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Comment Responsibility on who? (Score 1) 279

"The U.S. Constitution—written approximately 100 years before the germ theory of disease was proven by French chemist Louis Pasteur and German physician Robert Koch — places responsibility for public health squarely on the shoulders of local and state political leaders"

Tell that to our President and the Congressional representatives that enacted the ACA. And the Supreme Court that then remade it into a tax.

It would be funny if it wasn't so sad.

Comment Re:Overstated or misrepresented? (Score 1) 403

My 2004 Lancer OZ gets 31 MPG on my commute without A/C on. that's a 44 mile run each way, 3 miles at one end and 2 mines at the other end streets with 50MPH limits and 2 traffic lights each. 65MPH on the highway, no slowdowns or stops in the morning, averaging closer to 45MPH in the afternoon with slowdowns to 25MPH and sometimes dead stops.

It gets 26MPG when I travel the highway at 70MPH with the A/C on.

Before this, a 1998 Saab 900 SET met its MPG ratings even with A/C on.

The 2000 Explorer V8 my wife drives? Horrible, doesn't meet ratings for her at all.

Comment Re: No, it is not. (Score 1) 575

There are two factors at work here, I think:
1. Smartphones, the internet, and surveillance technology make it possible to gather enormous amounts of data on each and every one of us. Because it is possible, law enforcement feels compelled to do so, with or without permission or authority. We must both hold LE accountable for their illegal activities, and also specifically restrict and prevent them from engaging in activities we either do not want them to, or we believe they are constitutionally prohibited from

2. Our government, especially federal government, is actively expanding its influence and control. This must be resisted and prevented, despite the attraction of alleged social benefit, the siren song of 'the children', and the promise that this is for 'our good'. This is the real fight. Government will tell is anything to get control. We are now, whether we want to believe it or not, in a conflict with our federal government. They want to overstep the constitution. If we do not prevent this, we will lose all of those protections.

Comment No, it is not. (Score 2) 575

“It is fully possible to permit law enforcement to do its job while still adequately protecting personal privacy,”

It is if we are permitted to keep our own information secret from law enforcement except when compelled to deliver it by warrant.

As if regular examples of law enforcement taking advantage of their access to data to spy on current and ex-spouses,boy/girlfriends, family, etc aren't enough of a warning to say NO to this, the fact that they wish to have the Fourth and Fifth Amendments circumvented in law should be enough to deny this.

We must say no.

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