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On Opposing the U.S.A Patriot Act – Russell Feingold

Civil Rights funksands - September 12, 2011 16

The world looks very much different now than it did 10 years ago. The lives of every American changed forever that day and in...

Exploring Morality, Chapter 6

Civil Rights ADONAI - September 7, 2011 31

In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior. ~Francis Bacon Whoever appeals to the law...

Libertarians Join the Attack on The Southern Poverty Law Center

Civil Rights BlueStateMan - September 5, 2011 18

The true quandary is why on earth those whom at least purport to be advocates of human rights and civil liberties have also been piling upon the SPLC.

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