Whether you`re on the left or you`re on the right or you`re in the center or if you don`t particularly care about politics, if all you care about is that we have a form of government in this country called democracy, we vote. If you care about the idea that we still use voting here, we still use democracy, if you care about the Constitution — frankly, Michigan ought to have a flashing red light siren on it right now.

On way to anti-choice rally Rand Paul refused TSA pat-down. Because invasive government is wrong when it’s a man’s body.

Man faces 75 years in prison for video taping the police.

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liberal-life:

Relevant Documentary: God’s Next Army.

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A planned protest of Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) fizzled Thursday after officials reportedly cut cell phone services at some stations.

BART spokesman Linton Johnson told a KTVU reporter, who had noticed the disruption, that the public relations department had suggested that phone service be shut down.

Another BART spokesman, Jim Allison, reportedly admitted that the tactic had been “part of a larger strategy.”

But Allison later claimed that he had been mistaken and phone service was not blocked.

“I haven’t been able to find another incident in which this has happened,” criminologist Casey Jordan told CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux Friday. “I think perhaps it is unprecedented, and yet that’s how these legal issues come to light and get debated. Whether it’s legal or not it hasn’t been tested in the courts. Public safety exceptions to or encroachments on our personal freedoms do happen.”

“A lot of people are wondering, what happened to freedom of speech, assembly without government interference that’s protected by the First Amendment?” Malveaux asked.

“They didn’t try to shut down the protest. They simply turned off the cell service so it couldn’t become viral,” Jordan explained. “It really is just a cost/benefit analysis of where your freedom of speech begins to threaten the public safety.”

The group No Justice, No BART had called for the protest following a string of killings by BART police.

“We are fighting for justice for Charles Hill, Oscar Grant, Fred Collins, Bruce Seward, Jerrold Hall, Robert Greer, and all victims of BART police violence and murder,” the group said. “We demand that BART disband its murderous, inept, corrupt police department.”

June 27 (Bloomberg) — Susan Saladoff, director of HBO documentary film Hot Coffee, talks with Bloomberg Law’s Lee Pacchia about the state of the US civil justice system, tort reform and campaign contributions in judicial elections.

Whoa. Whoa, you should all watch this immediately.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (whose children are in private school) had harsh words for a constituent who challenged him on his lack of support for public schools. Cenk Uygur and Jayar Jackson discuss.

Just, what the fuck?! Chris Christie tells New Jersey voter to mind her own business.

You know, I lived in New Jersey most of my life and I can’t understand for the life of me why we can’t elect a decent governor. When the best governors in the state’s modern history are Christie Whitman and Jon Corzine you’ve got a real fucking problem. But for Corzine to lose out to Bush crony Christie is perverse.

Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens For Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, talks with Rachel Maddow about the role of Senator Tom Coburn in aiding Senator Ensign in the concealment of his affair with a staffer’s wife.

Think I’m fucking joking?

GOP want guns at stadiums: http://tinyurl.com/44oznaj

Dems giving breakfast to kids: http://tinyurl.com/3m8m6ct