We’ve previously documented that Obama has redistributed wealth to the super-rich and trampled civil libertieseven more than Bush.
Redditor n3uromanc3r adds the following round up of Obama’s track record.
Obama extends Patriot Act without reform – [1]
Obama sends more troops to Afghanistan – [2]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8389778.stm
Obama signs NDAA 2011 – [3]
Obama appeals the Federal Court decision that “indefinite detention” is unconstitutional – [4]
Obama uses his Presidential Drone “Kill List” to kill American cleric without trial -[5]
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/07/world/middleeast/07yemen.html?_r=2&hp&
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] [9] [10]
http://www.salon.com/2010/09/08/obama_138/
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/04/obama-doj-worse-than-bush
http://washingtonindependent.com/33985/in-torture-cases-obama-toes-bush-line
Support for countries use of child soldiers -[11]
Appointing Monsanto, GMO company with multiple unsafe practice violations, lobbyist to head the FDA – [12]
Continuing prohibition and Federal attacks on legal marijuana dispensaries – [13]
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=685_1342311527
Protects AG Holder from Congressional “Fast and Furious” gun walking investigations – [14]
Bringing no charges against bank executives that misused bailouts – [15]
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/opinion/sunday/no-crime-no-punishment.html
Engaging in a war on whistleblowers – [16]
http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/31/the-obama-administrations-war-on-whistleblowers/
Grants immunity to CIA torturers – [17]
Quadrupling the numbers of warrantless wiretapping since Bush era – [18]
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/09/28/ACLU-Obama-Has-Quadrupled-Warrantless-Wiretaps
Continuing military tribunals he vowed to end – [19]
Failing to close gitmo – [20]
Allowed innocent man to die at gitmo – [21]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/suzanne-nossel/the-death-of-guantanamo_b_1878375.html
Violating the War Powers Act of 1973 – [22]
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/opinion/21Ackerman.html
Signed Anti-protest law – [23]
http://rt.com/usa/news/trespass-bill-obama-secret-227/
Deported more immigrants than any other president – [24]
Increasing Drug War budget – [25]
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/the-national-drug-control-budget-fy-2013-funding-highlights
Defends raids on Amish raw milk farmers – [26]
http://reason.com/blog/2011/06/10/obama-food-safety-czar-defends
Granting the FBI access to private electronic communication without warrant – [27]
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/30/opinion/30fri1.html?_r=3
Building an even more intrusive TSA – [28]
http://www.presstv.ir/usdetail/218543.html
Says it’s legal to track individuals by pinpointing their cellphone without warrant – [29]
http://www.businessinsider.com/government-says-its-to-track-cell-phones-2012-10
Renewing FISA and NSA’s unregulated spying and banking of all wireless communication – [30] [31]
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11540-uncle-sam-is-watching-you
http://www.democracynow.org/2012/4/20/whistleblower_the_nsa_is_lying_us
Appeals SCOTUS ruling that warrantless installation of tracking devices on cars is unconstitutional – [32]
