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A New HOPE on the Horizon

Posted by michael on from the what-else-are-you-doing-this-weekend dept.

double-oh three writes "It's an even numbered year, and that means that 2600 is holding the party again this summer. The 5th HOPE conference has been announced and scheduled for July 9th to 11th(a Friday-Sunday weekend), again at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York. This year's 'theme' for the conference is Propaganda, and if this is anything like H2k2, it'll be by the phone companies. And for those of you who are clueless, here's a roundup of the last HOPE con."

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  1. Re:I am sick of this. by mark_lybarger · · Score: 1, Troll

    oh my. talk about giant flame bait. you want to protect the air space, put freaking military patrol on each and every plane. where are we going to get that type of military patrol? how about the millions of troops that are deployed over seas protecting american "interests". american government has no constitutional right to deploy forces over seas except to protect our borders.

    american government does have a responsibility to protect the rights and freedoms of its citizens. using american forces abroad while they could be deployed here is an absolute abuse of power. infringing on any americans freedoms and rights (privacy inspections boarding plane) is an absolute abuse of power. armed military across the country would protect americans rights and keep the country safe from the jihad.