With liberty and justice for some
by Glenn Greenwald · first published 2011
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"From "the most important voice to have entered the political discourse in years" (Bill Moyers), a scathing critique of the two-tiered system of justice that has emerged in AmericaFrom the nation's beginnings, the law was to be the great equalizer in American life, the guarantor of a common set of rules for all. But over the past four decades, the principle of equality before the law has been effectively abolished. Instead, a two-tiered system of justice ensures that the country's political and financial class is virtually immune from prosecution, licensed to act without restraint, while the p
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Not surprising to anyone who follows greenwald. Read his book With Liberty And Justice For _Some_
on “NSA to shut down bulk phone surveillance program by Sunday” ↗…something. Rule of law being the key part. The U.S. has no rule of law, and our legal system doesn't punish those in power or those with money. For some relevant reading, I recommend Greenwald's book, With Liberty and Justice for Some.
on “Google loses ‘right to be forgotten’ case” ↗…become nothing more than a tool for the wealthy and powerful to punish and control the poor and powerless. Anyone interested in reading an excellent book on this subject should check out Glenn Greenwald's With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law Is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful.
on “NYC housing court, created to protect tenants, has become a tool for landlords” ↗This book from 2011 describes how it's been that way for basically forever. https://www.amazon.com/With-Liberty-Justice-Some-Equality/dp... With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law Is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful - by Glenn Greenwald
on “The Rule of Law Is Dead in the US” ↗…sentencing laws, plea bargains and other brutality continues. The victims of the system are utterly expendable economically, and the public doesn't care or even notice what's going on. See for instance "With Liberty and Justice for Some", by Greenwald (the guy who published the Snowden leaks)
on “Rikers Drove My Innocent Patient to Plead Guilty” ↗Glen Greenwald - With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law Is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful http://www.amazon.com/With-Liberty-Justice-Some-Equality/dp/... Discusses the era from Watergate to early Obama shielding Bush officials…
on “NSA loophole allows warrantless search for US citizens' emails and phone calls” ↗…cannot play for Blackhawks for a few seasons, and then sign up with Rangers. As the revolving door metaphor suggests, the movement is both more frequent and continuous. Glenn Greenwald goes even further in With Liberty and Justice For Some, suggesting the government and the industry have in practice become two departments of the same organization, with employees being reassigned, but never actually leaving: "People like [the Democratic…
on “Why the S.E.C. didn't hit Goldman Sachs harder” ↗