US totalitarianism

Overview

This page is about trends toward totalitarianism (dictatorship, fascism, police state, etc.) within the United States.

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Notes

• wikipedia:InfraGard

Related Pages

• Bush's elevation of presidential powers
• Bush II administration torture
• Military Commissions Act of 2006
• National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive
• Blackwater USA

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• 2008-02-24 [Talk|Index] North American Army created without OK by Congress § [2]“In a ceremony that received virtually no attention in the American media, the United States and Canada signed a military agreement Feb. 14 allowing the armed forces from one nation to support the armed forces of the other nation during a domestic civil emergency, even one that does not involve a cross-border crisis.“
• 2007-12-26 [Talk|Index] We Are All Prisoners Now § “All Americans are now imprisoned in a world of lies and deception created by the Bush Regime and the two complicit parties of Congress, by federal judges too timid or ignorant to recognize a rogue regime running roughshod over the Constitution, by a bought and paid for media that serves as propagandists for a regime of war criminals, and by a public who have forsaken their Founding Fathers.”
• 2007-12-20 [Talk|Index] Inherent Powers, Ignoble History Make New Idea Anything But Innocuous § [2]“According to the bill, “homegrown terrorists” can be anyone who “... intimidate(s) or coerce(s) the United States government, the civilian population ... or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social belief,” a definition broad enough to include Americans who organize mass marches on Washington to “coerce” changes in government policy.”
• 2007-06-24 [Talk|Index] Librarians Describe Life Under an FBI Gag Order § [2]“Two Connecticut librarians on Sunday described what it was like to be slapped with an FBI national security letter and accompanying gag order. It sounded like a spy movie or, gulp, something that happens under a repressive foreign government. Peter Chase and Barbara Bailey, librarians in Plainville, Connecticut, received an NSL to turn over computer records in their library on July 13, 2005. Unlike a suspected thousands of other people around the country, Chase, Bailey and two of their colleagues stood up to the Man and refused to comply, convinced that the feds had no right to intrude on anyone's privacy without a court order (NSLs don't require a judge's approval). That's when things turned ugly.”
• 2006-08-30 [Talk|Index] Iraqi activist forced to change t-shirt with Arabic peace slogan § “You can't wear a T-shirt with Arabic script and come to an airport. It is like wearing a t-shirt that reads 'I am a robber' and going to a bank.”
• 2005-12-29 [Talk|Index] FBI targeting US activist activities as 'domestic terrorism' § [2]“The ACLU said that the documents released on Greenpeace, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) show the FBI expanding the definition of "domestic terrorism" to include citizens and groups that participate in lawful protests or civil disobedience. .. "The FBI should use its resources to investigate credible threats to national security instead of spending time tracking Americans who criticize government policy, or monitoring groups that have not broken the law," said Ann Beeson, Associate Legal Director of the ACLU. .. "Labeling law-abiding groups and their members ‘domestic terrorists' is not only irresponsible, it has a chilling effect on the vibrant tradition of political dissent in this country."” It was inevitable, right?
• 2005-06-24 [Talk|Index] High court OKs personal property seizures § [2]“The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that local governments may seize people's homes and businesses -- even against their will -- for private economic development. ... The 5-4 ruling represented a defeat for some Connecticut residents whose homes are slated for destruction to make room for an office complex. They argued that cities have no right to take their land except for projects with a clear public use, such as roads or schools, or to revitalize blighted areas. .. As a result, cities have wide power to bulldoze residences for projects such as shopping malls and hotel complexes to generate tax revenue. .. Local officials, not federal judges, know best in deciding whether a development project will benefit the community, justices said.”
• 2005-06-23 [Talk|Index] US flag burning amendment approved by House § “The United States House of Representatives today passed an amendment that would allow Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the Flag of the United States. The bill (H.J.Res.10), whose main sponsor was Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.), was passed by a vote of 286 to 130. The required two-thirds was present. This is the fifth time a flag burning amendment has passed the House.”

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