Tag: civil liberties
member name: Ann Weaver Hart
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January 12, 2009 05:47 PM EST --
The honeymoon may already be over in Washington. Last week, Senator Arlen Specter voiced doubts that Eric Holder will make a good Attorney General. Senator Diane Feinstein complained that Leon . . .
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June 08, 2009 06:43 PM EDT --
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) released its opinion in the case of Brent Benjamin today. Benjamin is the Chief Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court. In 2004, when the story began, . . .
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November 24, 2008 05:46 PM EST --
Kudos this week go to Texas A&M professor John Fike. Fike parted company with the Texas A&M chapter of the Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT), citing his shame over the group's . . .
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May 18, 2009 05:33 PM EDT --
Once upon a time, an elected leader took his country down the wrong path. Because the country was founded on democratic principles, a lot of people made a lot of noise about being on the wrong path. When . . .
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October 17, 2007 11:27 PM EDT --
My sainted mother saddled me with a name that many people find lovely, but after years of having it mispronounced, misspelled, and misunderstood, I changed it. For most of my adult life, I have been known . . .
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October 06, 2008 06:47 PM EDT --
Because both presidential candidates are U.S. Senators, their positions on many issues are public record. Last week, I examined some of John McCain's votes on certain key issues. This week, we look . . .
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January 19, 2009 06:30 PM EST --
Some people thought it was a good idea to prevent gay and lesbian couples from marrying in California. In fact, they thought it was such a good idea that they gave money to help pass Proposition 8. Now . . .
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February 02, 2009 05:31 PM EST --
A s a concerned citizen, perhaps you've had occasion to send your representative in Washington a letter like this:
Dear Mr. Congressperson:
House Bill 999, the Teaching Junk Science in . . .
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July 13, 2009 06:44 PM EDT --
The Bush years were frustrating for many Americans. After the September 11 attacks, Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act. Many Americans thought the act curbed civil liberties. Many thought the law was . . .
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October 20, 2007 02:25 AM EDT --
Carol D.'s very amusing article about Gun Control reminded me of this true story from Smithville, Texas, famous for. . . well, honestly, nothing, but home to some amusing if not terribly bright . . .
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October 29, 2007 04:04 PM EDT --
By order of a District Judge in the County Court at Law II in my home county of Texas, my name has been changed to what my name has been for all of my adult life.
May the state trooper who took it . . .
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June 02, 2008 05:32 PM EDT --
Dear Fellow Americans:
Congratulations on winning your appeals court ruling against Child Protective Services (CPS) in Texas. Some of you may be reuniting with your children right now. Best wishes . . .
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December 15, 2008 10:50 AM EST --
Over the weekend, George W. Bush went to Iraq and Afghanistan, presumably to tell everyone what a great guy he is. One Iraqi journalist disagreed, and threw his shoes at Mr. Bush. Freedom of speech is . . .
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December 15, 2008 06:41 PM EST --
Dear Mr. President:
Over the weekend, an Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at you.
When you were running for office, you let everyone know that you employed the Cliff’s Notes version of policy. That . . .
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May 20, 2007 06:50 PM EDT --
I have tried not to be Chicken Little about it, but it's starting to look like the sky might really be falling.
A few incidents from the last few weeks have led to less-than-enjoyable contact with . . .
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April 28, 2008 03:41 PM EDT --
Employees of the Texas A&M University System were alarmed last week to discover a new regulation that allows them to be fired after an arrest, whether it results in a conviction or not. The rule requires . . .
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May 19, 2008 08:34 PM EDT --
In Texas today, judges began the monumental task of hearing individual custody cases for 465 children of members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), who were removed . . .
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April 21, 2008 07:09 PM EDT --
Authorities in San Angelo, Texas announced that young children taken from the Yearning for Zion Ranch will be separated from their mothers after DNA testing next week. The children, whose parents are members . . .
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October 27, 2007 11:52 PM EDT --
If your child goes to a public middle school in Texas, chances are that they have a dress code. And far from the dress codes of the 60s and 70s that permitted girls to wear pant suits on Fridays only, . . .
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June 16, 2008 05:59 PM EDT --
Imagine walking down the street, minding your own business when a soldier walks up to you, slaps you in irons and carts you off to prison. Several days later, guards put you on a plane that crosses the . . .
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