Today is Human Rights Day
I was just reading the President’s proclamation declaring today to be “Human Rights Day”. Today also kicks off “Human Rights Week” according to the document I’m reading. And the 15th with be “Bill of Rights Day”.
Do these Days mean anything to anyone? Do Americans stop and contemplate the meaning of the freedoms and protections we are afforded by our Constitution and our Bill of Rights? I think we take for granted the liberties we are given as citizens of this country; not all peoples in all countries are so fortunate.
I’m thinking about the PATRIOT Act today, and how it has …read more



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