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Senators Schumer (D) and Graham (R) Propose National Work ID Card

Leo — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:04:44 +0000

A tamper-proof national work identification card, potentially with biometric information, is being proposed by New York Democratic Senator Charles (Chuck) Schumer and South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham as part of their join immigration reform legislation. Chris Calabrese, of the ACLU Legislative Counsel, voiced his concern: “We’re talking about fingerprinting every single American worker, and that card, in turn, will be used probably not just to work but also to travel, to vote, perhaps even to own a gun. If you just look at the way the social security number has expanded over the years, I’m sure there will be a lot of uses for this card.”

Georgia Senate bans involuntary microchip implants

Leo — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:03:46 +0000

State senators have moved to protect Georgians from being implanted with a microchip without their permission in attempt to thwart what some call the “Mark of the Beast.” Georgia State Senate has passed legislation sponsored by Chip Pearson (R-Dawsonville), that would protect individuals from having a microchip implanted on their person. The Senate voted 47-2 on Thursday to approve a bill banning microchipping without consent, now a. misdemeanor considered assault and battery.

Saudi Arabia steps up hunt for ‘witches’ and ‘black magicians’

Leo — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:29:34 +0000

When the popular 46-year-old Lebanese psychic Ali Sibat went on-air and made his predictions about the future, the phone lines of the satellite television station Sheherazade used to be flooded with calls. But what the star psychic probably did not predict was that his claims to supernatural prowess would land him a death sentence. “He was the most popular psychic on the channel,” the Lebanese news agency Naharnet quoted Sibat’s lawyer May Khansa as saying. “The number of callers, including from all over the gulf, spiked in number when he appeared.” But while on pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia last year, Sibat was spotted by religious police in the holy city of Medina. Their job it is to battle vice and uphold virtue in the ultraconservative kingdom. So they arrested Sibat in his room at the Medina Hotel on charges of sorcery. On Nov. 9, Sibat was given a death sentence by a Mecca court for allegedly practicing witchcraft. Sibat’s fate is common in Saudi Arabia.

Pandemic bill allows health authorities to enter homes, detain without warrant

Leo — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:23:48 +0000

A “pandemic response bill” currently making its way through the Massachusetts state legislature would allow authorities to forcefully quarantine citizens in the event of a health emergency, compel health providers to vaccinate citizens, authorize forceful entry into private dwellings and destruction of citizen property and impose fines on citizens for noncompliance.

Darwin Lobbyists Urge Ban on “Dangerous” Words in State Science Standards

Leo — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:01:37 +0000

If you needed more evidence that the Darwin lobby wants to turn science education into little more than unquestioned propaganda, take a look at the outlandish new “study” evaluating state science standards published by two officials of the National Center for Science Education, the leading Darwin-only lobbying group. Published by a journal devoted to the one-sided teaching of evolution, the article by Louise Mead and Anton Mates condemns various states for filling their science standards with “dangerous” words and “creationist jargon.” Just what are these “dangerous” words that must be banned? “Assess,” “Analyze,” “Evaluate,” and “Critique.”

Obama backs marriage act repeal

Leo — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:58:19 +0000

The Obama administration continued its half-a-loaf approach to gay rights issues Monday by filing documents claiming that federal laws banning same-sex marriage are discriminatory, even as the federal government continues to defend them. In its nine-page brief, the Justice Department stated that the Obama administration opposes the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act as discriminatory and supports its repeal. Yet the motion also calls for the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a gay California couple seeking to overturn the federal marriage law.

Legal victory after church kicked off campus

Leo — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:51:31 +0000

A public college that banned a church from meeting on its property has scrapped its policy of discrimination and is now allowing equal access to campus facilities. Alliance Defense Fund attorneys have reached a favorable settlement with Broome Community College in Binghamton, N.Y., a school in the State University of New York system, on behalf of North Pointe Church.