Mystic Politics

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Obama’s Excuses for Secret Assassinations

A high-level defender of Obama’s drone secrecy says “it’s not to cover up wrongdoing.” Let’s see if that’s credible…

Is the secrecy to protect national security or their own complicity in war crimes?

Attorney General Eric Holder found in Contempt of Congress

The House of Representatives found Eric H. Holder Jr. in contempt of Congress on Thursday, creating a bitter political break between two branches of government and sending it to the courts to decide whether the attorney general must release internal records dealing with Fast and Furious.

Sharia Spring: Religion-based parties banned under new Libya law

‘Libyan authorities on Tuesday passed legislation governing the formation of political organisations which rules out religious, regional and tribal platforms and bans foreign funding.’

5 Supreme Court Decisions Pandering to Christianity

‘Despite what many Americans believe, the majority does not rule when it comes to religion. Core freedoms depend on no vote.’

Theocracy Theory: Muslim Societies Debate Religion and Civil State

‘The Constituent Assembly of Tunisia - the first democratic Arab state - has started drafting a new constitution. There has already emerged a debate about references to Islam and the role of sharia in the constitution, to which there are two sides - in favour and against. The leading Tunisian Muslim party, Ennahda, supports Tunisia becoming a civil state in which religion has a place in the political sphere but is not the state ideology. Ennahda has declared that it accepts Article 1 of Tunisia’s 1959 constitution, saying that “the religion is Islam, the language is Arabic and the regime is a republic”.’

7 Privacy Threats the Constitution Can’t Protect You Against http://mys.tc/1rj surveillance civil liberties

5 Important Things You Should Know About Privacy and the Supreme Court Ruling on GPS Tracking http://mys.tc/1q3 constitution rights

A Snare and a Delusion: Ron Paul’s Anti-Imperialism

‘Ron Paul is the only anti-war candidate running for president. More than that: he wants to do away with overseas bases and reduce the military to the strictly defensive force envisioned in the Constitution; one that only wages wars Congress declares. He also wants to dismantle the apparatus of empire and to halt American meddling in the affairs of foreign countries. This would entail, among other things, the end of all Bush-Obama wars, the demise of the military-industrial complex, and the termination of America’s virtually unconditional military, economic and diplomatic support for Israel.’

When Power is Unaccountable: Why the NDAA is Unconstitutional

‘One popular myth surrounding this law (which has been marketed well by the White House and the mainstream media) is that it does not pertain to U.S. persons (citizens and resident aliens). While the law does not explicitly target U.S. persons, it neither excludes nor protects them. Section 1022 of the law covers U.S. persons. The section allows for open-ended executive judgment with regard to the handling of U.S. persons. In other words, the detention of U.S persons is optional, rather than a requirement as it is for non-U.S. persons. Jonathan Turley, legal scholar and professor at George Washington University, explains that “the provision merely states that nothing in the provisions could be construed to alter Americans’ legal rights. Since the Senate clearly views citizens are not just subject to indefinite detention but even execution without a trial, the change offers nothing but rhetoric to hide the harsh reality.”’