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Sun Oct 1 2006
US Congress Legalizes Torture and Indefinite Detention
Senate Bill 3930
On Wednesday September 27th, the US House of Representatives approved HR 6166 by a margin of 253-168 and on September 28th, the US Senate approved its version of the bill, Senate Bill 3930 in a 65-34 vote.
The bill will give President Bush extraordinary power to detain and try prisoners. The legislation strips detainees of the right to challenge their own detention and gives the President the power to detain them indefinitely. The bill also immunizes U.S. officials from prosecution for torturing detainees who the military and the CIA captured before the end of last year. World Socialist Website writes "For the first time in American history, Congress and the White House have agreed to set aside the provisions of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and formally adopt methods traditionally identified with police states."
On The Passing Of The Torture Bill.... | Sen. Patrick Leahy Blasts Congressional Approval of Detainee Bill | The Flaws in the Military Commissions Act | Stop the Warrantless Spying and the Torture | Torture Case Casts Light on America's Most Secret Spy Agency | John McCain is scamming the World (With Bush) Regarding Torture
Center For Consititional Rights | ACLU
On The Passing Of The Torture Bill.... | Sen. Patrick Leahy Blasts Congressional Approval of Detainee Bill | The Flaws in the Military Commissions Act | Stop the Warrantless Spying and the Torture | Torture Case Casts Light on America's Most Secret Spy Agency | John McCain is scamming the World (With Bush) Regarding Torture
Center For Consititional Rights | ACLU
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If Passed, Measure J Will Ban "Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations"
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| Government & Elections
| Animal Liberation2024-06-11
Activists Stand in Solidarity with Horses Who Lost Their Lives at Race Track
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| Animal Liberation2024-06-11
Two Years After Shireen Abu Akleh Was Killed, There Still Is No Justice
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| Anti-War
| Media Activism & Independent Media
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| Palestine2024-06-11
Crisis Team Provides Students with Non-Police Response to Mental Health Crises
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| Santa Cruz Indymedia2024-06-11
Only a Couple of Thousand Adult Leatherback Turtles Remain in the Pacific Ocean
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| San Francisco
| Peninsula
| North Bay / Marin
| North Coast
| California
| Animal Liberation
| Santa Cruz Indymedia2024-05-25
Demonstrators Denounce Tech Giant's Contracts with Israeli Military
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| Anti-War
| Peninsula
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| Palestine2024-05-13
Actions Call on Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency and End Fossil Fuels
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| Education & Student Activism
| San Francisco
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| Palestine2024-05-08
Resistance to Deceptive Forest Service Measure Is Growing
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| Central Valley
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| U.S.2024-05-08
Regulators Fail to Protect Schoolchildren from Repeated Exposure to Dangerous Pesticides
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| Labor & Workers
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| Santa Cruz Indymedia2024-04-24
Across the Globe, Students Set Up Encampments in Solidarity with Palestinians
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| Santa Cruz Indymedia2024-04-09
Deal Described as One of the Most Significant Urban Land Back Victories in US History
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| East Bay
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