Hamster today takes us to YellowTimes.Org and Political Science 101: Shredding the Magna Carta by John Brand. John Brand is "a Purple Heart, Combat Infantry veteran of World War II. He received his Juris Doctor degree at Northwestern University and a Master of Theology and a Doctor of Ministry at Southern Methodist University. D.Minn."

Dr. Brand includes the following:

"A benumbed Congress passed the USA Patriot Act the month following 9/11.

Many clauses of this Act deny constitutional rights. Under a Supreme Court guided by Constitutional principles rather than dogmatic ideologies, the Act would most likely be adjudged unconstitutional but with our current Supreme Court, all bets are off.

The fact that this administration would not think twice to deny civil liberties to citizens who stand in the way of its agenda is not earthshaking news - it is troublesome news, but not totally unexpected, since it does not seem to be out of character for this administration. After all, the appointment of an Attorney General who takes his marching orders from the moralism of his personal religion rather than the Constitution also foreshadows the direction of things to come."

The only thing we can think of to add is the online link to the Magna Carta--it doesn't seem to make the news much anymore.