The Senate passes a bill that allows the government to detain an American citizen indefinitely without a trial, according to the Daily Show. I could write a story about it or a snarky blog post, but perhaps the Daily Show making light of it will help more Americans understand what is at stake?

You can read the Associated Press version of the story here: Senate backs military custody of terror suspects

What I’m wondering is, where are all the activist on the right who fight so fervently for their Second Amendment gun rights? Do they not see how the right to bear arms is useless without the right to due process and against unreasonable searches and seizures?

Maybe a little Wikipedia education will help.

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

Now do you get it? It’s really not all that funny when you think about it.

John Oliver wants to be part of the Occupy Wall Street movement, but there’s something about the protesters that makes it hard for him to fit in.

The tragic events in Arizona lead members of Congress to introduce new gun legislation — and cause handgun sales to jump?

America’s Tweetheart

Like a teenage boy with a crush on the stuck-up girl who hates him, the media is fascinated by everything Sarah Palin tweets.

Daily Show: Mandvi – The Informant!

Aasif Mandvi says the WikiLeaks release is important because it shows that what the government says in private is not necessarily what it says in public.