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Real Conservatives Prefer Liberty
07 April 2007 02:54 PM | Permalink
Some real American Conservatives are standing up to the
Neo-cons and the erosion of civil liberties by
the Bush Administration with the collaboration
of Congress.
Source: The Liberty Papers
Source: The Liberty Papers
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Movie TRON sensitive to National Security
30 March 2007 06:28 AM | Permalink
The Dept. of Hopeless Security is classifying the
movie TRON as sensitive to national security per
Kuro5hin.
No really. It's not April 1st yet. It also appears that the FBI is sending out National Security letters under the Patriot Act to get retailers to hand over all copies of the film (of course they don't want to pay for them.)
Commentary: Duh! And the movie wasn't even that good.
Found via: Reddit
No really. It's not April 1st yet. It also appears that the FBI is sending out National Security letters under the Patriot Act to get retailers to hand over all copies of the film (of course they don't want to pay for them.)
Commentary: Duh! And the movie wasn't even that good.
Found via: Reddit
Senators Question Wisdom of Real ID Act
27 March 2007 09:04 AM | Permalink
Senators are finally questioning some of the
provisions of the Real ID Act.
It's about time. Too bad they did not do this before they voted on it. Real ID (both the electronic chip scheme and the card) are more than just ID's they are internal passports to track (and control) the movements of free citizens in their own country. Bad. Somehow we managed to fight the entire Cold War without resorting to internal passports, although it was suggested and soundly defeated. Worse, Real ID is an unfunded mandate on the States and that is bad law. The idea that I cannot set foot inside a US Court or a Social Security office or board a train without showing my internal Real ID passport is absolute BS - I helped pay for those buildings with my taxes and I will be damned if I will be denied entry. The backlash against Washington on this is going to terrible when people find out that granny can't get her Social Security case heard without a Real ID. Just wait - this is going to be nasty.
Some of the states like Vermont, Maine and Missouri are openly questioning whether they should implement Real ID. Unfortunately, Indiana is fully in favor of it. Another reason NOT to vote for Mitch Daniels.
Remember, individual Liberties do not disappear overnight, they erode away gradually until one day you wake up and realize that you are no longer free.
It's about time. Too bad they did not do this before they voted on it. Real ID (both the electronic chip scheme and the card) are more than just ID's they are internal passports to track (and control) the movements of free citizens in their own country. Bad. Somehow we managed to fight the entire Cold War without resorting to internal passports, although it was suggested and soundly defeated. Worse, Real ID is an unfunded mandate on the States and that is bad law. The idea that I cannot set foot inside a US Court or a Social Security office or board a train without showing my internal Real ID passport is absolute BS - I helped pay for those buildings with my taxes and I will be damned if I will be denied entry. The backlash against Washington on this is going to terrible when people find out that granny can't get her Social Security case heard without a Real ID. Just wait - this is going to be nasty.
Some of the states like Vermont, Maine and Missouri are openly questioning whether they should implement Real ID. Unfortunately, Indiana is fully in favor of it. Another reason NOT to vote for Mitch Daniels.
Remember, individual Liberties do not disappear overnight, they erode away gradually until one day you wake up and realize that you are no longer free.
Making it Easier to Declare Martial Law in America
20 February 2007 04:31 PM | Permalink
The New York Times has a good editorial: Making Martial Law Easier
An excerpt:
Read the whole thing.
I cannot tell you how dangerous this sort of sneaky erosion of our democratic protections and also of Federalism is. It needs to be repealed and Congress needs to stop voting for every anti-democratic provision that gets tacked onto a defense budget bill. That is bad governance and frankly moral cowardice.
An excerpt:
A disturbing recent phenomenon in Washington is that laws that strike to the heart of American democracy have been passed in the dead of night. So it was with a provision quietly tucked into the enormous defense budget bill at the Bush administration’s behest that makes it easier for a president to override local control of law enforcement and declare martial law.
Read the whole thing.
I cannot tell you how dangerous this sort of sneaky erosion of our democratic protections and also of Federalism is. It needs to be repealed and Congress needs to stop voting for every anti-democratic provision that gets tacked onto a defense budget bill. That is bad governance and frankly moral cowardice.
