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Convicted felons and the right to vote
Eleven states don’t restore voting rights to ex-felons, but a substantial majority of Americans believe that they should. By Ted McLaughlin | The Rag Blog | February 18, 2014 Attorney General Eric Holder brought up an interesting topic the other … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Disenfranchising Felons, Eric Holder, Public Opinion, Rag Bloggers, Right to Vote, Ted McLaughlin
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Tom Hayden : Is President Taking New Tack on Counterterrorism?
President Obama speaks about his administration’s counter-terrorism policy at the National Defense University in Washington, May 23, 2013. Photo by Larry Downing / Reuters. Obama responding to critics: Tide turning on counterterrorism secrecy While defending his military policies as constitutional, … Continue reading
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Tagged Counterterrorism, Drone Warfare, Eric Holder, Guantanamo, Human Rights, Medea Benjamin, Obama Foreign Policy, Tom Hayden
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Hot Damn! Marijuana in the News
Three news hits suggest that Marijuana Prohibition may be going up in smoke By Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / February 27, 2009 Yes friends and neighbors, who would have thunk it, but marijuana prohibition may just be entering … Continue reading
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Tagged Drug Law Reform, Eric Holder, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, Prohibition
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U.S. Law : Those Who Authorized Torture MUST Be Prosecuted
Attorney General-designate Eric Holder (shown testifying at hearings on Capitol Hill):”No one is above the law.” Photo by Evan Vucci / AP. It’s rather difficult to understand how people think that we’re going to ‘send a message to the world’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Administration, Criminal Justice, Eric Holder, Torture, War Crimes
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