Also, don't forget that Obama already has statutory authority to do this under section 706 of the Communications act:
(d) Upon proclamation by the President that there exists a state or threat of war involving the United States, the President, if he deems it necessary in the interest of the national security and defense, may, during a period ending not later than six months after the termination of such state or threat of war and not later than such earlier date as the Congress by concurrent resolution may designate,
(1) suspend or amend the rules and regulations applicable to any or all facilities or stations for wire communication within the jurisdiction of the United States as prescribed by the Commission,
(2) cause the closing of any facility or station for wire communication and the removal therefrom of its apparatus and equipment, or
You don't have to wonder what Obama would do if he had that power. It's right there in black and white that he does. There's absolutely no reason to believe he wouldn't use it.
But on the other, will we have no discussion of whether a vigilante retaliation is appropriate?
What would you have them do? Work through the legal channels? When the law is so heavily stacked against justice, you can't blame people for taking vigilante action. It's the corrupt justice system that is at fault.
Any ISP offering "internet service" and refusing servers is guilty of false advertising. IP is a peer to peer protocol, all peers are equivalent. If I cannot run a server, I am not a peer, and I do not have internet access.
And frankly, that you would immediately assume that she's making this up in order to ruin this guy's life is offensive to anyone who has or is a friend or relative of anyone who has been raped.
Really? The concept of "innocent until proven guilty" offends anyone who has ever been the victim of a crime? Really?
Turn about is fair play. Government pressure has cost Wikileaks donations and Assange has been the target of death threats by American officials for months. Let's not pretend Anonymous threw the first stone here.
Not really. I'm more worried about the people who are actually in jail today, or the foreigners getting invaded to line the pockets of US corporations. Things that actually happen now, that's what's frightening.
Non-government entities including corporations do not possess coercive power
You don't really believe that, do you? There's more to coercion than physical force. Economic power can be just as coercive as political power. We have to limit both.
As for deregulation, what would you call repeal of Glass-Steagall?
Libertarianism has been co-opted by the corporatists. Rational fears of the liberal include excessive power of private, nondemocratic corporations. We can see how deregulation of the banking industry led to terrible consequences, now Libertarians want to deregulate everything. No thank you.
exploiting fear in liberals is difficult compared to exploiting fear in conservatives
I WISH someone would try to exploit my fears. If there were more people out there afraid of over reaching police powers and corporate control of the justice system, this country would be a much better place.
The difference between conservative fears and liberal fears is that conservative fears are based in fantasy, liberal fears are based in reality. No, there are not, nor will there ever be Death Panels. On the other hand, yes the US government does actually spend over a billion dollars a year imprisoning its own citizens for doing nothing more than growing plants and consuming them.
once any legitimate user types the proper sudo password, ALL terminals/remote login sessions under the same username can use any 'sudo' command without a password reprompt, due to the way sudo is designed.
Say what? I just tested this. Switched to a VT, did 'sudo su' entered my password and got a root prompt. Switched to another VT, did 'sudo su' and got asked for my password again. If this is a problem on other systems, it's not on Debian.
Negative impact according to who? Most members would say that the cult has a positive impact, most former members would say that the cult has a negative impact. You observe the exact same pattern with religions.
Then it's not rape, it's vÃ¥ldtÃkt. The English word "rape" has a specific definition. If what Assange did doesn't fit that definition it is misleading (lying really) to call it rape.
Maybe Assange did violate some Swedish sex law, that doesn't make him a rapist.
Sweet. Now where can I stream the actual Jeopardy episode? I'll be happy to watch any commercials they want to put in the stream, I just simply can't be arsed to make myself available for OTA TV on their schedule anymore. I don't know what network Jeopardy is on, and I don't even know what network corresponds to what TV channel anymore. We're at the point where it's easier to watch TV online than figure out when and how to catch it OTA.
if the usa ever falls under the boot of fascism, god forbid, it will start with heavily armed factions. wake up from your quasireligious belief in the holy infallibility of the gun
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross" (Sinclair Lewis). Wake up from your quasi religious belief in the holy infallibility of the government. Either way, Fascism will come, the only question is whether we will have the tools to fight it when it does.
The guy seeking to defend himself from an oppressive government, that's who. The 1st amendment exists to ensure the possibility of peaceful revolutions. The 2nd amendment exists in case the 1st fails.
Are you kidding? The right thing to do is to read it with your kid, and explain each and every way that following the book would get him blown up. Then you take him out and build some model rockets or smoke bombs so he has a non-destructive way to deal with the urge. This kind of material is a perfect teaching opportunity.
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Also, don't forget that Obama already has statutory authority to do this under section 706 of the Communications act:
You don't have to wonder what Obama would do if he had that power. It's right there in black and white that he does. There's absolutely no reason to believe he wouldn't use it.
Because our society is one large ponzi scheme, and you don't want to find out what happens when we run out of dupes.
The real work was done by a man whom half the nation probably has no idea exists.
It's worse than that. The real work was done by a man whom most will know best for appearing on Dancing with the Stars and dating Kathy Griffin.
But on the other, will we have no discussion of whether a vigilante retaliation is appropriate?
What would you have them do? Work through the legal channels? When the law is so heavily stacked against justice, you can't blame people for taking vigilante action. It's the corrupt justice system that is at fault.
Question: When was the last time the US was not at war?
Any ISP offering "internet service" and refusing servers is guilty of false advertising. IP is a peer to peer protocol, all peers are equivalent. If I cannot run a server, I am not a peer, and I do not have internet access.
They've got a lot of nice telescopes out there. Haw haw haw haw.
And frankly, that you would immediately assume that she's making this up in order to ruin this guy's life is offensive to anyone who has or is a friend or relative of anyone who has been raped.
Really? The concept of "innocent until proven guilty" offends anyone who has ever been the victim of a crime? Really?
Turn about is fair play. Government pressure has cost Wikileaks donations and Assange has been the target of death threats by American officials for months. Let's not pretend Anonymous threw the first stone here.
The non-evil thing to do is to quit broadcasting the MPAA content.
Except you're wrong, I don't vote for either party.
that's raw buying power, and we all have it.
But we don't all have the same amount. The ideal is one person one vote, not one dollar one vote.
Not really. I'm more worried about the people who are actually in jail today, or the foreigners getting invaded to line the pockets of US corporations. Things that actually happen now, that's what's frightening.
Non-government entities including corporations do not possess coercive power
You don't really believe that, do you? There's more to coercion than physical force. Economic power can be just as coercive as political power. We have to limit both.
As for deregulation, what would you call repeal of Glass-Steagall?
Libertarianism has been co-opted by the corporatists. Rational fears of the liberal include excessive power of private, nondemocratic corporations. We can see how deregulation of the banking industry led to terrible consequences, now Libertarians want to deregulate everything. No thank you.
exploiting fear in liberals is difficult compared to exploiting fear in conservatives
I WISH someone would try to exploit my fears. If there were more people out there afraid of over reaching police powers and corporate control of the justice system, this country would be a much better place.
The difference between conservative fears and liberal fears is that conservative fears are based in fantasy, liberal fears are based in reality. No, there are not, nor will there ever be Death Panels. On the other hand, yes the US government does actually spend over a billion dollars a year imprisoning its own citizens for doing nothing more than growing plants and consuming them.
once any legitimate user types the proper sudo password, ALL terminals/remote login sessions under the same username can use any 'sudo' command without a password reprompt, due to the way sudo is designed.
Say what? I just tested this. Switched to a VT, did 'sudo su' entered my password and got a root prompt. Switched to another VT, did 'sudo su' and got asked for my password again. If this is a problem on other systems, it's not on Debian.
We're talking about admins, not programmers.
Negative impact according to who? Most members would say that the cult has a positive impact, most former members would say that the cult has a negative impact. You observe the exact same pattern with religions.
This is rape by Swedish definitions.
Then it's not rape, it's vÃ¥ldtÃkt. The English word "rape" has a specific definition. If what Assange did doesn't fit that definition it is misleading (lying really) to call it rape.
Maybe Assange did violate some Swedish sex law, that doesn't make him a rapist.
Then they won't get my eyeballs. Sorry Jeopardy.
Sweet. Now where can I stream the actual Jeopardy episode? I'll be happy to watch any commercials they want to put in the stream, I just simply can't be arsed to make myself available for OTA TV on their schedule anymore. I don't know what network Jeopardy is on, and I don't even know what network corresponds to what TV channel anymore. We're at the point where it's easier to watch TV online than figure out when and how to catch it OTA.
if the usa ever falls under the boot of fascism, god forbid, it will start with heavily armed factions. wake up from your quasireligious belief in the holy infallibility of the gun
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross" (Sinclair Lewis). Wake up from your quasi religious belief in the holy infallibility of the government. Either way, Fascism will come, the only question is whether we will have the tools to fight it when it does.
so who won't get guns?
The guy seeking to defend himself from an oppressive government, that's who. The 1st amendment exists to ensure the possibility of peaceful revolutions. The 2nd amendment exists in case the 1st fails.
Are you kidding? The right thing to do is to read it with your kid, and explain each and every way that following the book would get him blown up. Then you take him out and build some model rockets or smoke bombs so he has a non-destructive way to deal with the urge. This kind of material is a perfect teaching opportunity.