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Submission + - American Freedom Campaign: Testify or Impeach (democracyinaction.org)

mtgstuber writes: The American Freedom Campaign has been pushing for a return to the checks and balances that preserve freedom in the US. Currently, Harriet Meiers, John Bolton, and Karl Rove, are all in contempt of Congress for not testifying before Congress. The Bush administration seems to be trying to just run down the clock, happily ignoring the subpoenas. Regardless of your political stripes, having the executive branch operate without a bad thing. The AFC is pushing a new campaign: Testify or Impeach, asking people to contact the White House and their Senators and Representatives and make it clear that we still believe in the constitution.
Side note to editors: I figure this will probably get deleted out-of-hand. Please don't. Slashdot is full of libertarians, Ron Paul supports, and techno-anarchists. As much as my inner geek really doesn't want to bother with politics at all, if people that care about freedom don't speak up for the constitution, it will continue to get watered down. Imagine the power of pointing slashdot towards this. We could really make a difference.

Comment FCC restricts it to Law Enforcement (Score 2, Informative) 198

Oddly enough I read the FCC filing on this gadget for work earlier this week. It uses the 2.4 Ghz spectrum, but sends an analog signal -- not digital, which is what 2.4 is reserved for. Because it conflicts with the usage plan for 2.4 Ghz the only way the FCC would let them sell it was to specifically restrict it to law enforcement -- not merely government agencies. Personally, I wonder what will happen when these things are obsolete and sold at government surplus auctions, but at least for the next few years the only way you'll get one is if you have a badge.

Among other things, it'll stomp on your 2.4 Ghz WiFi lan. However, because it is designed for use in life and death situations, the FCC figures the police will have cleared the area, and you won't be hanging out surfing Slashdot.

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