{"id":1268,"date":"2011-12-16T07:47:05","date_gmt":"2011-12-16T07:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melangedmaculateme.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/16\/obama-a-disaster-for-civil-liberties\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T16:29:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T20:29:54","slug":"obama-a-disaster-for-civil-liberties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melange.dmaculate.me\/home\/2011\/12\/16\/obama-a-disaster-for-civil-liberties\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama: A disaster for civil liberties"},"content":{"rendered":"

Via Scoop.it<\/a> – Rights & Liberties<\/a>
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With the 2012 presidential election before us, the country is again caught up in debating national security issues, our ongoing wars and the threat of terrorism. There is one related subject, however, that is rarely mentioned: civil liberties. \u00a0
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Via Scoop.it – Rights & Liberties With the 2012 presidential election before us, the country is again caught up in debating national security issues, our ongoing wars and the threat of terrorism. 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