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NSA Reform: When 293 Votes Is Not A Majority
Late this afternoon, I was informed that the only NSA reform measure to pass either chamber of Congress this year–the Lofgren/Massie amendment to the FY15 DoD approps bill–is being stripped out of that bill as part of the House-Senate deal … Continue reading
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Tagged AUMF, Capitol Hill, civil liberties, Congress, FISA, FISC, NSA, PATRIOT Act, Politics, September 11, Snowden, surveillance, Tom Massie, Zoe Lofgren
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The Drone Wars
Text of my remarks (as prepared) for the anti-drone war event sponsored by the BuxMont Chapter of the Coalition for Peace Action: The Drone WarsBy Patrick G. Eddington BuxMont Coalition for Peace ActionBuxMont Unitarian Universalist Fellowship,2040 W. … Continue reading
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Tagged AUMF, AUVSI, Bush, BuxMont, Coalition for Peace Action, Congress, Drones, Horsham PA, Obama, Pakistan, Predator, Reaper, Snowden, Somalia, surveillance, Vietnam, Yemen
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Long Strange Journey 