paul voted against the measure, which said: Expressing support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law, and for other purposes. Resolved, That the House of ... Read Post
Congress is considering a bill that would take the decision on the pipeline out of Obama’s hands. Howie Klein expects it to go through: It will in all likelihood pass the House tomorrow and, with the efforts of [John] Barrow [D-GA] ... Read Post