All Blog Posts Tagged 'assault' (3)

There is a legal battle shaping up over the assault on "Fire This Time" newspaper and our civil liberties of freedom of speech and assembly. An event is planned on Oct. 12th, 7:30 PM at 800 East Broadway, Mount Pleasant Neigourhood House to raise funds for a legal and campaign defense. Food, entertainment, raffle, door prize, poetry readings and hip hop will be on the agenda for the night. Pre venue tix will be $25.00 and $30.00 at the door for tix. Here is a link for info. More…

Unknown to most, a quiet campaign by the Harper administration is afoot to curtail civil liberties and rights in Canada. Harper will not tolerate further criticism of the way he is doing things. Stephen Harper has a controversial record of rule at best, given robocall scandals, the perouging of parliament, 2010 and being in contempt on two occasions, it is little wonder that he would like to place a limit on freedom of expression. Given the current state of the economy and Canada's role in…

U.S. Expands Domestic Spying Machine

Bipartisan Assault on Civil Liberties

On April 26, the House of Representatives passed the benign-sounding but deeply ominous Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). Under the pretense of seeking to secure the country’s computer networks from “terrorists,” “cybercriminals” and foreign governments, CISPA provides legal authority for the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of…