Obama's Worst Assaults on Civil Liberties

Obama's Worst Assaults on Civil Liberties

1.     Obama extends Patriot Act without reform

2.     Obama sends more troops to Afghanistan

3.     Obama signs NDAA 2011

4.     Obama appeals the Federal Court decision that “indefinite detention” is unconstitutional

5.     Obama uses his Presidential Drone “Kill List” to kill American cleric without trial and his 16 year old son in a separate strike

6.     Continues to approve drone strikes that kill thousands of innocent civilians including women and children in Pakistan, Yemen, and other countries that do not want the US intervening

7.     Protects Bush’s war crimes as State Secrets

8.     Support for countries use of child soldiers

9.     Appointing Monsanto, GMO company with multiple unsafe practice violations, lobbyist to head the FDA

10.  Continuing prohibition and Federal attacks on legal marijuana dispensaries

11.  Protects AG Holder from Congressional “Fast and Furious” gun walking investigations

12.  Bringing no charges against bank executives that misused bailouts

13.  Engaging in a war on whistleblowers

14.  Grants immunity to CIA torturers

15.  Quadrupling the numbers of warrantless wiretapping since Bush era

16.  Continuing military tribunals he vowed to end Failing to close Gitmo

17.  Allowed innocent man to die at Gitmo

18.  Violating the War Powers Act of 1973

19.  Signed Anti-protest law

20.  Deported more immigrants than any other president

21.  Increasing Drug War budget

22.  Defends raids on Amish raw milk farmers

23.  Granting the FBI access to private electronic communication without warrant

24.  Building an even more intrusive TSA

25.  Says it’s legal to track individuals by pinpointing their cellphone without warrant

26.  Renewing FISA and NSA’s unregulated spying and banking of all wireless communication

27.  Appeals SCOTUS ruling that warrantless installation of tracking devices on cars is unconstitutional