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Big Brother NSA is Watching You, But Maybe Not For Long

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Bob Barr Last week, the Obama Administration dodged a bullet when its last-minute lobbying defeated an amendment that would have ended the NSA’s massive surveillance program of American citizens. The amendment, proposed by Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) to a defense-spending bill, would have stopped the collection of intelligence data pursuant to Section 215 of the […] Continue reading →

Want to hunt a drone? Go to this Colorado town

Want to hunt a drone? Go to this Colorado town
By: Calvin Thompson This article was originally published by watchdog.org. The Deer Trail Town Board is considering a hunting season on drones, complete with a bounty on provable kills. In addition to raising awareness of the surveillance state, the town might be offering Coloradans an affordable hunting opportunity at $25  only a fraction of the cost of most other Colorado hunting licenses. No […] Continue reading →

Defending American Principles Is Now a Revolutionary Act

Kurt Schlichter: The liberal elite is still in shock that six Americans resisted the relentless pressure of its hack politicians, slavering mainstream media mediocrities and progressive hustlers in order to acquit George Zimmerman. Consciously or not, the jurors’ verdict was an act of rebellion against the progressives who wants to jettison our most sacred principles. […] Continue reading →

The Psychotic Militarization of Law Enforcement

BATR -by SARTRE How did it ever come down to abandoning peace keeping and accepting law enforcement by any means? Even the New York Times expresses alarm in, When the Police Go Military. “The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 generally bars the military from law enforcement activities within the United States. But today, some local and […] Continue reading →

Napolitano Leaving DHS Under Cloud of Suspicion

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano suddenly announced last week that she was resigning her position at the embattled agency in order to take a $750,000-a-year job as president of the University of California system. This will more than triple her salary, which was $200,000 at DHS. The timing of her resignation is highly unusual for […] Continue reading →

Who replaces Big Sis at DHS?

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National Journal has come up with a list of possible replacements for Janet Napolitano as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The one, big drawback that I see from the list is that it is made up almost entirely of white males. Given the greif Obama has received over the lack of diversity in […] Continue reading →

Janet Napolitano Resigns: Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish

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by Tad Cronn Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano shocked the mainstream media on Friday by announcing her resignation. In September, she’ll go inflict her special brand of myopic dullardry on the University of California system as its new president, it was announced. As head of Homeland Security, Napolitano has been ignorant, neglectful of her duties, […] Continue reading →

Napolitano departure widens DHS leadership gap

The leadership vacancy created by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s resignation is the latest and greatest blow to a department where one-third of the heads of key agencies and divisions have been filled with acting officials or remained vacant for months. Napolitano’s departure, slated for September, will create the 15th hole in the department’s 45 […] Continue reading →

Napolitano to step down

Napolitano to step down
Long after her job performance would have called for a speedy exit, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is finally stepping down.  She will reportedly become president of the University of California system, in what the L.A. Times describes as “an unusual choice that brings a national-level politician to a position usually held by an academic.” Napolitano’s nomination […] Continue reading →