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judicial reviewa constitutional crisis is brewing in america
Bookmarked 713 weeks ago it039s time for congress to require scotus to conform to the federal code of judicial conduct |
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lone liberal rumble - another flip flop from romney
Bookmarked 713 weeks ago kris ullman conservative commentator ampamp activist ampamp lachlan markay heritage foundation join thom hartmann for the big picture rumble |
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what are the economics of happiness
Bookmarked 713 weeks ago helena norberg-hodge producer quotthe economics of happinessquot joins thom hartmann this week - the united nations is hosting a major conference onhappiness that039s right - with the world obsessed with wealth austerity and debt-to-gdp levels - the united nations is taking a step back to figure out what makes people in some nations way happier than people in other nations the conference is hosted by the kingdom of bhutan - a small country in the himalayan mountains bhutan is one of the poorest nations in the world - yet - it039s the happiest nation in asia - and one of the happiest in the world so what does bhutan know that the rest of us don039t well - that039s what the united nations wants to find out on last night039s show - we talked a little bit about this topic by dissecting the nation of denmark - which routinely tops the list of happiest nations on the planet so what else can we learn about how to be a happier nation |
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crazy alert here039s a tree house for the 1
Bookmarked 713 weeks ago here039s a tree house for the 1 |
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the good the bad and the very very pusillanimously ugly
Bookmarked 713 weeks ago the good connecticut gov dannel malloy malloy is poised to sign into law a measure to repeal the death penalty in connecticut for future crimes the bad wisconsin gov scott walker despite being declared unconstitutional on two seperate occasions - walker039s voter id law still managed to disenfranchise voters in yesterday039s wisconsin primary and the very very ugly tennessee gov bill haslam haslam announced yesterday that he will likely sign into law a bill that attacks the teachings of global warming - biological evolution and the chemical origins of life among other scientific topics |
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sticks amp stones are not allowedbut handguns are
Bookmarked 713 weeks ago on tuesday night - 30 santa monica college students - including a small child - were pepper-sprayed five students were treated on the scene for injuries inflicted on them by the police and two others had to be taken to the hospital so what did these young people do to deserve a chemical attack by the cops nothingabsolutely nothing deserving that kind of a response they merely were exercising their right to peaceably assemble at a board of trustees meeting at their college when they protested against the college039s plan to charge more money for classes - they were met with a face full of pepper spray just like these students at the university of california davis last year were doing nothing - except sitting peacefully - when they were doused with pepper spray too by campus police officers or these young women - who were peacefully marching with the occupy movement and kettled in by nypd cops who then hit them with pepper spray as well they didn039t deserve this sort of treatment so what039s going on here why are young people around the nation getting assaulted with chemical weapons for simply doing what patriotic americans are supposed to - organize peacefully and speak truth to power or perhaps more importantly - why have there been countless uses of pepper-spray against peaceful occupy protestors but not one use of pepper spray against armed tea party protestors the hypocracy of this unequal response to two movements is on clear display in the city of tampa florida which is preparing to host the republican national convention in august city officials are taking precautions to defend the city from the nasty occupy protestors - by banning water pistols guy fawks masks and string more than six inches long but guess what039s not banned handguns |
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full show 4412: scotus v constitution
Bookmarked 713 weeks ago thom asks why the partisan supreme court has the final say on the laws that govern us tonight039s quotlone liberal rumblequot panel discusses who romney will be when the general election gets going how a long overdue increase in minimum wage would immediately stimulate the economy and what happens if the supreme court strikes down obamacare in tonight039s quotdaily takequot thom looks at how the occupy movement is treated compared with the tea party |
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a billion dollars to buy democracy
Bookmarked 706 weeks ago money is destroying our politics and our political system our electoral system has become such a joke that two late-night comedians created their own superpac and generated great laughter just by showing how one operatestwo years ago in a case known as citizens united the five-man republican majority of the supreme court ruled that corporations are quotpersonsquot under the first amendment and that no act of congress can restrict the amount a corporation can spend in an election this would have staggered our founding fathers corporations in their present form did not even exist in 1789 when the bill of rights was ratified the bill of rights was written to protect individuals from the power of government it was never intended to give artificial entities any right to participate in our electionsto save our democracy we must get the influence of money out of our elections since the supreme court majority is opposed to such reform the answer is a constitutional amendmenthouse joint resolution 100 which i introduced is a constitutional amendment that will require all campaigns for the federal offices of president vice-president senator and representative to be financed exclusively with public funds it will prohibit any expenditures from any other source including the candidate my amendment would be ratified by quotconventionsquot of the various states the same procedure by which our constitution was ratified the people of each state will elect representatives to a convention for the sole purpose of voting on the amendment that way it will be the people not the politicians who will decide this issuesave our democracy support joint resolution 100 |
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countdown: special comment 10-18-06 must see
Bookmarked 746 weeks ago there are no words that describe the passion and truthful statements that this special comment has please see this video |
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is the government spying on you fisa continues
Bookmarked 706 weeks ago quotthe senate intelligence committee on tuesday approved the extension of legislation that authorized a sweeping warrantless wiretapping program started under the bush administration the fisa amendments act of 2008 gave the government broad powers to monitor international phone calls and emails and granted legal immunity to telecommunication companies that had participated in the wiretapping program before 2008 the law was set to expire in 2012 but the senate bill passed by a 13-2 vote in the committee would extend the law for another five yearssens ron wyden d-or and mark udall d-co both opposed the extension of the law the two senators had asked james clapper the director of national intelligence to disclose the number of people whose communications were reviewed by government agents and whether or not the law had been used to collect communications of law abiding americansquot the young turks host cenk uygur breaks it downread more from eric w dolan at the raw story: http:wwwrawstorycomrs20120523senate-panel-approves-five-year-extension-of-warrantless-wiretapping-programsupport the young turks by subscribing http:bitlytytonyoutubelike us on facebook: http:wwwfbcomtytnationfollow us on twitter: http:twittercomtheyoungturksfind out how to watch the young turks on current by clicking here: http:wwwcurrentcomgettyt |
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federal amp local law enforcement agencies try to take family motel from innocent owners
Bookmarked 740 weeks ago imagine you own a million-dollar piece of property free and clear but then the federal government and local law enforcement agents announce that they are going to take it from you not compensate you one dime and then use the money they get from selling your land to pad their budgetsall this even though you have never so much as been accused of a crime let alone convicted of onelearn more: http:wwwijorgmassforf |
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glenn beck judge napolitano on anwar al awlaki assassination and ron paul
Bookmarked 740 weeks ago this morning after the assassination of anwar al-awlaki ron paul made the following statements quotno i don039t think that039s a good way to deal with our problems he was born here al-awlaki was born here he is an american citizen he was never tried or charged for any crimes no one knows if he killed anybody we know he might have been associated with the underwear bomber but if the american people accept this blindly and casually that we now have an accepted practice of the president assassinating people who he thinks are bad guys i think it039s sad to start assassinating american citizens without charges we should think very seriously about thisquotafter his comments he received a lot of criticism one critic was commentator glenn beck but let us not forget that it was only last year that glenn beck was saying the exact same things that ron paul is now saying and it was specifically in reference to anwar al-awlaki in a conversation with judge napolitanohere is the description from the original video which i have cut down for this youtube versionjudge napolitano had beck on his show this weekend to discuss how the government wants to be able to kill americans abroad no questions asked apparently they have in their target anwar al awlaki a prime agent behind much of the terrorism we039ve seen against america but both the judge and beck vehemently disagree and the discussion gets rather intense at times what a great discussion |
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congressman tells conservative activists that fighting for the constitution is a losing battle
Bookmarked 699 weeks ago do you agree with rep gosar take the survey here: http:tinyurlcom7c73vu7what happens when a republican congressman tells conservative activists that fighting for the constitution is a losing battle watch the fireworks as unite in action039s director of legal affairs krisanne hall and 912 project national co-chair unite in action president stephani scruggs respondthis took place at the national republican club of capitol hill commonly known as the capitol hill club in washington dc on june 28th 2012 with michelle bachmann rep gosar and several other members of congress as well as the tea partynet with syndicated talk show host rusty humphries as the mc it was broadcast on livestream by the tea partynetvisit us at http:uniteinactionorghttps:wwwfacebookcomuniteinactionhttps:twittercomunite_in_action hashtag uia |
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jesse ventura quoti think religion is the root of all evilquot
Bookmarked 790 weeks ago october 15 2010 cnnhttp:moxnewscom |