You are glossing over the fact that there are very many people at fault here. You blame one person and allow all of the others to continue their nefarious goals. Singling out any one of our politicians is a waste of time, and distracts from the message. It also makes your message sound trollish. If you wish to win friends and influence people you will do best if you avoid trollish talking points.
If they could be declassified, why were they classified to start with?
You should also note, that they did not declassify all of the data, just some of it.
Even as the government released the information, Britain's Guardian newspaper disclosed details of another clandestine NSA program leaked by Snowden, XKeyscore. The newspaper said the agency boasted that XKeyscore is its "widest-reaching" system, with analysts able to monitor online Internet chats and the browsing history of millions of Internet users.
That is a quote from YOUR source. The government is still hiding far reaching, probably constitution violating programs. You also posted a source that is clearly a government news source. Voice of America is not an unbiased news source, it is a propaganda source.
Voice of America (VOA) is the official external broadcast institution of the United States federal government.
Dropping flyers is espionage? Espionage is spying, it is retrieving information.
espionage (sp--näzh, -nj)
n.
The act or practice of spying or of using spies to obtain secret information, as about another government or a business competitor.
You really need to examine your logic. You have serious flaws in it.
From what I understand the one year limitation is so the Russians can process a request for permanent status. Everyone that goes through the process gets the one year to start with. The question now is does he plan to apply for permanent status or is he going to wait for the heat to cool a little and hop a plane to South America.
This is exactly what I was thinking. There is no reason that turning a car into a R/C car would be difficult in the least. The hard part is autonomous.
The last time I flew my checked luggage was inspected four different times. (four different "We have inspected your stuff" slips with four different names.)
They have been doing this for years, blaming "Obummer" glosses over the fact that a very many number of people are infringing on constitutional rights.
You miss my point so much its like you are dodging it. Asking for money is putting forth an effort to control that money in that it goes to you rather then elsewhere. Blaming the rest of congress for giving them that money is silly at best. It is a you scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours mentality. Everyone then ends up getting more money, money which needs to be borrowed. Thats why almost all of the states receive more then they contribute. It is also one of the many reasons the country is going further into debt.
They DO control how much they get because they lobby for more money. Do you need me to cite examples of Texas lobbying for more money? I will be glad to do so when I have a few moments.
Well then it sounds like 45 of the states have no moral high ground. Just because the other sates are doing it does not mean that Texas should jump on the bandwagon and make things worse. Especially not if they plan on touting how wonderfully fiscally conservative they are. It is hypocritical at best.
My guess is that was a talking point they picked up somewhere. Too few people actually look into anything and just believe the talking heads on tv and am radio.
Texas has since 2003 routinely received more from the federal government then it has sent to the federal government. Whatever they are doing for their own growth is moot, they are taking from others. This means there is no moral high ground for them to preach from.
/Summing up: The figures from our sources show two different trends. On an annual basis between 1981 and 2003, Texas almost always paid more in federal taxes than it got back from Uncle Sam. But since 2003 the reverse has been true, with Texas receiving more than it paid in five out of seven years, which is close to routine.
You are grasping at straws. I am actually going to consider this the end of the convo. The drones are cheap, easy to fly, and easily available. This is compared to Helicopters which are expensive, and require much training to fly.
With the fact that it is MUCH cheaper to do so it stands to reason it will be used much more often. Especially considering fuel costs.
Both sides are to blame, and frankly I do not think the public employees were enticing the company to just take their money.
It sounds like the company sold the schools something that was unsuitable for their purposes. It is the schools fault for buying something they did not need and understand, and the companies fault for pushing a product that would not solve the problem at hand.
I agree except the rear facing cameras. Those really do provide greater visibility, and could help prevent accidents especially with kids. But then you should still check over your shoulder and in your mirrors.
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You are glossing over the fact that there are very many people at fault here. You blame one person and allow all of the others to continue their nefarious goals. Singling out any one of our politicians is a waste of time, and distracts from the message. It also makes your message sound trollish. If you wish to win friends and influence people you will do best if you avoid trollish talking points.
There hasn't really been that much compromising done in congress recently.
Finally someone that can see and articulate how this was a joint eff up.
You should also note, that they did not declassify all of the data, just some of it.
Even as the government released the information, Britain's Guardian newspaper disclosed details of another clandestine NSA program leaked by Snowden, XKeyscore. The newspaper said the agency boasted that XKeyscore is its "widest-reaching" system, with analysts able to monitor online Internet chats and the browsing history of millions of Internet users.
That is a quote from YOUR source. The government is still hiding far reaching, probably constitution violating programs. You also posted a source that is clearly a government news source. Voice of America is not an unbiased news source, it is a propaganda source.
Voice of America (VOA) is the official external broadcast institution of the United States federal government.
That is the VERY FIRST LINE IN WIKIPEDIA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_America
...that keeping in touch with a widely spread family is a lot more of a payoff than being able to earn Karma on Slashdot.
You have not met my family.
Dropping flyers is espionage? Espionage is spying, it is retrieving information.
espionage (sp--näzh, -nj) n.
The act or practice of spying or of using spies to obtain secret information, as about another government or a business competitor.
You really need to examine your logic. You have serious flaws in it.
Secret evidence and secret courts would not allow for a fair trial.
From what I understand the one year limitation is so the Russians can process a request for permanent status. Everyone that goes through the process gets the one year to start with. The question now is does he plan to apply for permanent status or is he going to wait for the heat to cool a little and hop a plane to South America.
This is exactly what I was thinking. There is no reason that turning a car into a R/C car would be difficult in the least. The hard part is autonomous.
That is against the law in both countries.
What if you went to the North Korea border and released balloons with propaganda on them to float over the border and drop leaflets.
Should the North Koreans be allowed to extradite you and put you in a reeducation camp? What about your family, they often punish the family as well.
The last time I flew my checked luggage was inspected four different times. (four different "We have inspected your stuff" slips with four different names.)
I find it interesting that someone would post this as AC. I mean the Blaze is highly credible, and the claims are well founded! /sarc
They have been doing this for years, blaming "Obummer" glosses over the fact that a very many number of people are infringing on constitutional rights.
Why exactly would US laws apply to someone that was not in the US, and not a US citizen.
Does Sharia law apply to people not living in a Muslim country?
Because the Haliburton contracts were orders of magnitude higher then the solyandra contract?
Wrong answer. The constitution trumps all lesser laws.
You miss my point so much its like you are dodging it. Asking for money is putting forth an effort to control that money in that it goes to you rather then elsewhere. Blaming the rest of congress for giving them that money is silly at best. It is a you scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours mentality. Everyone then ends up getting more money, money which needs to be borrowed. Thats why almost all of the states receive more then they contribute. It is also one of the many reasons the country is going further into debt.
This is really a waste of time for both of us.
They DO control how much they get because they lobby for more money. Do you need me to cite examples of Texas lobbying for more money? I will be glad to do so when I have a few moments.
Well then it sounds like 45 of the states have no moral high ground. Just because the other sates are doing it does not mean that Texas should jump on the bandwagon and make things worse. Especially not if they plan on touting how wonderfully fiscally conservative they are. It is hypocritical at best.
I would insert a .gif of someone eating popcorn if Slashdot were a bit more modern.
I am so so so glad that you cannot do that.
My guess is that was a talking point they picked up somewhere. Too few people actually look into anything and just believe the talking heads on tv and am radio.
/Summing up: The figures from our sources show two different trends. On an annual basis between 1981 and 2003, Texas almost always paid more in federal taxes than it got back from Uncle Sam. But since 2003 the reverse has been true, with Texas receiving more than it paid in five out of seven years, which is close to routine.
Emphasis mine. http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2011/apr/22/rachel-maddow/msnbc-host-rachel-maddow-says-texas-routinely-rece/
You are grasping at straws. I am actually going to consider this the end of the convo. The drones are cheap, easy to fly, and easily available. This is compared to Helicopters which are expensive, and require much training to fly.
With the fact that it is MUCH cheaper to do so it stands to reason it will be used much more often. Especially considering fuel costs.
Both sides are to blame, and frankly I do not think the public employees were enticing the company to just take their money.
It sounds like the company sold the schools something that was unsuitable for their purposes. It is the schools fault for buying something they did not need and understand, and the companies fault for pushing a product that would not solve the problem at hand.
I agree except the rear facing cameras. Those really do provide greater visibility, and could help prevent accidents especially with kids. But then you should still check over your shoulder and in your mirrors.