the government039s war on cameras
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who will watch the watchers in a world of ubiquitous hand-held digital cameras that039s not an abstract philosophical question police everywhere are cracking down on citizens using cameras to capture breaking news and law enforcement in actionin 2009 police arrested blogger and freelance photographer antonio musumeci on the steps of a new york federal courthouse his alleged crime unauthorized photography on federal propertypolice cuffed and arrested musumeci ultimately issuing him a citation with the help of the new york civil liberties union he forced a settlement in which the federal government agreed to issue a memo acknowledging that it is totally legal to film or photograph on federal property although the legal right to film on federal property now seems to be firmly established many other questions about public photography still remain and place journalists and citizens in harm039s way can you record a police encounter can you film on city or state property what are a photographer039s rights in so-called public spacesthese questions will remain unanswered until a case reaches the supreme court says ucla law professor eugene volokh founder of the popular law blog the volokh conspiracy until then it039s up to people to know their rights and test the limits of free speech even at the risk of harassment and arrestwho will watch the watchers all of us it turns out but only if we039re willing to fight for our rightsproduced by hawk jensen and zach weissmueller camera by jim epstein and jensen about 730 minutesgo to http:reasoncomblog20110526reasontv-the-governments-war for links and more articles including reason magazine039s january 2011 cover story quotthe war on camerasquot and the companion piece quothow to record the copsquotgo to http:reasontv for downloadable versions of the video and subscribe to reasontv039s youtube channel to receive automatic notification when new material goes live

this video will keep you out of jail don039t try it home -- how well do you know your rights
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daniel honan on december 19 2011 12:00 am what039s the big ideahow well do you know your rights moreover have you ever had to exercise your rights during an encounter with a police officerunfortunately many people unknowingly waive their rights during police encounters this should not be very surprising after all police officers hold an overwhelming power advantage during situations like traffic stops they are trained to get you to waive your rights and they are trained to get you to incriminate yourself for instance:quotdo you know why i pulled you overquotyes i was speedingquotgotcha you have just given up your fifth amendment protection against self-incrimination in this video below aclu president susan herman outlines how you can legally and properly exercise your constitutional rights when you are stopped by the police what039s the significanceaccording to herman the most important thing for people to remember during any encounter with the police is to quotremain calm remain respectful but also assert your rightsquot the police are not your legal advocates they do not have to tell you what your rights mean quotyou have to know on your own what your rights arequotimage courtesy of shutterstockfollow daniel honan on twitter daniel honanhttp:bigthinkcomideas41558

don039t touch my junk the tsa hustle song video by michael adams
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don039t touch my junk takes aim at the tsa with its obscene pat-downs and naked body scanners now installed at airports across the usa written by mike adams the health ranger a strong advocate of freedom and civil liberties this song is based on a true story by a traveler named john tyner who told the tsa quotif you touch my junk i039ll have you arrestedquotfree download of the mp3 music file at wwwnaturalnewscommusic

incredible keith olbermann special comment on taking back governance from politicians
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1 august 2011 current tv

let mississippi be the petridish for right wing craziness
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from the majority report live m-f 11:30am est and via daily podcast at http:majorityfm:after running down the mississippi personhood amendment the right wing is trying to pass there sam has a great idea for mississippi

occupy: nyc subpoenas twitter for ows protester data
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via read write web: quotus activists who thought twitter was a secure way to communicate during demonstrations may have another thing coming the new york district attorney039s office has begun sending subpoenas to twitter seeking data on protesters arrested during the occupy wall street protests last yearquot ana kasparian and cenk uygur discuss on the young turks http:wwwreadwritewebcomarchivesnew-york-subpoena-twitter-occupy-wallstreetphpsubscribe to the young turks: http:bitlyewuu5ifind out how to watch the young turks on current by clicking here: http:wwwcurrentcomgettyt the largest online new show in the worldgoogle: http:wwwgplustotheyoungturksfacebook: http:wwwfacebookcomtytnationtwitter: http:twittercomtheyoungturks

an afternoon with the nypd
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spread the word share on facebook and twitter with hashtag nypdvsjokehere039s the scene: we were enjoying the nice spring weather from our balcony a friend was visiting on his bike and he rode up on the sidewalk from the street to our front door in nyc this is illegal you are supposed to stop in the street get off the bike and walk it on the sidewalk although he was merely coming from the street up to our front door those few second were illegal nypd rolls up and tickets him for this 150 fine or appear in court meanwhile our neighbor walks by while this scene is unfolding they exchange some banter we all laughed he keeps walking from there everything escalates seems completely unnecessary to meat the end of the day he was charged with harassment disorderly conduct and resisting arrestwelcome to an afternoon with the nypd

protect ip act internet censorship
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a group of law professors have sent a letter to congress opposing the protect ip act saying that it not only amounts to internet censorship that is barred by the first amendment but also aligns the us with oppressive regimes one of these professors mark lemley from stanford law school discusses

epic win jason beats westboro baptist church with a fund-raiser at their protest
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half a million viewsgapers block:uic student jason connell used the appearance of the hate group to raise money for queer rights groups such as human rights campaign international aids foundation and chicago based jerusalem open house donations were named in honor of the westboro baptist church and community thank you cards will be sent from the non-profits to wbc leader fred phelps connell called it a quotlemons to lemonadequot situationhttp:gapersblockcommechanics20100309westboro-baptist-church-embarrass-themselveshttp:wwwmatthewsnyderorgmatthew snyder of finksburg maryland died from a non combat-related vehicle accident in al anbar province iraq he was assigned to combat service support group-1 1st marine logistics group i marine expeditionary force twentynine palms california died on march 3 2006 matthew was 20 years oldthe family of lance corporal matthew snyder us marine corps has begun this civil lawsuit against mr phelps and certain members of the so-called westboro baptist church to bring an end to the reign of terror and abuse that they inflicted upon the grieving families of us service members killed in defense of our nation using innocent children to deliver their twisted message of hatred and fear the defendants in this suit have sought to attack the memory of our departed heroes to strip their loved ones of their dignity and to use abuse and intimidation as a tool for preventing surviving family members from reaching closure over their lossit is the sincere hope of mr al snyder matthews father that this suit will spark similar legal actions against mr phelps wherever he seeks to inflict harm upon the memory of our heroes and their families if you feel strongly that such actions should be stopped please consider a donation to help offset the legal expenses of bringing this suit night and daystark differences between southern baptists and fred phelps westboro baptist churchsource: southern baptist conference web pagehttp:sbcnetredirectaspurl=http:wwwsbclifenetarticles200306sla6aspampampkey=westborobaptistchurchampamptitle=nightanddayampampndx=sbcquotphelps derives much of his beliefs from verses like psalm 5:5 which reads the boastful shall not stand before your eyes you hate all who do iniquityquotyou tell people that god loves everybodyquot phelps asked quotyou039re lying on godquotbut two midwestern seminary old testament professors said that psalm 5:5 and other similar verses must be viewed in context with the rest of scripture christians serve a god of both justice and wrath and of love grace and mercy they saidquotbill o039reilly039s talking points: hating america - 033010http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=_qkpka-cwwa039nuff saidapril 3 2010:honors for this video 347 - most viewed this month - news ampamp politics20 - top favorited this month - news ampamp politics18 - top rated this month - news ampamp politicsdogstar7 here with the update:jason raised a little over 200 that day that039s not bad considering that absolutely no preparation was done other than to empty a pretzel jar yummm and put a sticky label on it somebody just happened to have a card table in their van who039da thunk right and it all came togetherthe big story is that this video has inspired dozens of collections wherever wbc proteststhanks for duplicating the effort everyoneds7

state dept whisteblower fired
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peter van buren state department employee and whistleblower has been a diplomat for 24 years but came under fire for writing a critical book on the iraqi reconstruction effort while still working for state last week he received a termination notice based on eights charges include linking to wikileaks on his blog failing to clear each blog post and using bad judgment for criticizing hillary clinton and michelle bachmann but is this another example of the government retaliating and going after whistleblowers van buren and jesselyn radack with the government accountability project join the show twitter: http:twittercomthealyonashowfacebook: http:wwwfacebookcomthealyonashow

obama launches gun grab
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http:wwwinfowarscomexclusive-atf-intimidates-gun-owners-with-home-visits below is the fri july 29 article by paul joseph watson and aaron dykes exposing the larger program but this mandate by the atf-- imposed without law via executive policy-- clearly violates the 2nd amendment by conditioning the public not to buy guns placing suspicion on the purchase of more than two guns filling out purchaser profile reports and making visits to customer homes all chill the notion that gun ownership is still quotlegalquot and quotuprightquot a type of martial law has been imposed upon the entire southwest zone in the name of fighting cross-border drug gangs restricting 2nd amendment rights and placing the burden of proof upon the seller just as drug war border zones extending 50 miles on either side of the border are sold as quotconstitution free zonesquot where rights can be violated the atf has effectively issued a freeze on gun dealers in 4 states all while the justice department atf fbi ampamp co based in phoenix ran a false flag under operation fast ampamp furious to arm drug gangs to frame sellers in the southwest border zone a similar false flag was run in austin in 2010 where the atf and local police staged an arrest and declared a ban on private sales in effort to shut down the gun shows a favorite target of gun grabbers longing to close the quotloopholesquotif barack obama seeking to ban guns quotunder the radarquot can get away with this bureaucratic tyranny through executive policy under his the presidential agencies then the executive branch can get away with anything president obama quotthe constitutional scholarquot has dangerously ruled by decree far too many times already: waging war with libya while arrogantly saying he doesn039t need to consult congress taxing carbon dioxide through the epa when congress wouldn039t pass legislation ignoring the constitution by taking foreign titles under the un and more now he will cynically wage 039war039 on the drug gangs openly backed by top wall street banks and armed by the executive branch in order to attack the second amendment by proxy gun dealers induced to inform on their customers will be painted with fault as firearm restriction sets in-- unless we say noexclusive: atf intimidates gun owners with home visitseven as it finds itself embroiled in a scandal that saw weapons being deliberately sent to criminal gangs in mexico the atf has issued a letter ordering firearms dealers in border states to report sales of two or more semi-automatic rifles and is following it up by harassing gun owners with intimidating home visits as well as threatening gun dealers to spy on their customersas the justice department announced earlier this month quotall gun shops in four southwest border states texas california arizona and new mexico will be required to alert the federal government to frequent buyers of high-powered riflesquotthe atf letter also orders gun dealers to report to the feds sales of quottwo or more pistols or revolvers or any combination of pistols or revolvers totaling two or morequotthe letter which was subsequently sent out to gun dealers and has since entered the public domain orders firearms retailers to quotsubmit to atf reports of multiple sales or other dispositions whenever at one time or during any five consecutive business days you sell to an unlicensed person or otherwise dispose of two or more semi-automatic rifles capable of accepting a detachable magazine and with a caliber greater than 22 including 223556 caliberquot the directive takes effect from august 14 2011the federal government is enforcing a law that was never passedread the letter the atf is sending out to gun stores here:http:staticinfowarscom201107irotator29atfs1jpghttp:staticinfowarscom201107irotator29atfs2jpgopenx:49sources:http:wwwinfowarscomgun-grabbers-in-congress-exploit-fast-furioushttp:wwwstatesmancomnewsnationatf-to-require-gun-buyer-information-on-border-1600027htmlhttp:wwwinfowarscomobama-administration-shuts-down-oldest-gun-show-in-central-texashttp:wwwinfowarscomobama-administration-caught-running-false-flag-against-second-amendmenthttp:wwwinfowarscombatf-admits-guns-walked-under-fast-furioushttp:wwwinfowarscomlos-zetas-kingpin-we-bought-guns-directly-from-u-s-governmenthttp:wwwinfowarscomoperation-castaway-guns-trafficked-to-honduran-criminal-gangshttp:wwwwndcomindexphppageid=292025ixzz1tjrs1mblhttp:wwwbloombergcomnews2010-06-29banks-financing-mexico-s-drug-cartels-admitted-in-wells-fargo-s-u-s-dealhtml

sen franken - net neutrality first amendment issue
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ben mankiewicz and wes clark on senator al franken039s sxsw interview with techcrunch on how net neutrality is the biggest first amendment issue of our time

protest at general mills goes wrong
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man torches box ofcheerios in protest of general mills strong support for same-sex unions he gets more fire then bargained for

gop arrests gasland director 1st amendment attacked on the hill: interview with josh fox
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from the majority report live m-f 11:30am est and via daily podcast at http:majorityfm:the gop has gasland filmmaker josh fox arrested for trying to film a public congressional hearing on fracking we spoke with him the next day

rush limbaugh 039a racist piece of shit039 says ice-t
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quotice-t has some major beef with rush limbaugh after the radio host marveled that he knew the meaning of the word quottyrannyquot on tuesday ice-t recently defended gun ownership in an interview on london news calling the right to bear arms quotthe last form of defense against tyrannyquot limbaugh praised his stance on the issue but found his use of the word quottyrannyquot with a british quotsophisticatequot especially remarkablequot the rapper struck back via twitter to call limabaugh 039a racist piece of shitquot the young turks host cenk uygur breaks it downread more here from the huffington post: http:wwwhuffingtonpostcom20120725ice-t-rush-limbaugh-racist_n_1703487html