Transparent aluminum is ballistics-resistant so much so that it doesn't even scratch. It's also much more expensive.
Yeah, but its barter value isn't very high. A guy I know (Monty) only got a few big sheets of plexi in exchange for the transparent aluminum formula. Sheesh.
Hey they also let him borrow their Huey to deliver the Plexi, now tell me that the barter value isn't very high. It isn't exactly cheap to operate one of those you know. Besides those sheets were six inches thick and huge, can you say not cheap?
Technically an executive order is law. He has the legal authority to issue executive orders, fortunately the power of the executive order is limited in scope. Such as all flags to be flown at half staff and such, but they can outlaw certain things temporarily such as Bush's ban on assault rifles. If the executive orders went beyond his powers then there would be real cause for concern.
This anti-government propaganda makes me want to puke.
So approving of a court ruling that places limits on such use of government power is anti-government propaganda?
When such action is based upon a false premise then yes.
it is highly unlikely that Congress with be able to get away with such action.
So Congress couldn't argue that terrorism is a threat to public safety? Also, the only way it would fail to get away with it(if passed) is if the courts overturn it. But then I would approve of such a ruling, and you would call that approval anti-government propaganda.
Is there a Rebellion currently in the US? No. Is there an active Invasion upon American soil requiring massive military action to repel said invasion? No. One of these two conditions Rebellion or Invasion, must exist before the argument of a threat to public safety may be attempted on a legitimate basis. Focusing on one part of a clause while ignoring the rest is how propaganda is started and spread. This is why reading comprehension is so important.
Anyone that says it authorizes the detention of American Citizens is either an ignorant buffoon and/or a liar.
The NDAA does not alter existing law in that respect. But does the AUMF permit indefinite detention of American citizens?
It does not, it is merely a resolution that falls short of an actual declaration of war. Which hasn't occurred since WW II. In order for the indefinite detention of American Citizens without charge to occur the Writ of Habeas Corpus must be specifically suspended by Congress as require by Article I Section 9 of the Constitution. What it does do is open the door for the President to invade countries like Iran merely on the premise of Terrorism. We all know that one is coming.
And the environmentalists want environmentalists running the system, the banks want financial people running the system, large corporations want businessmen running they system, and so on and so on. Yea, we all wish that politicians had our point of view, but it's not realistic. To get elected, you need to be able to convince more than half the population that you would properly represent them. If you're too focused in one area, then you'll have a real hard time getting support from people not in that area.
All true but under Technocracy the only people in the positions of power are those that actually qualify for the position and are put there by the people qualified to make the decision of who is qualified. This pretty much leaves out 99% of the populous and eliminates any semblance of Democracy. But it would be nice to have someone in office that actually knew what they were doing.
Oh for the love of Christ! Is there anyone left in this country or the rest of the world for that matter capable for reading and thinking for themselves? The NDAA of 2012 does not in any shape form or fashion authorize the in definite detention of American Citizens, legal resident aliens or anyone arrested within the United States. The right of Habeas Corpus can only be suspended by an act of Congress, "The privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it." (Article I Section 9 US Constitution). Unless media has done a superb job of not reporting such profound events and hide from the American Populous open warfare on American Soil, it is highly unlikely that Congress with be able to get away with such action. The last rebellion was from 1861 to 1865 aka the Civil War or as the South calls it the War of Northern Aggression.
There is specific language within the so-called offending section that spells out that American Citizens, legal resident aliens and anyone arrested within the United States are exempt from such detention. And the NDAA of 2013 just passed by the House expands upon this fact. What this act does do other that appropriate funds is specifically authorized a long standing military practice of detaining enemy combatants during war time. This practice has been around since the invention of war and will continue be practiced until the end of all wars.
This anti-government propaganda makes me want to puke. If Congress would simply declare a state of war against the perceived enemy, like they did with the Barbary Pirates, much of this nonsense could probably be avoided. This would at least define an end game. It is said that the biggest threat to freedom is our own government, but I rather believe that a larger threat to freedom is ignorance and apathy. The fall of the Republic will not come with some Tyrant's mighty army but with resounding applause. Read the NDAA and see the truth for yourself. Anyone that says it authorizes the detention of American Citizens is either an ignorant buffoon and/or a liar. A little common sense and reading comprehension goes a long way.
Enterprise NCC 1701-A and NCC-1701 are different ships. But they are the same design and look exactly the same on the outside.
Geek violation detected! NCC 1701-A is similar in design to NCC 1701 but are not exactly the same on the outside. The Main Deflector Dish is noticeably different between the two ships. The warp nacelles are also noticeably different as well, on NCC 1701 the nacelles are cylindrical. The saucer sections are also different NCC 1701-A is visibly larger and is more of a perfect disc whereas NCC 1701 has a beveled edge. To say that they are the same on the outside is therefore illogical a more correct description would be to say they are similar.
If everyone uses their free allocated bandwidth to send 1000000000000 billion random bytes to the ISP, or;yourself;, then they have to log those contents.
So...
Send 1 byte per TCP packet, 1 per 48 bytes.
Send it to.... out your adsl to the NSA gateway.
So even if your ISP sees you sent 100MEG, its 4800MEG wasted space on NSA.
And if its 100% pure random, ie/dev/random and xor it with some other random data, just mix 10 algos together.
Now X that by 100 m screen savers, and watch their datacenter go empty, or they have to filter out pure random crap.
We must look the evil monster in the eye, and say, Fuck you mother fucker, you might have the dollars and cia behind you, but we have 100x more humans that can go crazy wild on you.
There IS NO ENEMY, other than the govt itself.
If I understand the article correctly you need to be on their list in order to get your messages and stuff recorded or make contact with one of the people on said list. So if thousands if not millions of geeks get on the list and at a prearranged time they all start flooding the net in the manner you speak of, it might just work.
Seriously, I can't understand you US and UK people. Pornography is nice. It's one of the basic human instincts. Why do you want to deny it? Are you jealous when other people look sexier than you? Still, I can bet that 99.99% of you wank. And did so as teen too. Stop being so fucking jealous.
Doesn't matter if they manage to pass the law or not, it will be unenforceable. This is nothing more than the moral police trying to wrestle control over the masses. History is replete with examples of failed forced morality, Prohibition for one. And like prohibition this too shall pass.
Personally I would have opted for the jail time and work on disbarring the judge for violating my civil rights. There is nothing in the constitution that says we have a right not to be annoyed. I find David Letterman to be annoying. I would have also come up with a rather intelligent if not smart alack response, "So you want me to perjure my self, couldn't you be disbarred for suborning perjury your honor?"
I say let them be offended. While the WiFi name is ethnically insensitive there really is nothing illegal constitutionally speaking. There is nothing stated or implied by the Constitution that says we have a right not to be offended. If Larry Flint can have his smut protected under the first amendment so too can a bigot with an offensive WiFi name.
But they have agreed to it. Every TOS, EUL, and contract signed, you know those things that most people just ignore? Once you click I accept, I agree, or sign on the dotted line you have just given your consent to all the terms therein, whatever they may be. My mother (RIP) said to me once, "If you grab the bull by the tail, you will eventually get the horns."
Privacy is just an illusion that we make for ourselves to feel secure. When you signed up for a/. account you had to agree to their terms of service agreement or you didn't get the account. The same goes with every other online account or any account such as a bank account. Most of those agreements have one thing in common, the right to change stated policies with or without notice.
I guarantee that no matter how bad a person is at math, they can count money.
I wouldn't back that guarantee with any kind of money because you would loose a lot of it. I have personally seen someone that literally could not tell me how much change to give back. The problem, the customer's charge is 85 dollars and the customer hands you a 100 dollar bill, how much change do you give back. I swear I heard crickets. I kid you not she needed a calculator to count back 15 dollars.
She's alive? I felt sure being a probe it had to be part of a male.
It got lost in our solar system and phoned home for directions... What gender do you think it has?
I'd make a joke about reading maps, but I'd feel old, so I'll skip that... Damn kids and their GPS shinies...
Actually it is a hermaphrodite and both halves got into a fight about where they were in the solar system. The female half insisted to stop for directions. The male half realizing the absurdity of the request responded with a wisecrack, "Sure no problem, let me just pull into the next 7 eleven and ask the clerk which way to Mars."
Naturally this pisses the female half off and she forcefully points into the direction of Mars, "Mars is over there sh*thead, you're going the wrong way *sshole!"
"We don't have warp drive b*tch. We can't just change course and head straight to Mars, it won't be there when he get there and we will waist fuel trying to catch up to it."
Female rolls eyes and pulls up cell phone. Male asks,"What are you doing?"
"I'm calling mother, we are so through when this mission is over. *asshole."
Such a law would be quickly struck down as unconstitutional. I would expect the ACLU to back the fight if such a law is made in the US, freedom of the press and all. But the source of the leak is fair game.
Hasn't anyone ever heard of good faith? I know it's been a long time since I've taken my one course on business law but I seem to remember a little think called good faith. That is to say, when you negotiate a business transaction with a merchant you are doing so in good faith. Which is to say that you the consumer is shielded from any wrong doing provided that you are purchasing from a valid and reputable merchant. And a consumer is anyone that purchases goods or services from a merchant, there is also the warranty of merchantability which should also protect the consumer from such things.
While the idea of nuking from orbit sounds appealing in a sick perverted sort of way, there is a more realistic and effective way of handling a patent troll. You burn their damn house down. If that doesn't work you go after their liars, I mean lawyers and burn their houses down. Hack into their computers and download kiddy porn and other sick stuff like that.
I say horse feathers to the whole concept. Other than television stations and perhaps the MPAA what possible usefulness is this kind of thing going to be. Assuming of course that I am wrong that is.
thing around us is mapped?"
How is this a GPS problem? Maps existed before GPS...
The problem with GPS is that it is basically a computer which you hope someone programed the software correctly and that all the information is up to date and correct. Technology is a good thing but relying on it for everything can be a dangerous thing. What happens when a GPS breaks down and the driver can't read the map that he/she has collecting dust in the trunk and they have no cell service to cry for help?
"911 what is your emergency?" Caller: "My GPS is broke and I am lost without it." 911 operator: "Mrs. Smith is that you? Look you can't keep calling us every time you go out to get your nails done. You're three blocks from home good bye." Click.
Six hours later. "911 what is your emergency?" Caller: "Yeah I want to report a missing person. My wife hasn't returned from the nail salon." 911 operator: "Mr. Smith? Relax she just three blocks south of home and she can't find her way home without her !#@# GPS. I would suggest you lever her there over night, might do her some good." Caller: "Oh...Is that all? And here I was hoping that Aliens might kidnap her and take her away." 911 operator: "We can't get that lucky can we?" ringing in the background. Caller: "Don't you need to get that? It might be an emergency." 911 operator: "Nah, it's just your wife again, she figured out how to put in her spare battery."
We should follow wherever the data leads. That's science. Up till now, the data has suggested that global warming is very real.
Ahem, I thought they changed the terminology to climate change. Oh well six of one half dozen the other.Any who, I never put any faith the computer models. A computer can't lie but the user and the programmer that created the software can. They also can make mistakes, if there is ever an error it is alway human caused in some fashion.
All I can say is "You did the right thing, judge(s)!".
If the US lauds itself as the freest (did I spell that right?) country of the world, as its founding fathers imagined, then it should be all right to say " Obama 'will have a 50 cal in the head soon'". In my books, such a line only amounts to a threat if there's a reasonable possibility of its execution.
According to goolgle dicitonary you pelled freest correctly. While I agree that it was free speach I also believe that it was irresponsible to make such a statement. There is no right which is absolute, each individual in the exercise of their right must do so with a measure of responsibility. Barring legitimate insanity we are all responsible for our actions.
If in the exercise of our rights we cause bodily harm to others directly or indirectly then society by right can and must hold us accountable for those actions. Predicting the assaination of the president is not a threat, but language is a funny thing and is subject to various interpretations. If there is more than one definition or interpretation of a phrase it is almost a certain bet that someone will pick the wrong one. This is a lesson my father taught me as a kid.
It's not that you don't have a right to know. Its that the NSA is under no obligation to tell you. There's a big difference.
You can't find out if they won't tell you. There is no difference.
You're buying right into what they're doing. They're skirting around the issue of right to public knowledge by simply not saying anything. "Oh, it's not that you don't have a right to know. We just don't have to tell you when you ask. Therefore, we're not violating your right to know."
That's complete bullshit.
Where in the constitution is it witten that we have the right to know? Our rights are specifically spelled out in the Bill of Rights, AKA the first 10 amendments. Nowhere is it stated that we have any right to know. The right to know is not even implied, the only rights we have are in the constitution everything else is privilege.
I speak only for my self, let them spy on me. They will bore themselve to death doing so, thus deminishing their capacity to spy on others. Not true but I am entitled to my delusions until they take they away.
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Transparent aluminum is ballistics-resistant so much so that it doesn't even scratch. It's also much more expensive.
Yeah, but its barter value isn't very high. A guy I know (Monty) only got a few big sheets of plexi in exchange for the transparent aluminum formula. Sheesh.
Hey they also let him borrow their Huey to deliver the Plexi, now tell me that the barter value isn't very high. It isn't exactly cheap to operate one of those you know. Besides those sheets were six inches thick and huge, can you say not cheap?
Technically an executive order is law. He has the legal authority to issue executive orders, fortunately the power of the executive order is limited in scope. Such as all flags to be flown at half staff and such, but they can outlaw certain things temporarily such as Bush's ban on assault rifles. If the executive orders went beyond his powers then there would be real cause for concern.
When such action is based upon a false premise then yes.
Which action(s) is/are based on a false premise, the ruling itself, or my approval of it?
Neither, the premise for the court action in the first place is false.
One of these two conditions Rebellion or Invasion, must exist before the argument of a threat to public safety may be attempted on a legitimate basis.
And how will this illegitimacy prevent Congress from legislating it?
It doesn't prevent them from attempting to legislate it, but the point is they haven't...yet.
This anti-government propaganda makes me want to puke.
So approving of a court ruling that places limits on such use of government power is anti-government propaganda?
When such action is based upon a false premise then yes.
it is highly unlikely that Congress with be able to get away with such action.
So Congress couldn't argue that terrorism is a threat to public safety? Also, the only way it would fail to get away with it(if passed) is if the courts overturn it. But then I would approve of such a ruling, and you would call that approval anti-government propaganda.
Is there a Rebellion currently in the US? No. Is there an active Invasion upon American soil requiring massive military action to repel said invasion? No. One of these two conditions Rebellion or Invasion, must exist before the argument of a threat to public safety may be attempted on a legitimate basis. Focusing on one part of a clause while ignoring the rest is how propaganda is started and spread. This is why reading comprehension is so important.
Anyone that says it authorizes the detention of American Citizens is either an ignorant buffoon and/or a liar.
The NDAA does not alter existing law in that respect. But does the AUMF permit indefinite detention of American citizens?
It does not, it is merely a resolution that falls short of an actual declaration of war. Which hasn't occurred since WW II. In order for the indefinite detention of American Citizens without charge to occur the Writ of Habeas Corpus must be specifically suspended by Congress as require by Article I Section 9 of the Constitution. What it does do is open the door for the President to invade countries like Iran merely on the premise of Terrorism. We all know that one is coming.
And the environmentalists want environmentalists running the system, the banks want financial people running the system, large corporations want businessmen running they system, and so on and so on. Yea, we all wish that politicians had our point of view, but it's not realistic. To get elected, you need to be able to convince more than half the population that you would properly represent them. If you're too focused in one area, then you'll have a real hard time getting support from people not in that area.
All true but under Technocracy the only people in the positions of power are those that actually qualify for the position and are put there by the people qualified to make the decision of who is qualified. This pretty much leaves out 99% of the populous and eliminates any semblance of Democracy. But it would be nice to have someone in office that actually knew what they were doing.
Oh for the love of Christ! Is there anyone left in this country or the rest of the world for that matter capable for reading and thinking for themselves? The NDAA of 2012 does not in any shape form or fashion authorize the in definite detention of American Citizens, legal resident aliens or anyone arrested within the United States. The right of Habeas Corpus can only be suspended by an act of Congress, "The privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it." (Article I Section 9 US Constitution). Unless media has done a superb job of not reporting such profound events and hide from the American Populous open warfare on American Soil, it is highly unlikely that Congress with be able to get away with such action. The last rebellion was from 1861 to 1865 aka the Civil War or as the South calls it the War of Northern Aggression.
There is specific language within the so-called offending section that spells out that American Citizens, legal resident aliens and anyone arrested within the United States are exempt from such detention. And the NDAA of 2013 just passed by the House expands upon this fact. What this act does do other that appropriate funds is specifically authorized a long standing military practice of detaining enemy combatants during war time. This practice has been around since the invention of war and will continue be practiced until the end of all wars.
This anti-government propaganda makes me want to puke. If Congress would simply declare a state of war against the perceived enemy, like they did with the Barbary Pirates, much of this nonsense could probably be avoided. This would at least define an end game. It is said that the biggest threat to freedom is our own government, but I rather believe that a larger threat to freedom is ignorance and apathy. The fall of the Republic will not come with some Tyrant's mighty army but with resounding applause. Read the NDAA and see the truth for yourself. Anyone that says it authorizes the detention of American Citizens is either an ignorant buffoon and/or a liar. A little common sense and reading comprehension goes a long way.
Enterprise NCC 1701-A and NCC-1701 are different ships. But they are the same design and look exactly the same on the outside.
Geek violation detected! NCC 1701-A is similar in design to NCC 1701 but are not exactly the same on the outside. The Main Deflector Dish is noticeably different between the two ships. The warp nacelles are also noticeably different as well, on NCC 1701 the nacelles are cylindrical. The saucer sections are also different NCC 1701-A is visibly larger and is more of a perfect disc whereas NCC 1701 has a beveled edge. To say that they are the same on the outside is therefore illogical a more correct description would be to say they are similar.
Well, lets fill their data center up.
If everyone uses their free allocated bandwidth to send 1000000000000 billion random bytes to the ISP, or ;yourself;, then they have to log those contents.
So...
Send 1 byte per TCP packet, 1 per 48 bytes.
Send it to .... out your adsl to the NSA gateway.
So even if your ISP sees you sent 100MEG, its 4800MEG wasted space on NSA.
And if its 100% pure random, ie /dev/random and xor it with some other random data, just mix 10 algos together.
Now X that by 100 m screen savers, and watch their datacenter go empty, or they have to filter out pure random crap.
We must look the evil monster in the eye, and say, Fuck you mother fucker, you might have the dollars and cia behind you, but we have 100x more humans that can go crazy wild on you.
There IS NO ENEMY, other than the govt itself.
If I understand the article correctly you need to be on their list in order to get your messages and stuff recorded or make contact with one of the people on said list. So if thousands if not millions of geeks get on the list and at a prearranged time they all start flooding the net in the manner you speak of, it might just work.
Seriously, I can't understand you US and UK people. Pornography is nice. It's one of the basic human instincts. Why do you want to deny it? Are you jealous when other people look sexier than you? Still, I can bet that 99.99% of you wank. And did so as teen too. Stop being so fucking jealous.
Doesn't matter if they manage to pass the law or not, it will be unenforceable. This is nothing more than the moral police trying to wrestle control over the masses. History is replete with examples of failed forced morality, Prohibition for one. And like prohibition this too shall pass.
Personally I would have opted for the jail time and work on disbarring the judge for violating my civil rights. There is nothing in the constitution that says we have a right not to be annoyed. I find David Letterman to be annoying. I would have also come up with a rather intelligent if not smart alack response, "So you want me to perjure my self, couldn't you be disbarred for suborning perjury your honor?"
The real challenge is going to making the base habitable and protected from whatever might fall from the sky.
Sounds like the prelude to the premise behind Space 1999 to me.
I say let them be offended. While the WiFi name is ethnically insensitive there really is nothing illegal constitutionally speaking. There is nothing stated or implied by the Constitution that says we have a right not to be offended. If Larry Flint can have his smut protected under the first amendment so too can a bigot with an offensive WiFi name.
But they have agreed to it. Every TOS, EUL, and contract signed, you know those things that most people just ignore? Once you click I accept, I agree, or sign on the dotted line you have just given your consent to all the terms therein, whatever they may be. My mother (RIP) said to me once, "If you grab the bull by the tail, you will eventually get the horns."
Privacy is just an illusion that we make for ourselves to feel secure. When you signed up for a /. account you had to agree to their terms of service agreement or you didn't get the account. The same goes with every other online account or any account such as a bank account. Most of those agreements have one thing in common, the right to change stated policies with or without notice.
I would replace the offending word with the phrase: "embrassez mon âne"
I guarantee that no matter how bad a person is at math, they can count money.
I wouldn't back that guarantee with any kind of money because you would loose a lot of it. I have personally seen someone that literally could not tell me how much change to give back. The problem, the customer's charge is 85 dollars and the customer hands you a 100 dollar bill, how much change do you give back. I swear I heard crickets. I kid you not she needed a calculator to count back 15 dollars.
She's alive? I felt sure being a probe it had to be part of a male.
It got lost in our solar system and phoned home for directions... What gender do you think it has?
I'd make a joke about reading maps, but I'd feel old, so I'll skip that... Damn kids and their GPS shinies...
Actually it is a hermaphrodite and both halves got into a fight about where they were in the solar system. The female half insisted to stop for directions. The male half realizing the absurdity of the request responded with a wisecrack, "Sure no problem, let me just pull into the next 7 eleven and ask the clerk which way to Mars."
Naturally this pisses the female half off and she forcefully points into the direction of Mars, "Mars is over there sh*thead, you're going the wrong way *sshole!"
"We don't have warp drive b*tch. We can't just change course and head straight to Mars, it won't be there when he get there and we will waist fuel trying to catch up to it."
Female rolls eyes and pulls up cell phone. Male asks,"What are you doing?"
"I'm calling mother, we are so through when this mission is over. *asshole."
Such a law would be quickly struck down as unconstitutional. I would expect the ACLU to back the fight if such a law is made in the US, freedom of the press and all. But the source of the leak is fair game.
Hasn't anyone ever heard of good faith? I know it's been a long time since I've taken my one course on business law but I seem to remember a little think called good faith. That is to say, when you negotiate a business transaction with a merchant you are doing so in good faith. Which is to say that you the consumer is shielded from any wrong doing provided that you are purchasing from a valid and reputable merchant. And a consumer is anyone that purchases goods or services from a merchant, there is also the warranty of merchantability which should also protect the consumer from such things. While the idea of nuking from orbit sounds appealing in a sick perverted sort of way, there is a more realistic and effective way of handling a patent troll. You burn their damn house down. If that doesn't work you go after their liars, I mean lawyers and burn their houses down. Hack into their computers and download kiddy porn and other sick stuff like that.
I say horse feathers to the whole concept. Other than television stations and perhaps the MPAA what possible usefulness is this kind of thing going to be. Assuming of course that I am wrong that is.
I'm actually surprised teens turned out to be that smart. That seems like a very low number of suckers to me.
Considering they only made around 26K for all the app sales hardly seem worth the fraud they perpetrated.
There is a sucker born every minute. PT Barnum.
thing around us is mapped?" How is this a GPS problem? Maps existed before GPS...
The problem with GPS is that it is basically a computer which you hope someone programed the software correctly and that all the information is up to date and correct. Technology is a good thing but relying on it for everything can be a dangerous thing. What happens when a GPS breaks down and the driver can't read the map that he/she has collecting dust in the trunk and they have no cell service to cry for help?
"911 what is your emergency?" Caller: "My GPS is broke and I am lost without it." 911 operator: "Mrs. Smith is that you? Look you can't keep calling us every time you go out to get your nails done. You're three blocks from home good bye." Click.
Six hours later. "911 what is your emergency?" Caller: "Yeah I want to report a missing person. My wife hasn't returned from the nail salon." 911 operator: "Mr. Smith? Relax she just three blocks south of home and she can't find her way home without her !#@# GPS. I would suggest you lever her there over night, might do her some good." Caller: "Oh...Is that all? And here I was hoping that Aliens might kidnap her and take her away." 911 operator: "We can't get that lucky can we?" ringing in the background. Caller: "Don't you need to get that? It might be an emergency." 911 operator: "Nah, it's just your wife again, she figured out how to put in her spare battery."
We should follow wherever the data leads. That's science. Up till now, the data has suggested that global warming is very real.
Ahem, I thought they changed the terminology to climate change. Oh well six of one half dozen the other.Any who, I never put any faith the computer models. A computer can't lie but the user and the programmer that created the software can. They also can make mistakes, if there is ever an error it is alway human caused in some fashion.
Ack!! spelled not pelled.
All I can say is "You did the right thing, judge(s)!".
If the US lauds itself as the freest (did I spell that right?) country of the world, as its founding fathers imagined, then it should be all right to say " Obama 'will have a 50 cal in the head soon'". In my books, such a line only amounts to a threat if there's a reasonable possibility of its execution.
According to goolgle dicitonary you pelled freest correctly. While I agree that it was free speach I also believe that it was irresponsible to make such a statement. There is no right which is absolute, each individual in the exercise of their right must do so with a measure of responsibility. Barring legitimate insanity we are all responsible for our actions.
If in the exercise of our rights we cause bodily harm to others directly or indirectly then society by right can and must hold us accountable for those actions. Predicting the assaination of the president is not a threat, but language is a funny thing and is subject to various interpretations. If there is more than one definition or interpretation of a phrase it is almost a certain bet that someone will pick the wrong one. This is a lesson my father taught me as a kid.
You can't find out if they won't tell you. There is no difference.
You're buying right into what they're doing. They're skirting around the issue of right to public knowledge by simply not saying anything. "Oh, it's not that you don't have a right to know. We just don't have to tell you when you ask. Therefore, we're not violating your right to know."
That's complete bullshit.
Where in the constitution is it witten that we have the right to know? Our rights are specifically spelled out in the Bill of Rights, AKA the first 10 amendments. Nowhere is it stated that we have any right to know. The right to know is not even implied, the only rights we have are in the constitution everything else is privilege.
I speak only for my self, let them spy on me. They will bore themselve to death doing so, thus deminishing their capacity to spy on others. Not true but I am entitled to my delusions until they take they away.