Comment Re:Here's the full story. (Score 1) 682
Citation Needed
Obama came from Ill and his Senate seat was for sale before it was cold. No other State has done that before or since.
Citation Needed
Obama came from Ill and his Senate seat was for sale before it was cold. No other State has done that before or since.
Is it just me, or does anybody have the feeling that this job is probably the opposite of the title?
To the NSA and Obama administration I say "Bullshit!" It's just another smokescreen to the group that has admitted to lying to the American people and the Congress. I for one will never believe a word the government says again. Self serving political power mongers. I say this being a Marine Corps veteran.
The documents reveal what had been a mostly secretive process that allows the government to create a travel alert for a person (regardless of whether they're a suspect in an investigation), then detain that individual at a border crossing and confiscate or copy any electronic devices that person is carrying.
Can some fella convince me that the government here, is any different as compared to those other governments?
Ohh wait, those governments are not democratic but ours is...
Let me fix that for you...
Ohh wait, those governments are not democratic but ours WAS...
It's time to impeach obama. It's the best way for citizens to send a message to gov't that we will not accept these programs. Not just impeach, but impeach in the house, convict in the senate, and remove from office.
To do so, repubs need to win the senate in 2014. So anybody who cares about their civil rights, regardless of political persuasion (liberal, conservative, republican), needs to support and donate to republican candidates in the 2 or 3 swing states in the next election. Nate Silver knows which states these are.
Disclosure: I am a dem and voted for Obama in the last two elections. but I'm disgusted at his actions. He took an oath in front of the entire nation to defend the constitution. Time to go.
Wish I had points. You, Sir, are so right.
There's no constitutional or legal basis for them not releasing it
I am afraid that we are living in a world where the CONSTITUTION ain't worth a shit to those in power.
To us, the powerless the CONSTITUTION still means something - because it serves as a shield against abuse.
But to those living and working inside Washington D.C., the CONSTITUTION is anything but a mere piece of paper, as for them, POWER IS EVERYTHING.
Their subjugation of their subjects (aka, people like you and me) did not start yesterday. It started DECADES AGO, it's only now that they have gained so much power that they have become SO EMBOLDEN that they dare to publicly dis-regard the Constitution and everything that was stated inside the Constitution.
Who is to blame for it ? Them in Washington, D.C., or us, the voters who voted them in, every fucking four years, without fail ?
We (US citizens) are now beholden to and RULED by persons who have broken their oaths to uphold the Constitution. I am appalled at the brazen and callous attitudes of our elected AND appointed "leaders". This callousness first caught my attention while I watched Oliver North, a sworn officer in the US Military, brazenly challenge the very precepts he was supposed to uphold. My impression of him is that he is a traitor, a coward, and a war criminal, and should have been prosecuted as such.
While I wholeheartedly agree with your statements and sentiments, I must ask this of your last sentence (specifically, "the voters who voted them in, every fucking four years, without fail?"): What choices do we truly have in a rigged system? How can "we" correct the situation? I am convinced that the US (as a Constitutional Republic) is in the throes of failure, akin to the "bread and circuses" phase of the Roman Empire (or, the Roaming Umpire, for Firesign Theatre fans). All hail Caliuga (sp?). Let's trump the Ump!
They are voted in every four years because they have rigged the system so that they can't be removed. Here in Arizona, a Red State, we want to get rid of John McCain. He can not be gotten rid of. No Republican will run against him because that is against the party rules and no one in a Red State wants another Democrat in congress. Who the hell do we vote for? We are 100% stuck with McCain although the majority wants him out. This is one of the main stumbling blocks of reforming government.
Germany has a very advanced military, it could certainly get photos of the roof of a building more covertly than sending out a helicopter and making a public statement.
It is time someone made a public statement. No one seems to understand what this NSA spying means. I have yet to see anyone address the most troubling aspect of the NSA spying. The present, in power President has now got 100% access to all information about the opposition party. He can read their mail, listen in on all calls he has access to all confidential data from reporters, judges, congressmen and senators. How can his party lose? The only information the party in power does not have is mouth to ear communication and snail mail. This is equivelant to high tech WaterGate times 1000. At the close of the Constitutional Convention, Ben Franklin said "You have a Republic, if you can keep it". I'm sorry to say this but "We had a Republic, but it appears that we have indeed lost it". The U. S. government can not function when one political party has all the phones tapped and reads everyone's email. That is why we used to have a fourth amendment.
I have yet to see anyone address the most troubling aspect of the NSA spying. The present, in power leader has now got 100% access to all information about the opposition party. He can read their mail, listen in on all calls he has access to all confidential data from reporters, judges, congressmen and senators. How can he lose? The only information the party in power does not have is mouth to ear communication and snail mail. Sorry to say this but "We had a Republic, but it appears that we have indeed lost it".
I've been using Parallels Desktop for several versions now but I won't be 'upgrading' to version 9 until this is resolved. Up to now, Parallels has been a great product.
McAfee, is that you?
Sounds like Norton. They used to (still?) installed dozens of aux programs that took over your desktop.
It's not called impeachment when you're removing the entire ruling body. That's more of a revolution.
I'd wait until the military starts grumbling about it, or is deployed against us on our own soil (which will cause major strife within the lower ranks, at least). Right now, a revolution would be seen as undemocratic, too violent for what they've done. Which means they get to launch a military crackdown that the public will see as at least kind of justified.
Let's give the peaceful solutions some more time, or at least give the ruling body enough rope to hang themselves with. Because once the military is on our side, not theirs, the revolution won't be stopped by anything short of a nuclear attack of us, on ourselves. And I don't think they're willing to do that, because who wants to be emperor of the ash pile?
Can't be done. The system is designed so you can not get rid of an incumbent. No one in his party will run against him and Republicans won't vote for a Democrat and Democrats won't vote for a Republican. It's political gridlock and the likes of McCain, etc can not be gotten rid of.
and the money to fight it .
You are so right That is the main problem with the legal system. It's not a justice system because the person with the most money gets their definition of "justice". To even the playing field somewhat, we should make the loser pay all court costs. Then perhaps we can tilt the scales a bit more towards true justice.
America used to be, and I repeat, USED TO BE a country which everyone looked up to., yours truly included
I came from a communist country, and I was so impressed with the United States of America that I ended up becoming a naturalized American citizen.
The place I came from there was no democracy, no human rights, no freedom and no justice, America had everything that I ever hoped for.
However, my American Dream slowly transformed into American Dismay, and finally ended up as American Disgust
From a country which cherishes and champion Human Rights, the United States becomes a country where "Human Rights" is used as a tool to criticize others
Democracy ? It sure is a convenient device to hoodwink the American voters.
Freedom ? If there is any genuine freedom left in the United States of America Mr. Ladar Levison wouldn't have to shut down Lavabit
Justice ? Can whatever that has happened to Mr. Snowden be anything remotely related to "Justice" ?
I find this to be so true. We have lost control of the government because we can't vote out the powerful members of the House and it is impossible to get rid of an incumbent Senator. Just think about it. The reason they can't be gotten rid of is because there no longer is anyone who is middle of the road. The people who vote for Republicans won't vote for a Democrat because they want someone who supports gun rights and religious morality. To reinforce this districts are mapped so that their district contains a majority of like minded voters. So even though they hate their Rep or Senator, (like McCain) they can't bring themselves to vote for the other party. The Democrat voters have the same dilemma, They can't bring themselves to vote for someone who wants to deny rights to gays, and other minorities. Therefore, once you have your seat in the Senate, you are there for life. The only solutions to the entrenched Senators problem are 1) term limits which will never happen. And 2) only slightly easier, repeal of the 17th amendment, which changed the original Constitution from where Senators were appointed by their State Governors. The 17th amendment reduced the power of the States to influence the Federal Government considerably. Term limits are the only way to get rid of entrenched Representatives. The parties seem to discourage members from challenging incumbents. We, the public, ladies and gentlemen, are pretty much screwed.
If you live in a place that doesn't get extreme heat, car batteries can last a long time. They have their shortest working lives in really hot places like Nevada or Arizona or the Australian outback, and tend to work longest in places that don't get very warm. Here where I live, in Saskatchewan, we're in the middle - but it's not our very cold winters that are the problem (they expose bad batteries but surprisingly aren't that hard on a battery's chemistry), it's the hot brief summers that drag our battery lives down. If I get 5 years I've done well.
You are 100% correct. I live in Phoenix, Az. and five years is the limit for batteries. We are fortunate, however, that they never really just quit. If you pay attention, they will warn you a day or two ahead that they are dying.
I really want to start CCing the NSA into all my banal email conversations now.
That was my first thought also. Flood the bastards with email to where their email is slash dotted. What a wonderful idea.
Under UK Law, downloading this could result in a prison sentence.
And yet I love the never ending posts about how America is the ONLY country which is a threat to liberty. It certainly is pushing at the boundaries of crazy but at least it is ostensibly legal to download that manual.
I was reading part of Benjamin Franklin's autobiography and memoirs and two quotes struck me which were written just a few months before the outbreak of the revolutionary war:
"Try on your fetters and if you don't like them, then we can talk."
And
"Either we must all be free, or none of us."
(I may have missed a word, but meaning is exact).
The former the attitude we are faced with. These programs are thrust on us, and we have to really complain for even the slightest hope of the patriot act to not be renewed.
The latter the attitude we must have not only regarding our fellow Americans, but with all of our allies who have traditionally been beacons of liberty. If our allies stumble, we fall. If we stumble we may drag everyone to the ministry of love with us.
I sent a full copy of the Constitution with all amendments to my two Senators and my Representative. I ask them to read it and then to defund and not renew the (un)Patriot Act. McCain did not respond. Flake sent me a canned response saying he supported the 2nd Amendment, when my email was about the Patriot Act. However my Rep voted to defund Prism and will do the same for the Patriot Act. What a bunch of arrogant people we have in our "House of Lords", the Senate. They need to be all replaced as soon as possible.
The people at Codepoke had an app which did exactly the same thing. They removed it from the app store a while ago.
The people at Codepoke had an app which did exactly the same thing. They removed it from the app store a while ago.
I believe "War Games" said it best; The only winning move is not to play the game.
Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty. -- Plato
