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The Right to Bear Arms: Wishful Thinking and the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

Henry See
5 October 2006
Signs of the Times

U.S. Constitution: Amendment II

A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

The idea that ownership of guns is intimately tied to political freedom is a cornerstone of political thought in the United States. It informs and shapes many a debate, from the question of gun control to the existence of militias, from individual rights to the central power of the federal government. It is not our intention to enter into this debate in this article.

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Republicans Pass Mandatory Child Strip Search Bill

Daily Kos
05/10/2006

Republicans managed to sneak a bill through recently, and from the looks of it, not many noticed. The MSM didn't seem to notice, and I haven't been able to find mention of it here. It doesn't surprise me though, the bill passed quietly with a 'Voice Vote.' Here's a glimpse

House Approves Strip Search Bill

A bill approved by the U.S. House yesterday would require school districts around the country to establish policies making it easier for teachers and school officials to conduct wide scale searches of students. These searches could take the form of pat-downs, bag searches, or strip searches depending on how administrators interpret the law.

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Echoes of Ireland in Palestine

Jordan Times
04/10/2006

Watching "The Wind That Shakes the Barley", UK director Ken Loach's new feature film set mainly during the Irish civil war in the early 1920s, it is impossible not to make comparisons with contemporary events.

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Alvaro Vargas Llosa Sends Hugo Chavez to Dante's Inferno

by Stephen Lendman
5 October 2006

Alvaro Vargas Llosa is no stranger to those who know his writings and affilation with the conservative Center on Global Prosperity at the Independent Institute in Oakland, CA. Vargas Llosa is Director of the Center and in that role is a vocal champion of essentially the same predatory market-based policies, known not to work, that growing numbers of people around the world are resisting more than ever - especially in Peru-born Vargas Llosa's Latin America.

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Now That You Could be Labeled an Enemy Combatant...

Common Dreams
04/10/2006

Since Congress recently handed Bush the power to identify American citizens as "unlawful enemy combatants" and detain them indefinitely without charge, it's worth examining the administration's record of prisoner abuse as well as the building of stateside detention centers

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