AmericasDemocrat.org Netcast - June 30th, 2013
On America’s 237th birthday, what is the state of our freedoms? Two law professors reflect on the controversies over privacy rights and voting rights.
As we celebrate another year of Independence, Americans are asking what happened to the Fourth Amendment protections of privacy and the Fifteenth Amendment guarantee of voting rights.
Law Professor Michael Greenberger, a homeland security experts, explains what the leak of national security secrets may mean. Law Professor Michael Higginbotham reflects on changes in affirmative action and the Voting Rights Act.
And Bill Press interviews the acting secretary of labor, Seth Harris.
Michael Greenberger
Law Professor Michael Greenberger is an expert on homeland security issues. And he warns that the National Security Agency’s sweep of phone numbers and emails is, indeed, “a serious Fourth Amendment question.”
http://www.michaelgreenberger.com
Michael Higginbotham
Civil rights law expert Michael Higginbotham says it was a a “sad and tragic week” at the Supreme Court. He warns that educational opportunity for minorities will be limited, and tremendous discrimination at the ballot box is going to go unchecked.
http://www.fmichaelhigginbotham.org
Seth Harris
Bill Press and his guest, Acting Secretary of Labor Seth Harris.
Jim Hightower
Serve bankers or serve the poor? Congress reinterprets Jesus