worth throwing our 4th amendment rights into the toilet
You haven't been paying attention. You'd need to dig up the street sewer pipe to find your 4th amendment rights at this point. They've been gone for over a decade (but we didn't want to realize it at the time).
Apparently it extends to just past your chair:)I have a drone that can't lift more than a few ounces and can't fly longer than 7 minutes. There is no logic at all in banning that 15 miles away from DC or requiring notification of airports for a 'flight' that doesn't go above tree tops.
part of my point is these regulations don't mention *any* height restriction (if I'm wrong on this, good...and bad on the reporter). Any height in my own backyard has to be reported an hour prior.
There aren't many terrorists in the US....but we still spend BILLIONS in fear of them. The driver on his phone driving next to you is FAR more of a threat to more people than drones or terrorists are - and kills more people every year.
The conflicting info is that my drones do not have to be registered being the toys that they are...yet to fly them in my own damned back yard (inside this 'outer circle') I need to register them AND notify the FAA an hour ahead of time and of course notify Dulles airport?
I can imagine the hilarity if every hobbyist starting calling the airports multiple times a day.
I download movies but watch *maybe* 1 every 3 months if that. Went to see my first movie in the theater in well over ten years for the latest Star Wars. Fully reinforced the concept that I am NOT willing to pay for that experience. Fucking 45 minutes of trailers. And for 3 people with a drink and 1 popcorn it was about 50 bucks.
Just wow.
Will happily pay (and do) for Netflix. The MPAA needs to get ALL it's shit on there and they'll get paid a reasonable amount of payment. And reasonable is determined by the customer, not the provider.
you likely aren't visiting a website. The code running in your browser is basically a torrent so you're sharing that video while watching it...and open for legal issues unless protected appropriately. Which most people won't be.
I don't see why giving the accused the right to defend themselves in court is a problem.
It's a damned if you do damned if you don't situation.
The reason the war hawks don't want them in US courts (which they wouldn't be) is that the vast bulk of the 'evidence' wouldn't be admissible under the US constitution what with war crimes (torture) being used to obtain much of it.
These would simply not be US court rules to try them for the above reason. it would still be a mockery of justice as none of our allies would remotely support an international war crimes tribunal against the prisoners at Guantanamo. Against US officials though, perhaps they might.
the military holding them on foreign soil is the only legal option that works
it doesn't work. But there isn't any viable way to hold the US military accountable with politics the way it currently is. The US is committing WAR CRIMES on a daily basis with the continued holding of TEENAGERS in supermax prisons. The VAST majority of Guantanamo prisoners are there because we facilitated people narking on their enemies. That we have tried and true examples of people in Guantanamo that have absolutely no proof of any wrong doing besides someone else saying so...and we still don't release them, speaks volumes about our commitment to human rights.
1. The most gerrymandered districts are democratic. Look at the maps.
It's not which districts are worse its the NUMBER of districts that are gerrymandered one way or the other. in VA it's been ruled illegal because they stuffed ALL the dems into a few districts to claim they had representation...but the majority of seats are GOP.
2. Democrats get equivalent amounts of campaign funding, from corporations or unions. Once again, look at the numbers.
Problem...most GOP money is secret, ala Super-PACs
3. Voter disenfranchisement? Like putting black panthers with nightsticks outside of polling stations? ID to vote is common place in most western civilized countries.
Indeed it is. PHOTO Id isn't though. The US Gov does not require people to have any more ID than a voter registration card. It is fundamentally unconstitutional to require anything else. There is NO voter fraud - this is simply not a problem in current existence.
yeah, a potato can win against *anyone* in this GOP field. The 'conservative' brand is almost irreparably tarnished; the *only* thing they have now is fear and that gets old fast.
How many people die from terror attacks in the US annually? 10? maybe 300 if you include 9/11 (which if you do is a hell of a strike against conservatism keeping us 'safe').
Rubio is the currently one with at least some substance and popularity. That doesn't make him electable in a general election. The GOP only controls the house thanks to massive gerrymandering that's starting to be ruled illegal. (all gerrymandering should be illegal so this isn't a GOP vs Dem issue).
on just about every issue, the GOP positions are lockstep with 1995.
guy who is going out of his way to show his complete contempt for everything from the Bill of Rights to basic human decency
You are assuming me means and/or believes any of it. He's a carnival barker/car salesman/reality tv show host. I think it's still entirely within the realm of possibilities that at some point he basically just says 'April Fool' after the GOP is fully and completely screwed.
Jon Stewart said it best before he left TDS... "This one's got it's own money!" Trump simply does not care about a damned thing. The rabid GOP base loves it because it's anti 'Establishment' which is everything until the anti is the establishment...as some tea-party people are finding out that now they are the 'establishment' because they aren't rabid enough anymore.
Trump is riding an ego wave. Would he ride that into office? certainly possible, but doubtful. People like him don't like it when they can't control the game and he can't control the actual game of politics...primary silly season sure, but not actually having to be accountable for your actions and words.
losing your touch dumass. Your freedom ends at the property line, period. You might do such things, but we'd never be neighbors...because unlike you I *like* having an HOA to stop assholes such as yourself.
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worth throwing our 4th amendment rights into the toilet
You haven't been paying attention. You'd need to dig up the street sewer pipe to find your 4th amendment rights at this point. They've been gone for over a decade (but we didn't want to realize it at the time).
before the Ds got into banning violent video games
You do realize the GOP is doing this as well right?
than so called don't tread on me conservatives.
I'm sorry, when were they ever remotely that? not in the last 50 years at least.
Currently they're showing themselves to be the fascists they pretty much have been
Apparently it extends to just past your chair :)I have a drone that can't lift more than a few ounces and can't fly longer than 7 minutes. There is no logic at all in banning that 15 miles away from DC or requiring notification of airports for a 'flight' that doesn't go above tree tops.
Around buildings is fine. I'm 35 MILES from DC.
You're assuming I meant the driver and not the passenger ;-)
Actually it was contemplated that, yes, you'd need a pilots license to fly your drone. linky
didn't come to pass but it WAS on the table.
part of my point is these regulations don't mention *any* height restriction (if I'm wrong on this, good...and bad on the reporter). Any height in my own backyard has to be reported an hour prior.
That is absolutely absurd.
There aren't many terrorists in the US....but we still spend BILLIONS in fear of them. The driver on his phone driving next to you is FAR more of a threat to more people than drones or terrorists are - and kills more people every year.
The conflicting info is that my drones do not have to be registered being the toys that they are...yet to fly them in my own damned back yard (inside this 'outer circle') I need to register them AND notify the FAA an hour ahead of time and of course notify Dulles airport?
I can imagine the hilarity if every hobbyist starting calling the airports multiple times a day.
where most users were hobbyists who cared about safety
So you're banning cars then? FAR more people are using actual cars to commit acts of terrorism (tm) than flying drones...
We're not talking about the rare concept of trying to unlock an auto transmission when the alternator dies so you can push the thing.
This is OPENING THE FUCKING DOOR.
your car now has jeep sized dent in it. Sorry tough luck...it's progress.
I download movies but watch *maybe* 1 every 3 months if that. Went to see my first movie in the theater in well over ten years for the latest Star Wars. Fully reinforced the concept that I am NOT willing to pay for that experience. Fucking 45 minutes of trailers. And for 3 people with a drink and 1 popcorn it was about 50 bucks.
Just wow.
Will happily pay (and do) for Netflix. The MPAA needs to get ALL it's shit on there and they'll get paid a reasonable amount of payment. And reasonable is determined by the customer, not the provider.
It's neither intellectual, nor property. linky
you likely aren't visiting a website. The code running in your browser is basically a torrent so you're sharing that video while watching it...and open for legal issues unless protected appropriately. Which most people won't be.
he could make decisions and policies without worrying about appeasing any lobbyist's and campaign donors
Perhaps. there's another quote that might give some pause:
"There is no one freer than one who has nothing left to lose."
Not without drawbacks but having something to reign in extremes can be pretty useful...
I don't see why giving the accused the right to defend themselves in court is a problem.
It's a damned if you do damned if you don't situation.
The reason the war hawks don't want them in US courts (which they wouldn't be) is that the vast bulk of the 'evidence' wouldn't be admissible under the US constitution what with war crimes (torture) being used to obtain much of it.
These would simply not be US court rules to try them for the above reason. it would still be a mockery of justice as none of our allies would remotely support an international war crimes tribunal against the prisoners at Guantanamo. Against US officials though, perhaps they might.
the military holding them on foreign soil is the only legal option that works
it doesn't work. But there isn't any viable way to hold the US military accountable with politics the way it currently is. The US is committing WAR CRIMES on a daily basis with the continued holding of TEENAGERS in supermax prisons. The VAST majority of Guantanamo prisoners are there because we facilitated people narking on their enemies. That we have tried and true examples of people in Guantanamo that have absolutely no proof of any wrong doing besides someone else saying so...and we still don't release them, speaks volumes about our commitment to human rights.
so we need to double, no, TRIPLE Guantanamo.
I believe you have found the unifying force in US politics. We do need more people in Guantanamo. The sticking point is who each side chooses ;-)
1. The most gerrymandered districts are democratic. Look at the maps.
It's not which districts are worse its the NUMBER of districts that are gerrymandered one way or the other. in VA it's been ruled illegal because they stuffed ALL the dems into a few districts to claim they had representation...but the majority of seats are GOP.
2. Democrats get equivalent amounts of campaign funding, from corporations or unions. Once again, look at the numbers.
Problem...most GOP money is secret, ala Super-PACs
3. Voter disenfranchisement? Like putting black panthers with nightsticks outside of polling stations? ID to vote is common place in most western civilized countries.
Indeed it is. PHOTO Id isn't though. The US Gov does not require people to have any more ID than a voter registration card. It is fundamentally unconstitutional to require anything else. There is NO voter fraud - this is simply not a problem in current existence.
yeah, a potato can win against *anyone* in this GOP field. The 'conservative' brand is almost irreparably tarnished; the *only* thing they have now is fear and that gets old fast.
How many people die from terror attacks in the US annually? 10? maybe 300 if you include 9/11 (which if you do is a hell of a strike against conservatism keeping us 'safe').
Rubio is the currently one with at least some substance and popularity. That doesn't make him electable in a general election. The GOP only controls the house thanks to massive gerrymandering that's starting to be ruled illegal. (all gerrymandering should be illegal so this isn't a GOP vs Dem issue).
on just about every issue, the GOP positions are lockstep with 1995.
guy who is going out of his way to show his complete contempt for everything from the Bill of Rights to basic human decency
You are assuming me means and/or believes any of it. He's a carnival barker/car salesman/reality tv show host. I think it's still entirely within the realm of possibilities that at some point he basically just says 'April Fool' after the GOP is fully and completely screwed.
Jon Stewart said it best before he left TDS... "This one's got it's own money!" Trump simply does not care about a damned thing. The rabid GOP base loves it because it's anti 'Establishment' which is everything until the anti is the establishment...as some tea-party people are finding out that now they are the 'establishment' because they aren't rabid enough anymore.
Trump is riding an ego wave. Would he ride that into office? certainly possible, but doubtful. People like him don't like it when they can't control the game and he can't control the actual game of politics...primary silly season sure, but not actually having to be accountable for your actions and words.
responsibility for sumdumass likely means Mom tellhing him to clean his room...
losing your touch dumass. Your freedom ends at the property line, period. You might do such things, but we'd never be neighbors...because unlike you I *like* having an HOA to stop assholes such as yourself.
Watching the courts eat you alive would be fun.
Isn't your infringement of my freedom the same? I mean if I am not free to do something because it annoys you, aren't you infringing on my freedom?
Nope, just keep your noise out of my property and it's all good...