Inspector general’s report on FBI and Clinton’s emails shows secrecy threatens democracy
"Few commentators are recognizing the vast peril to democracy posed by the sweeping prerogatives of federal agencies."
Republicans Join Democrats in Pushing Trump to Halt Family Separations
"The administration argued that it was just enforcing the law."
Mr. Trump goes to war
"The OLC argues that the presidential order, issued without authorization by or consultation with Congress, was nevertheless lawful because the president 'had reasonably determined that the use of force would be in the national interest and that the anticipated hostilities would not rise to the level of a war in the constitutional sense.'"
Police Now Using Facial Recognition With Driver License Databases In 31 States
"Thirty-one states now allow law-enforcement officials to access license photos to help identify potential suspects."
Federal acts are not always “supreme”
"It will not, I presume, have escaped observation, that it expressly confines this supremacy to laws made pursuant to the Constitution."
India to Intensify Scrutiny of Citizens’ Social Media, Emails
"India’s government is looking for a company to analyze social media posts to help boost nationalism and neutralize any 'media blitzkrieg by India’s adversaries.'"
Switzerland’s ‘Crypto Valley’ Set To Test Blockchain Voting
"Residents of the Swiss city, Zug, will use the city’s eID system to vote using their smartphones this month as part of a blockchain based voting test."
A Jail for Children
"Your government has separated these children from their families and is detaining them in warehouselike conditions."
US Officially Resumes Funding For Rebel-Aligned White Helmets In Syria
"US, Dutch, British, Danish and German governments have been funding the White Helmets, a non-governmental organization, through proxies for around five years."
Now In Effect: Michigan Bans “Material Support or Resources” for Warrantless Federal Surveillance
LANSING, Mich. (June 17, 2018) – A new law banning “material support or resources” for warrantless federal surveillance programs went into effect in Michigan. This is an essential step every state needs to take at a time when the federal government seems unlikely to ever end unconstitutional spying on its own. Rep. Martin Howrylak (R-Troy) introduced…
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