Update from story of Charles Clarke and the article: Seizing the American Dream: A Sad Tale of Civil Asset Forfeiture Authorities at a Kentucky airport confiscated the life savings of student Charles Clarke in early 2014 on an unverified suspicion that the cash was connected to illicit drug sales. Now, the US has settled with Read More…
Constitutional Rights
Bill Targeting “Russian Propaganda” Passes In House
H.R.6393, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, passed in the House of Representatives on November 30. The legislation deals with a number of intelligence-related issues, including Russian propaganda, or what the government calls propaganda. Section 501 calls for the government to counter “measures by Russia to exert covert influence … carried out in coordination Read More…
The Return Of Watch-Lists: Left And Right Resort To McCarthy Era Tactics Following US Election
Since the contentious US election, some on both sides of the divide have taken to making “watch-lists” to intimidate or censor their opposition. Though the US election ended weeks ago, liberals and conservatives alike have stooped to new lows in order to intimidate or censor those with view contrary to their own. In a bizarre Read More…
Starting Tomorrow, Feds Can Hack Millions of Devices with One Warrant
On Thursday, December 1, a vital Supreme Court order is set to go into effect that dramatically expands the surveillance power of federal agents. The impending alteration to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure softens the legal requirements for obtaining search and seizure warrants that grant the government remote access to individual’s Read More…
When Fake News Gets People Killed, It Must Be Stopped
Most of the time, the president says things we more or less agree with. When he says things along the lines of attacks on civilians must be stopped, of course, we all approve. How can we not? The only problem is that usually, he is only applying those standards to uncooperative governments and never to Read More…
Cops Seize Innocent Family’s Life Savings Using Civil Asset Forfeiture Racket
A California family is the latest victim of the government racket known as civil asset forfeiture, and theirs is a particularly disturbing case. Civil asset forfeiture is a nasty legal loophole that allows government thugs to steal your property without charging you with a crime. They can seize your cash, car, bank accounts, jewelry – Read More…






