Category Archives: Civil Liberties

Rethinking the Rules of Engagement

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Sandy Strauss

Published by billyparish at http://ow.ly/75sY, May 14th, 2009   In last week’s New Yorker, Malcolm Gladwell wrote a fascinating article, “How David Beats Goliath: When Underdogs Break The Rules” (http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/05/11/090511fa_fact_gladwell?currentPage=all). In his patented style Gladwell weaves together story after story … Continue reading →

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Help Defeat New Proposed “Photo ID” Bill

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Sandy Strauss

Legislation Would Disenfranchise Elderly, Minority, Disabled, and Low-Income Voters—Many Pennsylvania Advocates Call for Action   On March 2, Sen. Orie (R- Allegheny, Butler) and 12 co-sponsors introduced Senate Bill 514 (SB 514), which would require all voters, at every election, … Continue reading →

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Support an End to “Ideological Exclusion”

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Sandy Strauss

The American Civil Liberties Union has reported that over the last eight years, the Departments of State and Homeland Security revived the practice of “ideological exclusion” (http://www.aclu.org/safefree/exclusion/index.html), refusing visas to foreign scholars, writers, and activists not on the basis of … Continue reading →

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