I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
Do you know where your civil rights are?
Across the nation schools are at the very least recognizing that in 1787 our forefathers signed the U.S. Constitution. Some Albuquerque public schools students are gathering around flagpoles to recite the pledge and history classes are required to teach a Constitution Day lesson today. But what about the rest of America? Constitution Day isn’t a federal holiday, so marking the day often goes unnoticed.
The so-called War on Terror has given the Bush administration the excuse it needs for unprecedented repression of civil liberties, according to The BlatantTruth.com .
The so-called USA PATRIOT Act (Public Law 107-56, 107th Congress: “An act to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes”) is 342 pages long and makes changes to more than 15 different statutes. Waiting in the wings is the Patriot Act II, opposed by all sides of the political spectrum.
Everything you need to properly celebrate Constitution Day, including getting a lesson or 10 about our Constitutional Amendments and our rights as Americans, can be found at the Constitution Day web site.
