Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

Entries Tagged ‘Citizenship’

Journalism and the Erosion of our Rights

Thomas Hawk posted an update on Carlos Miller that links to this Category305 article.  The update is interesting, but this should chill you right to the bone.  Right. to. the. bone.
Last week, Miller received a call from Miami Police Internal Affairs, saying they’d been trying to track him down for two weeks, after someone who saw an account [...]

Careful — Big Brother IS Watching You

Via CNet News, confirmation that those of us who share photos and videos online may be the next target of government scrutiny:

The Bush administration has accelerated its Internet surveillance push by proposing that Web sites must keep records of who uploads photographs or videos in case police determine the content is illegal and choose [...]

Give Democracy and Diplomacy a Chance

George Bush is on one of his biggest propaganda campaign tours yet after his declaration last week that he would proceed with “the surge” of troops into Iraq. He might want to consider selling it to the troops before bringing it to us:
WSJ via Crooks & Liars
A group of more than 50 active-duty military [...]

Why I don’t trust them

Selective Service to test the draft, but:
Meanwhile, the secretary for Veterans Affairs said that “society would benefit” if the U.S. were to bring back the draft and that it shouldn’t have any loopholes for anyone who is called to serve. Secretary Jim Nicholson later issued a statement saying he does not support reinstituting a draft.
How [...]

California Students Vote

There was a mock election yesterday for California students, 7-12th grades. The preliminary returns worry me, particularly those related to the ballot initiatives. I am working on a larger post on these, but in the interim, some food for thought:

Prop 83: Sex Offenders is not what it seems. SAY NO!
California Voter Pamphlet: [...]

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Seven responsibilities of citizens in a democracy

This article by Jerome Yoman was in our local paper today (one-time free registration is required to read it) and I thought it was great. I’m going to give the bullet points here, but it’s worth reading in its entirety:

Inform yourself beyond the spin doctors and partisan pundits
Stand up for the ideals this country [...]

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