Constitutional rights Quote by Judith Butler

“Obama's failure to close Guantanamo is yet another instance where the rhetoric of democratic and constitutional rights proved not useful for his international relations, relations which are always pursued in ways that continue to link and fortify securitarian power with the opening of new markets.”

Judith Butler

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Genocide is not a legitimate option. It's not ok to decide that an entire population has no right to live in the world. No…

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Civil libertarians have raised concerns that some of the Patriot Act's provisions infringe on Constitutional rights. Those concerns are not supported by the facts.

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