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Two Out of Three Americans Living in Constitution-Free Zone

Oct 25 2008 - 9:00am by CitizenSugar
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Two Out of Three Americans Living in Constitution-Free Zone Welcome to the border — where anyone can be stopped and searched. It used to be just the point of entry along Canada and Mexico, but Homeland Security has taken an increasingly loose — or wide — interpretation of it. Now?
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Sex Offenders Get Scarlet Pumpkin for Halloween

Oct 20 2008 - 11:00pm by LibertySugar
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Sex Offenders Get Scarlet Pumpkin for Halloween As part of their parole, Maryland sex offenders must display a pumpkin sign that states "No candy at this residence." Along with posting the warning sign, the violent and child-sex offenders must also stay in their homes on Halloween, keep the lights off, and not answer the door. The state has distributed warnings to families, telling them to stay away from homes with the pumpkins.
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Clothes Call? Woman Kicked Out For Lesbian T-Shirt

Aug 27 2008 - 11:00pm by CitizenSugar
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Clothes Call? Woman Kicked Out For Lesbian T-Shirt Normally a woman entering a federal building to pick up a social security card for her son wouldn't end up in controversy. Unfortunately for Lapriss Gilbert, she was in the wrong place at the wrong time, wearing the wrong t-shirt. When she arrived at the government complex sporting a t-shirt with the words “lesbian.com” on the front, a private security officer hired by the Homeland Security Department stopped her and demanded she leave the premises.
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Answer to Crime? Keep People Off the Streets With Curfews?

Aug 14 2008 - 7:00am by CitizenSugar
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Answer to Crime? Keep People Off the Streets With Curfews? It's just like being a teenager, except your parents are the police! And instead of grounding, they can put you in jail! Curfews are popping up in tons of places, aimed at controlling crime.
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America's Terrorist Watch List Hits 1 Million Names
America's Terrorist Watch List Hits 1 Million Names The good news is that Nelson Mandela is no longer on the US's terrorist watch list. The bad news is that the list now has 1 million names, which leads one to question just how effective this list really is. The ACLU says, "America's new million record watch list is a perfect symbol for what's wrong with this administration's approach to security: it's unfair, out of control, a waste of resources, treats the rights of the innocent as an afterthought, and is a very real impediment in the lives of millions of travelers in this country." 21 comments



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