Category Archives: law

Reich: Moral Rot Is In the Corporate Boardrooms, Not Our Bedrooms

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

The Difference Between Private and Public Morality by Robert Reich/ March 13, 2012 Republicans have morality upside down. Santorum, Gingrich, and even Romney are barnstorming across the land condemning gay marriage, abortion, out-of-wedlock births, access to contraception, and the wall … Continue reading →

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Hedges: “The Iron Doors of the Corporate State are Slamming Shut.”

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Supreme Court Likely to Endorse Obama’s War on Whistle-Blowers by Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/ March 12, 2012 Totalitarian systems disempower an unsuspecting population by gradually making legal what was once illegal. They incrementally corrupt and distort law to exclusively serve the … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: We Don’t Have to Follow Any Stinking Fifth Amendment!

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“This is a monumental pile of crap that should embarrass every Democrat who ever said an unkind word about John Yoo.” Charles Pierce/ Politics Blog/ Esquire.com/ March 5, 2012 Pierce (author of Idiot America) was reacting to a speech by … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: None Dare Call It Fascism (Except Ron Paul)

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“We’ve slipped away from a true Republic. Now we’re slipping into a fascist system where it’s a combination of government and big business and authoritarian rule and the suppression of the individual rights of each and every American citizen.” Ron … Continue reading →

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I’d Rather You Didn’t, Mr. President

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Double Standard?

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Separation of Church and State….Except in the Bedroom

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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BPR Quote of the Day: Uterus-Size Government

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“Texas is going to shrink government until it fits in a woman’s uterus.”  State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte (D-San Antonio) in Feb. 2011 debating a Texas law that would force women  to obtain a sonogram and listen to fetal heartbeat sounds, as … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: That is Something!

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Regarding the assassination by CIA drones of Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born al Qaeda leader in Yemen on Sept. 30, 2011, Michael Hayden, CIA and NSA chief under President G. W. Bush, said:  “We needed a court order to eavesdrop on him but we … Continue reading →

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Do You Feel Safe Yet?

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Editor’s Update: I cannot confirm the 30,000 number stated in this headline and story from The Intel Hub. Congress did authorize the use of drones within the U.S. but I could not find any specific number in the text … Continue reading →

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