Josh Kilbourn: YouTube (2:33) Sen. Angus King Accuses Obama Admin of Rewriting Constitution by Waging Endless War

Published on May 17, 2013 Watch more from this Senate hearing at http://owl.li/l96qm. A Pentagon official predicted May 16 that the war against al-Qaeda and its affiliates could last up to 20 more years. The comment came during a Senate hearing revisiting the Authorization for Use of Military Force, or AUMF, enacted by Congress days …

Mini-Me: US Air Force Unconstitutional? Justice Scalia Leads Majority Opinion — Could the Department of Homeland Security Also Be Unconstitutional? Plus ANON 1 Comment

Huh? In Stunning 5-4 Decision, Supreme Court Declares Air Force Unconstitutional WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court, in a shocking decision, declared the U.S. Air Force unconstitutional earlier today. EXTRACT: After receiving briefs and hearing oral arguments, the Court retired for deliberations. After three months, the Justices announced their decision. The Air Force cannot constitutionally …

Henry Kissinger: “The illegal we do immediately; the unconstitutional takes a little longer.”

Macomber: That is illegal. Kissinger: Before the Freedom of Information Act, I used to say at meetings, “The illegal we do immediately; the unconstitutional takes a little longer.“ [laughter] But since the Freedom of Information Act, I’m afraid to say things like that. Date:1975 March 10, 00:00 (Monday) Canonical ID:P860114-1573_MC_b Read full cable. At Cryptome: …

Mini-Me: Scorecard on USA Lost Constitutional Rights and Bonus from Senator Lindsey Graham, 4,700 Killed by US Drones

Huh?  Huh? Scorecard: How Many Rights Have Americans REALLY Lost? How Many Constitutional Freedoms Do We Still Have? Preface: While a lot of people talk about the loss of our Constitutional liberties, people usually speak in a vague, generalized manner … or focus on only one issue and ignore the rest. This post explains the …

Rickard Falkvinge: Sharing is a Constitutional Law Right, Copyright is an Ordinary Law Privilege — This is Huge Advance for Public Over Private Corruption

Court Of Human Rights: Convictions For File-Sharing Violate Human Rights Civil Liberties:  The European Court of Human Rights has declared that the copyright monopoly stands in direct conflict with fundamental Human Rights, as defined in the European Union and elsewhere. This means that as of today, nobody sharing culture in the EU may be convicted …

Dolphin: Iclanders Approve Their Crowdsourced Constitution

Real democracy, technologically-enabled. Iclanders Approve Their Crowdsourced Constitution Iceland’s citizens were given a chance to help forge a new constitution for their country through Facebook and Twitter, so it’s not surprising that they backed the resulting draft. Now it’s over to the politicians. A constitution is a deeply serious thing: the bedrock of a country’s …

Steve Aftergood: Constitutional Convention 101 from CRS

A CONVENTION TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION, AND MORE FROM CRS Article V of the U.S. Constitution prescribes two ways by which the Constitution can be amended:  Either Congress may propose amendments for ratification by the states, or else a majority of state legislatures may ask Congress to call a convention for considering amendments. A new …