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  • North Carolina Libertarians work to show opposition to USA/Patriot Act

    02/26/2003 1:47:30 PM PST · by freepatriot32 · 8 replies · 183+ views
    Libertarian party ^ | 2.25.03 | Libertarian party
    Libertarians in North Carolina are organizing a town-by-town campaign to show opposition to the USA/Patriot Act. On January 6, Mecklenburg County LP activist Mike Tuggle presented a resolution to the Charlotte City Council that instructed the state's Congressional delegation to "monitor" the Act, which had passed in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks. If the state's U.S. House members found that the USA/Patriot Act violated "fundamental rights and liberties guaranteed by the United States and North Carolina Constitutions," said the resolution, then they should "actively work" to repeal it. The resolution was patterned after a similar measure which...
  • PILING ON THE AG Ashcroft opponents hail from right, left

    02/27/2003 5:27:37 AM PST · by Liz · 94 replies · 127+ views
    Denver Post ^ | Thursday, February 27, 2003 | Diane Carman
    Dudley Brown didn't want to talk about it. It's a little too weird for him. "I'll let the national organization speak about this," he said. But, yes, he said, it's true. The Rocky Mountain Gun Owners and the ACLU are on the same team. Let's pause for a moment to savor the image. As executive director of RMGO, Brown is famous for bristling at the mere suggestion that his organization is chummy with the likes of the "liberal" National Rifle Association. So what could possibly compel the Gun Owners of America to collaborate with the ACLU? Simple. A common enemy....