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It’s Time To Push Hard On Surveillance Reform

April 16, 2015 By marthews Leave a Comment

The part of the PATRIOT Act that has been used to legitimate the mass collection of all of our phone call information, and much else besides, is a wicked awful provision known as "Section 215." Section 215 allows the FBI - and, it appears, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: basaaly moalin, Edward Snowden, fourth-amendment, government-surveillance, nsa, patriot-act, september-11, surveillance, surveillance state repeal act, terrorism

Who’s Best on Surveillance Issues Among The MA-5 Democratic Candidates? *UPDATED with new info from Spilka campaign!*

October 7, 2013 By marthews 4 Comments

We know that the winner of October 15th's Democratic primary will reliably win the general and go to Congress. The seat was last open almost 40 years ago. Bearing that in mind, we at Digital Fourth thought it pretty important to assess the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: amash-conyers amendment, carl-sciortino, Congressional District MA-5, digital privacy, ecpa reform, electronic wiretaps, fusion centers, karen-spilka, katherine-clark, martha-coakley, martin long, massachusetts, patriot-act, paul john maisano, Peter Koutoujian, privacy, surveillance, will-brownsberger

Are you a Mac or a Lynch? Take the Quiz (and Get Involved)!

June 30, 2010 By mac-dalessandro 6 Comments

There are a number of ways to get involved, both locally and from across the country, with some actions taking only a couple of minutes. As you saw from the quiz above, the differences between the incumbent and me are very clear.  Make … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 9th-district, democratic-primary, health-care-reform, iraq, ma-09, mac-dalessandro, netroots, patriot-act, progressive, stephen-lynch, u.s.-house-of-representatives

Rep. Tsongas endorses PATRIOT Act

March 5, 2010 By kirth 10 Comments

Niki Tsongas failed to take a principled stand on the PATRIOT Act last week. This is exactly the kind of "compromise" that makes the Democratic Party look weak. Tsongas defended the vote as a stopgap measure until lawmakers on Capitol Hill … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: democrats, patriot-act, tsongas

Where Capuano & Coakley DO Contrast on the Issues.

December 8, 2009 By cos 7 Comments

Martha Coakley, as Attorney General, has presided over a criminal justice system that does a tremendous amount of collateral damage, and could use a lot of improvement.  She's been in a position to do that, and at best, she's been a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: drug-war, ma-sen, martha-coakley, massachusetts, michael-capuano, mooninites, patriot-act, senate

Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, post 9/11

September 11, 2009 By driendeau_aclu 2 Comments

It's September 11th - a day when journalists, public officials, military personnel and most citizens take the time to reflect on the tragedies that occurred eight years ago. President Obama released a statement marking the day "National Day … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: patriot-act, september-11th

Let’s say you’re labeled a terrorism suspect by mistake…

September 27, 2007 By ACLUm blog 3 Comments

The good news, as the Globe reports today, is that this real-life fiasco has just resulted in two provisions of the Patriot Act being ruled unconstitutional.  The essential problem is that the Patriot Act allows for surveillance and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aclu, civil-liberties, national, patriot-act

Bush cans 7th highly-qualified US attorney

February 9, 2007 By Laurel 23 Comments

The bill is intended to prevent political cronyism by by allowing the attorney general to appoint an interim U.S. attorney for 120 days. If after that time someone had not been nominated and confirmed by the Senate, authority to appoint an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bush, john-mckay, justice-department, national, patriot-act, rove

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Just a reminder that Massachusetts is going to unlimited capacity indoor dining starting tomorrow while the CDC begs us not to, and it’s super embarrassing that no one can articulate a justification why other than 🤷🏻‍♂️ 🤷🏻‍♂️ 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Focus on the record -reopening restaurants and live music venues, without protections for workers, putting at risk the ability to open schools safely #mapoli https://twitter.com/stephanie_murr/status/1366204046575599619?s=20

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I’ve never seen a president do this before. This is extraordinary. https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1366191901196644354

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Workers in Alabama – and all across America – are voting on whether to organize a union in their workplace. It’s a vitally important choice – one that should be made without intimidation or threats by employers.

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Everything that is right with Massachusetts and everything thats wrong with Massachusetts in one tweet. @livgust 's work is incredible, her spirit is the best of what we see in our community, but why wasn't the system she describes the original design from @MassGovernor? #mapoli https://twitter.com/livgust/status/1365741742943854595

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