Amash Conyers Amendment on NSA Warrants Narrowly Fails
Guest columnist Andrew P Napolitano reports that a bipartisan Amash Conyers amendment to NSA funding would require identifying targets and evidence before warrants for Americans phone calls texts and emails. The 205 to 217 defeat showed House opposition to wide scale spying amid political maneuvering by leadership and Obama. The piece critiques government deception by Clapper and Alexander, notes constitutional limits, and argues for stricter warrant requirements.
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Justin Amash
Michigan
John Conyers
National Security Agency
NSA
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Washington
House
Obama
Nancy Pelosi
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
James Clapper
Senate
Keith Alexander
Congress
Liberty's Backlash and the NSA Spying Debate
A critique of NSA surveillance under FISA and Obama era policy, arguing for probable cause and case specifics in warrants. The piece condemns 24 minute House debates and praises the Amash-Conyers amendment to require disclosure of targets and evidence, warning of global privacy erosion. It contends spies surveil millions and questions constitutional legitimacy and citizen protections.
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FISA
America
NSA
Obama
Edward Snowden
Feds
Snowden
Letters to the Editor at The Pecos Enterprise
The Pecos Enterprise invites signed letters on all topics and asks contributors to include a contact phone number for verification. Letters can be dropped off at 324 S. Cedar Street or emailed to news pecos.net during business hours 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday. The paper reserves the right to edit for content and length.
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Pecos
Reeves County
Pecos Enterprise
Pecos Enterprise LLP
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Pecos Texas
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Political contact list for U S officials in Texas
A compact directory of officials including President Barack Obama and U S Senators John Cornyn Ted Cruz, and Representatives Pete Gallego and Pancho Nevarez with local and district offices in Texas. It provides addresses phone numbers and office locations for contact.
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Texas
John Cornyn
Washington
Hart Senate
Washington, DC
Fox
Constitutional literacy through weekly Constitution excerpt
An editorial urges readers to study the U.S. Constitution, calling it plain in language and foundational to freedom. It emphasizes personal responsibility to understand constitutional interpretation and announces a weekly excerpt feature on the opinion page.
Ratified Fifteenth Amendment Details
The text notes the United States Constitution Amendment XV ratified on February 3 1870. It declares that citizens shall not be denied the vote on race color or previous condition of servitude and grants Congress authority to enforce the article by appropriate legislation.
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United States
Congress
Reconstruction Amendment 15th Voting Rights Impact
The 15th Amendment aimed to secure Black voting rights for former slaves but failed to ensure practical equality as many states employed indirect barriers to suppress Black suffrage.
Media bubble blocks Red October tale from NY publishing
The piece argues reporters share a Washington New York bias, blending class and race orthodoxy, and that online outlets beat major papers in depth and reach. It claims editors suppress controversy for advertiser comfort, driving readers online where micropublications thrive. It cites Google and Yahoo as signposts of the shift.
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Tom Clancy
New York
Barnard
Clancy
Naval Institute Press
Mensa
Smart
Zola
Goya
el Greco
Tennessee
Walmart
Washington
Washington Post
NBC Washington
Idaho
Swarthmore
Bluefield
West Virginia
Salon
Fred
Google
Yahoo
Mexico
Clark Kent
Daily Planet
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Cannon House
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Austin
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