If necessary, outsource any remaining work to 1 or more subcontractors, each of which has 250 employees or less.
That potential loophole is ridiculously easy to seal with some careful phrasing of the rules. You simply have to look at beneficial ownership and make companies have to report injuries from subcontractors. No, the proper way to deal with this is through getting the rules written in a sane manner in the first place. If information like this is made public then it needs to be done so in a manner that explains the context.
The notion of reporting workplace injuries is a good idea (in principle anyway) but there are a LOT of nuances to the issue. Many workplace injuries have nothing to do with the actual performance of work at the job. Sometimes people just trip and hurt themselves in ways they could just as easily have done in their living room and which the company could not possible prevent. Should that be something the company is held responsible for? There are a LOT of people who falsely claim to have received workplace injuries in order to get workers compensation payments. Should the company be penalized by public reporting of these false claims? What about when it is unclear whether the "injury" was real or not?
It's a complicated issue and a simply reporting requirement is both a significant administrative burden and a potential source of misleading information about the safety of a given workplace.
As a member of a Safety Committee for over ten years I have a bit of insight. Pushing job safety is important. I worked in the electrical power industry. A mistake there can easily cost a life. However, when employers start putting sanctions and letters in personnel files it has a chilling effect. Accidents are no longer are reported. Near misses will never be reported. If management truly care about safety then they will want true data and push for safer working conditions, not punishment. Safety is an attitude and if management has the wrong attitude towards accidents then the safety program just falls apart.
-cold fjord justifying any action of the US Government's surveillance programs
You know. When I was young we Americans used to pride ourselves on our moral values. We would talk about the atrocities of war and were proud that the U.S. didn't do that. When I was in the Peace Corps in Africa, we would say how glad we were as Americans that we don't have to bribe officials at customs to get our bags through. We don't have cops stopping cars because they wanted bribes. Those were things that others did but we were better than that. Well, other countries may spy on all their citizens and read their mail, but we used to be better than that. This is where our country has failed. We are all lazy now and want to take the low road instead of the high road. We USED to be better than that. That's what made us special.
There is a lot more that Snowden has not released yet. He is wisely using the drip, drip, drip method of disclosure so the press and public have time to digest each successive piece of information. Before it's done, it will become clear that the House and Senate oversight committees were either derelict in their duties or complicit in illegal activities. They either knew or they didn't. Either way, eventually they will be the ones asking for clemency.
We can only hope. The Senate (House of Lords?) Seems to love this spying and the police state.
This is not the law in Arizona, where APS (Arizona Public Service) is. If you, for example don't pay your electric bill, after a couple of months APS will cut your service but that's all. The State does not become involved unless there is a safety issue for children or others.
It looks like the website has either been Slashdotted or killed by the Feds. I have actually visited the site several times and find it informative. I have been polygraphed one time, and passed it. It was to get a license to become a minimum wage + $.15 an hour security guard at a bank. The site says that the more you believe in the concept of lie detectors the greater the reaction displayed on the machine. It is a great tool for enhancing interrogations because of the fear factor.
Then charge a distribution fee. The should buy and sell power at the same rate and only charge for infrastructure use.
Utilities as they are monopolies the law forces me to buy from should not be for profit.
Not so. APS is one of the owners of the Palo Verde power plant, the largest nuclear plant in the U.S. That plant, for instance, has fixed costs to run no matter what level they are generating at. It is like when during the gasoline shortage that the States had to raise the taxes on gasoline because the lower income from reduced gas sales didn't cover the costs to maintain the roads. If electricity is supplied from outside, APS, Salt River, etc all still have to pay the costs of running and maintaining Palo Verde. If they can't get the costs from selling the power they generate, they will have to raise rates on their customers to cover that shortfall. I get my electricity from APS and for the record, I am also a retired APS employee. If all the power was generated by someone other than APS you would still have to pay APS to for the maintenance costs of their distribution system, expansion of that system for new houses built in their area, reading your meter and providing a billing mechanism. Capitalism doesn't work when there is one wire, or one pipe coming to your home. We pay for that service, water, landline telephone, sewer and Internet and hope the folks we elected to the Corporation Commission will have our best interests at heart and not let those utilities abuse us. Solar users are pumping their excess power into APS' grid and should have to pay their fair share of the cost to maintain it. It's not up to us non solar customers to subsidize it. This is my personal opinion not APS'.
Snowden has a better chance of being elected President of the European Parliament than he does President of the United States.
When did the U.S. swap governments with East Germany? A Republic an not survive when the government keeps data bases on all it's citizens. If the Supreme Court wasn't in the pockets of the fascists now running this country, we could have our Constitution back and become a Republic again. Presently the Executive Branch run the entire country and the other two branches are lapdogs.
50,000 hours at 10 hours a day is 13.7 years. I certainly don't watch 10 hours of TV a day. Probably maxes out most days around 4, meaning that the TV would last me about 34 years. Assuming something else didn't break first. 50,000 hours is quite a long time.
But I'm retired and my TV is powered on for about 14 hours a day. That is 10 years.
Hello, NSA shill! Let's be honest here. That's quite right. Exactly: no one knows how many. You know something else? It doesn't even MATTER how many: the ends DO NOT justify the means!
This, what you're doing here? This is state-sponsored terrorism! This is completely off limits. You're way, way out of line. You need to look in the mirror and realise that Snowden has more integrity in his big toe than you have in your whole body. Stop making excuses. Shut these operations down. Publish details of any vulnerabilities you know about, including ones you've created or discovered. It's unethical not to: and it's quite frankly extremely damaging to national and international security not to. And we'll fix them, because we can't trust you to.
At this point I'm not worried about blithering crazy idiots waging "war" on us with half-assed bombs: I'm worried about our own governments waging "cyber-war" on us with billion-dollar budgets. It's obvious with a moment's thought which one the greater threat is, and I'm sorry, but it's not the frothy-mouthed jihadist who's actively sabotaging efforts to secure critical internet and other infrastructure. It's YOU.
People should not have to be afraid of their governments. But they do. We're not interested in your feeble justifications. Freedom IS worth human lives: it always has been. Operations like this make the sacrifices of those who gave their lives in years long past to ensure you have at least the promise of freedom utterly meaningless, and turn our own governments - quite literally - into our adversaries. You should be ashamed of yourselves. That has to stop. It has to stop now. And it has to stop no matter what the cost, no matter what the trade-off.
Given the hard choice between anybody having privacy and nobody having privacy, even if it means sitting down and redesigning baseline security protocols and the internet at large, I'd rather make the right choice than the easy choice. It's time to roll up our sleeves and start fixing this mess, and you're not invited to the party.
Interesting: I just posted a response to this, and it disappeared. Was it edited out by/. or by the NSA? This is what I posted: "Your response is as an AC. You should be proud to put your name on a post like this. I have worn a military uniform and I have lost friends to war. Your response was the reason we put out lives on the line. I would be proud to call someone with your values my friend. Your words bring thoughts of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. I wish this country had a couple hundred million of you."
Hello, NSA shill! Let's be honest here. That's quite right. Exactly: no one knows how many. You know something else? It doesn't even MATTER how many: the ends DO NOT justify the means!
This, what you're doing here? This is state-sponsored terrorism! This is completely off limits. You're way, way out of line. You need to look in the mirror and realise that Snowden has more integrity in his big toe than you have in your whole body. Stop making excuses. Shut these operations down. Publish details of any vulnerabilities you know about, including ones you've created or discovered. It's unethical not to: and it's quite frankly extremely damaging to national and international security not to. And we'll fix them, because we can't trust you to.
At this point I'm not worried about blithering crazy idiots waging "war" on us with half-assed bombs: I'm worried about our own governments waging "cyber-war" on us with billion-dollar budgets. It's obvious with a moment's thought which one the greater threat is, and I'm sorry, but it's not the frothy-mouthed jihadist who's actively sabotaging efforts to secure critical internet and other infrastructure. It's YOU.
People should not have to be afraid of their governments. But they do. We're not interested in your feeble justifications. Freedom IS worth human lives: it always has been. Operations like this make the sacrifices of those who gave their lives in years long past to ensure you have at least the promise of freedom utterly meaningless, and turn our own governments - quite literally - into our adversaries. You should be ashamed of yourselves. That has to stop. It has to stop now. And it has to stop no matter what the cost, no matter what the trade-off.
Given the hard choice between anybody having privacy and nobody having privacy, even if it means sitting down and redesigning baseline security protocols and the internet at large, I'd rather make the right choice than the easy choice. It's time to roll up our sleeves and start fixing this mess, and you're not invited to the party.
Your response is as an AC. You should be proud to put your name on a post like this. I have worn a military uniform and I have lost friends to war. Your response was the reason we put out lives on the line. I would be proud to call someone with your values my friend. Your words bring thoughts of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. I wish this country had a couple hundred million of you.
I mean, seriously? What kind of journalist, investigating malfeasance by federal agencies, would have the names of her sources in plain text?
The kind who isn't a computer expert.
I know it's hard to do considering the crowd here, but try and keep in mind - most people, journalists included, barely even know what encryption is, let alone how to use it properly.
Regardless, her Constitutional rights should have negated any need for encrypting her work. That is what we should take away from this.
This is what happens when the Supreme Court lets the Executive branch run wild. The Executive branch is supposed to enforce the laws under the Constitution. Instead they do what they want like they are War Lords in a third world. Who will restore the balance of power?
This could become a circus. If the NSA can get you to not trust Bruce, Then you couldn't trust any encryption system. If you trust none then you are just where the NSA want's you. Sometime we are going to have to pick someone we trust. Until proven otherwise, I trust Bruce.
In what non US universe do you live in?....judges are appointed..not voted for...
True... un untrue. Here in Arizona we elect to retain judges. They are usually retained because the electorate usually has no clue. However there have been times that judges have been thrown out when the was miss conduct that was publicized before an election. Federal judges are appointed for life not so Arizona judges.
One of the problems we are having with healthcare costs is the everything is covered idea. When I was young, in the 50s, my parents had Blue Cross Blue Shield. I had a calcium deficiency and had several broken arms and legs as a child. When I was sick, flu, cold infection, we went to the family doctor and paid cash. When I broke a limb, we went to the hospital and my Mom plunked the Blue Cross card on the counter. Health insurance was for major medical not colds.
Our country (U.S.A.) was founded on having three separate branches of government. The Executive Branch controls and has access to all the data from the NSA. The NSA, the FBI and the CIA all work for the President of the United States. How can Congress and the Supreme Court sit idley by and let the Executive Branch read their emails and track their phone calls? The founding premise of this nation has been violated and the President has been given the "Keys to the Kingdom". The previous resident of the White House was not tech savvy or anything savvy for that matter. However this President is tech savvy and knows how to use that data. And every President from now on will also. We no longer have a Republic when one and only one branch of government can spy on the other two. How can the people, the Congress and the Supreme Court not see this? This country is so screwed!
I find it annoying that because I reject Facebook, there are web sites I can't log onto. I guess this means there will be places where I will be denied WiFi because I reject Facebook.
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.
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.
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If necessary, outsource any remaining work to 1 or more subcontractors, each of which has 250 employees or less.
That potential loophole is ridiculously easy to seal with some careful phrasing of the rules. You simply have to look at beneficial ownership and make companies have to report injuries from subcontractors. No, the proper way to deal with this is through getting the rules written in a sane manner in the first place. If information like this is made public then it needs to be done so in a manner that explains the context.
The notion of reporting workplace injuries is a good idea (in principle anyway) but there are a LOT of nuances to the issue. Many workplace injuries have nothing to do with the actual performance of work at the job. Sometimes people just trip and hurt themselves in ways they could just as easily have done in their living room and which the company could not possible prevent. Should that be something the company is held responsible for? There are a LOT of people who falsely claim to have received workplace injuries in order to get workers compensation payments. Should the company be penalized by public reporting of these false claims? What about when it is unclear whether the "injury" was real or not?
It's a complicated issue and a simply reporting requirement is both a significant administrative burden and a potential source of misleading information about the safety of a given workplace.
As a member of a Safety Committee for over ten years I have a bit of insight. Pushing job safety is important. I worked in the electrical power industry. A mistake there can easily cost a life. However, when employers start putting sanctions and letters in personnel files it has a chilling effect. Accidents are no longer are reported. Near misses will never be reported. If management truly care about safety then they will want true data and push for safer working conditions, not punishment. Safety is an attitude and if management has the wrong attitude towards accidents then the safety program just falls apart.
"But everyone does it!!"
-cold fjord justifying any action of the US Government's surveillance programs
You know. When I was young we Americans used to pride ourselves on our moral values. We would talk about the atrocities of war and were proud that the U.S. didn't do that. When I was in the Peace Corps in Africa, we would say how glad we were as Americans that we don't have to bribe officials at customs to get our bags through. We don't have cops stopping cars because they wanted bribes. Those were things that others did but we were better than that. Well, other countries may spy on all their citizens and read their mail, but we used to be better than that. This is where our country has failed. We are all lazy now and want to take the low road instead of the high road. We USED to be better than that. That's what made us special.
There is a lot more that Snowden has not released yet. He is wisely using the drip, drip, drip method of disclosure so the press and public have time to digest each successive piece of information. Before it's done, it will become clear that the House and Senate oversight committees were either derelict in their duties or complicit in illegal activities. They either knew or they didn't. Either way, eventually they will be the ones asking for clemency.
We can only hope. The Senate (House of Lords?) Seems to love this spying and the police state.
So, you're be-Fudd-led about the identity of the poster?
I always thought that Elmer Fudd was a cartoon caricature of Barney Frank. Am I wrong?
This is not the law in Arizona, where APS (Arizona Public Service) is. If you, for example don't pay your electric bill, after a couple of months APS will cut your service but that's all. The State does not become involved unless there is a safety issue for children or others.
It looks like the website has either been Slashdotted or killed by the Feds. I have actually visited the site several times and find it informative. I have been polygraphed one time, and passed it. It was to get a license to become a minimum wage + $.15 an hour security guard at a bank. The site says that the more you believe in the concept of lie detectors the greater the reaction displayed on the machine. It is a great tool for enhancing interrogations because of the fear factor.
Then charge a distribution fee. The should buy and sell power at the same rate and only charge for infrastructure use.
Utilities as they are monopolies the law forces me to buy from should not be for profit.
Not so. APS is one of the owners of the Palo Verde power plant, the largest nuclear plant in the U.S. That plant, for instance, has fixed costs to run no matter what level they are generating at. It is like when during the gasoline shortage that the States had to raise the taxes on gasoline because the lower income from reduced gas sales didn't cover the costs to maintain the roads. If electricity is supplied from outside, APS, Salt River, etc all still have to pay the costs of running and maintaining Palo Verde. If they can't get the costs from selling the power they generate, they will have to raise rates on their customers to cover that shortfall. I get my electricity from APS and for the record, I am also a retired APS employee. If all the power was generated by someone other than APS you would still have to pay APS to for the maintenance costs of their distribution system, expansion of that system for new houses built in their area, reading your meter and providing a billing mechanism. Capitalism doesn't work when there is one wire, or one pipe coming to your home. We pay for that service, water, landline telephone, sewer and Internet and hope the folks we elected to the Corporation Commission will have our best interests at heart and not let those utilities abuse us. Solar users are pumping their excess power into APS' grid and should have to pay their fair share of the cost to maintain it. It's not up to us non solar customers to subsidize it. This is my personal opinion not APS'.
Snowden has a better chance of being elected President of the European Parliament than he does President of the United States.
When did the U.S. swap governments with East Germany? A Republic an not survive when the government keeps data bases on all it's citizens. If the Supreme Court wasn't in the pockets of the fascists now running this country, we could have our Constitution back and become a Republic again. Presently the Executive Branch run the entire country and the other two branches are lapdogs.
50,000 hours at 10 hours a day is 13.7 years. I certainly don't watch 10 hours of TV a day. Probably maxes out most days around 4, meaning that the TV would last me about 34 years. Assuming something else didn't break first. 50,000 hours is quite a long time.
But I'm retired and my TV is powered on for about 14 hours a day. That is 10 years.
Hello, NSA shill! Let's be honest here. That's quite right. Exactly: no one knows how many. You know something else? It doesn't even MATTER how many: the ends DO NOT justify the means!
This, what you're doing here? This is state-sponsored terrorism! This is completely off limits. You're way, way out of line. You need to look in the mirror and realise that Snowden has more integrity in his big toe than you have in your whole body. Stop making excuses. Shut these operations down. Publish details of any vulnerabilities you know about, including ones you've created or discovered. It's unethical not to: and it's quite frankly extremely damaging to national and international security not to. And we'll fix them, because we can't trust you to.
At this point I'm not worried about blithering crazy idiots waging "war" on us with half-assed bombs: I'm worried about our own governments waging "cyber-war" on us with billion-dollar budgets. It's obvious with a moment's thought which one the greater threat is, and I'm sorry, but it's not the frothy-mouthed jihadist who's actively sabotaging efforts to secure critical internet and other infrastructure. It's YOU.
People should not have to be afraid of their governments. But they do. We're not interested in your feeble justifications. Freedom IS worth human lives: it always has been. Operations like this make the sacrifices of those who gave their lives in years long past to ensure you have at least the promise of freedom utterly meaningless, and turn our own governments - quite literally - into our adversaries. You should be ashamed of yourselves. That has to stop. It has to stop now. And it has to stop no matter what the cost, no matter what the trade-off.
Given the hard choice between anybody having privacy and nobody having privacy, even if it means sitting down and redesigning baseline security protocols and the internet at large, I'd rather make the right choice than the easy choice. It's time to roll up our sleeves and start fixing this mess, and you're not invited to the party.
Interesting: /. or by the NSA? This is what I posted:
I just posted a response to this, and it disappeared. Was it edited out by
"Your response is as an AC. You should be proud to put your name on a post like this. I have worn a military uniform and I have lost friends to war. Your response was the reason we put out lives on the line. I would be proud to call someone with your values my friend. Your words bring thoughts of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. I wish this country had a couple hundred million of you."
Hello, NSA shill! Let's be honest here. That's quite right. Exactly: no one knows how many. You know something else? It doesn't even MATTER how many: the ends DO NOT justify the means!
This, what you're doing here? This is state-sponsored terrorism! This is completely off limits. You're way, way out of line. You need to look in the mirror and realise that Snowden has more integrity in his big toe than you have in your whole body. Stop making excuses. Shut these operations down. Publish details of any vulnerabilities you know about, including ones you've created or discovered. It's unethical not to: and it's quite frankly extremely damaging to national and international security not to. And we'll fix them, because we can't trust you to.
At this point I'm not worried about blithering crazy idiots waging "war" on us with half-assed bombs: I'm worried about our own governments waging "cyber-war" on us with billion-dollar budgets. It's obvious with a moment's thought which one the greater threat is, and I'm sorry, but it's not the frothy-mouthed jihadist who's actively sabotaging efforts to secure critical internet and other infrastructure. It's YOU.
People should not have to be afraid of their governments. But they do. We're not interested in your feeble justifications. Freedom IS worth human lives: it always has been. Operations like this make the sacrifices of those who gave their lives in years long past to ensure you have at least the promise of freedom utterly meaningless, and turn our own governments - quite literally - into our adversaries. You should be ashamed of yourselves. That has to stop. It has to stop now. And it has to stop no matter what the cost, no matter what the trade-off.
Given the hard choice between anybody having privacy and nobody having privacy, even if it means sitting down and redesigning baseline security protocols and the internet at large, I'd rather make the right choice than the easy choice. It's time to roll up our sleeves and start fixing this mess, and you're not invited to the party.
Your response is as an AC. You should be proud to put your name on a post like this. I have worn a military uniform and I have lost friends to war. Your response was the reason we put out lives on the line. I would be proud to call someone with your values my friend. Your words bring thoughts of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. I wish this country had a couple hundred million of you.
Doesn't seem that way.
I mean, seriously? What kind of journalist, investigating malfeasance by federal agencies, would have the names of her sources in plain text?
The kind who isn't a computer expert.
I know it's hard to do considering the crowd here, but try and keep in mind - most people, journalists included, barely even know what encryption is, let alone how to use it properly.
Regardless, her Constitutional rights should have negated any need for encrypting her work. That is what we should take away from this.
This is what happens when the Supreme Court lets the Executive branch run wild. The Executive branch is supposed to enforce the laws under the Constitution. Instead they do what they want like they are War Lords in a third world. Who will restore the balance of power?
I often fail it as well. In some cases, it is just unreadable.
You should try them when you're in your 70s. I have had sites I just gave up on. My kids live 2500 miles away.
This could become a circus. If the NSA can get you to not trust Bruce, Then you couldn't trust any encryption system. If you trust none then you are just where the NSA want's you. Sometime we are going to have to pick someone we trust. Until proven otherwise, I trust Bruce.
In what non US universe do you live in?....judges are appointed..not voted for...
True... un untrue. Here in Arizona we elect to retain judges. They are usually retained because the electorate usually has no clue. However there have been times that judges have been thrown out when the was miss conduct that was publicized before an election. Federal judges are appointed for life not so Arizona judges.
You ain't going to do anything. Just shut the fuck up and go back to dreaming about doing something in the face of tyranny.
You have hit the nail on the head. That's the word I have been looking for "tyranny". That's what this is.
One of the problems we are having with healthcare costs is the everything is covered idea. When I was young, in the 50s, my parents had Blue Cross Blue Shield. I had a calcium deficiency and had several broken arms and legs as a child. When I was sick, flu, cold infection, we went to the family doctor and paid cash. When I broke a limb, we went to the hospital and my Mom plunked the Blue Cross card on the counter. Health insurance was for major medical not colds.
Personally, I'll take the gold. I prefer the feel of it in my hand and it will last, with continual fondling, for much more than 5 years.
Land of the free, home of the brave?
Our country (U.S.A.) was founded on having three separate branches of government. The Executive Branch controls and has access to all the data from the NSA. The NSA, the FBI and the CIA all work for the President of the United States. How can Congress and the Supreme Court sit idley by and let the Executive Branch read their emails and track their phone calls? The founding premise of this nation has been violated and the President has been given the "Keys to the Kingdom". The previous resident of the White House was not tech savvy or anything savvy for that matter. However this President is tech savvy and knows how to use that data. And every President from now on will also. We no longer have a Republic when one and only one branch of government can spy on the other two. How can the people, the Congress and the Supreme Court not see this? This country is so screwed!
I find it annoying that because I reject Facebook, there are web sites I can't log onto. I guess this means there will be places where I will be denied WiFi because I reject Facebook.
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.