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Obama says “indefinite detention” a possibility

Friday, May 29, 2009

Rachel Maddows reports the following, which should really make everyone wonder – what IS Obama doing? This is not the type of thing most of us expected from him, the ability for the state to keep prisoners in detention indefinitely, without trial or limits, for crimes they might commit! Check out the video here:

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Day 56: Newt Gingrich throws a hissy fit

Monday, March 16, 2009

With little notice by the mainstream media, President Barack Obama has removed vital protections on doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals who refuse to perform abortions and other procedures they consider immoral. It is nothing less than an assault on civil liberties and medical conscience, says Newt Gingrich.
It seems Obamas decision to consider medical care [...]

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Day 32: Obama claims detainees in Afganistan have no rights

Monday, February 23, 2009

I don’t understand this latest move by the President. Human rights are supposed to be fundamental – so it shouldn’t matter if he thinks the US Constitution applies to them. Everyone deserves an open trail if charged with a crime.
The Obama administration, siding with the Bush White House, contended Friday that detainees in Afghanistan have [...]

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Day 30: Obama removes US objections to universal decriminalization of homosexuality

Friday, February 20, 2009

In what’s sure to be seen by fundamentalists as a massive blow to morality, Obama decided that the US will support the right of all individuals to love whomever they want.
In late December the United Nations General Assembly held a symbolic vote on a statement calling for the universal decriminalization of homosexuality. France spearheaded the [...]

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