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U.S. Department of Interior Ordered Offline

Posted by chrisd on from the talking-about-the-departments dept.

The whole of the U.S. Department of Interior has been forced off of the internet as a result of a court case Cobell v. Babbit. This was the result of compromises with the Microsoft Windows servers. A judge decided to take the whole of the organization down. Should this judge have this much power? Info here on the indian trust web site. This includes the BLM, USGS and the Park Service. Staggering, really. CD: Hold off on the blaming of MS, it's still not clear.

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  1. Pulling a Clinton by Dynastar454 · · Score: 5, Troll
    Wow, the judge really got pissed... but then, I guess I would too, if I had to deal with...
    Fader [Govt. Lawyer] responded that he didn't know what was meant by such basic terms as "individual trust data" and "computer," to which Lamberth [judge] shot back: "I don't believe a word you're saying now." "You're just ruining your credibility talking to me that way."
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  2. Re:Should a judge by Suppafly · · Score: 0, Troll

    who knew shit like this could go on in US.. thats horrible.. how can you arrest someone for not going to work..

  3. Re:Should a judge by GlassUser · · Score: 2, Troll
    Judges do not have the luxury of ignoring the law, or just saying "oh well" when people fail to follow their lawful orders.

    Bullshit. Constitutional review is a power delegated to the judicial branch. When they come across a "wrong" law (an unconstitutional law), they can declare it void. Now, I don't remember the specifics of the situation (if it was a state law, probably constitutional, or a federal law, pretty much unconsititutional), so I'm not saying anything about this case, but I have to play slashdot-whore and argue with the basis of your argument. :)
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  4. Re:Should a judge by BitterOak · · Score: 0, Troll
    The law says that teachers cannot strike, and this has surely been upheld by the courts since lots of states have that law.

    Fine. But is the correct response to illegal striking to fire the workers or put them in jail? I always thought it was the former. That's what Ronald Reagan did to the illegally striking air traffic controllers, for instance. The right thing in my opinion.

    Teaching, unlike military service, is a job you are legally allowed to resign from at any time, especially if you aren't under contract. Failure to show up for work when ordered to seems to me an indication that you wish to resign. Why should they be sent to jail?

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  5. Re:No, your credibility was ruined.... by Malcontent · · Score: 3, Troll

    Sorry you got caught in the net there penis but you have to realize that this organization has been ripping off the indian trust for a long time. Gale Norton told lies to this judge (I guess she is so used to telling lies she did not realize she was in court). She will have to stand trial for contempt of court (of course you'd never know this because the conservative media won't report it). The entire interior dept is as irresponsible and unethical as they get these days. All public lands are officially open for raping as well as the indians.

    Like I said sorry you got caught in the net there but I don't blame the judge. He was lied to repeatedly and people kept disobeying his rulings. If you ask me he should have thrown the entire lot in jail.

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