it turns out that prohibition is totally constitutional under the interstate commerce clause.
Nope. The failure of the court to enforce the constitution doesn't change what the constitution actually says. If the commerce clause actually granted all the power that the statists claim it does, then the rest of the constitution would be moot.
The great lesson of Wickard is that the Supreme Court is a pack of government shysters whose purpose is to invent excuses for even the most blatant usurpations of powers that were never granted to the federal government. This is why the only viable means to enforce the constitution is nullification of unconstitutional acts of congress.
Citing them for texting, sure. Citing for using the GPS is fucking stupid. We do NOT want to revert to the days when people tried to manage folding and unfolding maps as they drove.
As long as there are taxpayer-funded schools operated by bureaucrats, this debate will happen again and again. Abolish public schooling, let idiots send their kids to people who will teach them superstition, and smart people can send their kids to learn science.
Imposing new regulations on these services isn't a "boost", it's the government trying to protect the cab companies (who pay shitloads of bribes to politicians) from new competition.
The customers of Uber, Lyft, and the rest were doing fine without this.
They work for the government, not the people, even when they pretend that they're "judges". The FISA court is not a court of law, it is an unconstitutional rubber-stamp that only exists to allow criminals to pretend to themselves that they're not violating their oath.
A "secret cout" is very clearly prohibited by the bill of rights.
No it didn't, and the idea that the constitution created our rights is a very dangerous misconception. Our rights are intrinsic to our human nature, and what the constitution does is delegate certain powers to the government.
The whole point of 2nd amendment is to let citizens
NO.
The constitution does not create our rights. The second amendment acknowledges the existing right to self-defense, and prohibits the government from infringing it.
But what we do know from the Snowden documents is that the NSA can not be trusted to obey the law. Anyone working in cryptography, particularly developing interoperability standards, should categorically reject the participation of any government officials in the standards process.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
I keep looking for an exception for the government's imaginary 100-mile no-constitution zone, and it's just not in there. What the customs service is doing is a crime.
If Icahn believes Dell is worth more than thirteen bucks a share, then he's not paying attention. Dell has already pissed away everything that made them successful in the first place. They got where they are by pioneering a highly-efficient build-to-order process, and for quite a while they had the best tech support in the DOS/Windows world. Those advantages are long gone.
DC is my home town, and I have several friends who have had jobs that required clearances with polygraphs. They've all told me that the job isn't worth the abuse.
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I disagree. Marijuana prohibition, for example, is being nullified by more states all the time.
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it turns out that prohibition is totally constitutional under the interstate commerce clause.
Nope. The failure of the court to enforce the constitution doesn't change what the constitution actually says. If the commerce clause actually granted all the power that the statists claim it does, then the rest of the constitution would be moot.
-jcr
The great lesson of Wickard is that the Supreme Court is a pack of government shysters whose purpose is to invent excuses for even the most blatant usurpations of powers that were never granted to the federal government. This is why the only viable means to enforce the constitution is nullification of unconstitutional acts of congress.
-jcr
Citing them for texting, sure. Citing for using the GPS is fucking stupid. We do NOT want to revert to the days when people tried to manage folding and unfolding maps as they drove.
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Not surprised. Not surprised at all.
-jcr
As long as there are taxpayer-funded schools operated by bureaucrats, this debate will happen again and again. Abolish public schooling, let idiots send their kids to people who will teach them superstition, and smart people can send their kids to learn science.
-jcr
Imposing new regulations on these services isn't a "boost", it's the government trying to protect the cab companies (who pay shitloads of bribes to politicians) from new competition.
The customers of Uber, Lyft, and the rest were doing fine without this.
-jcr
Why do you care?
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Didn't these clowns watch the keynote?
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Jealousy is a very ugly emotion, kid.
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They work for the government, not the people, even when they pretend that they're "judges". The FISA court is not a court of law, it is an unconstitutional rubber-stamp that only exists to allow criminals to pretend to themselves that they're not violating their oath.
A "secret cout" is very clearly prohibited by the bill of rights.
-jcr
A gun ban (like every other civilized country) would have made the massacre of children at Sandy Hook impossible.
Bullshit. Even if a gun ban could keep any deranged perp from getting a gun, there are all kinds of ways to cause bloody mayhem without firearms.
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The second amendment granted the PEOPLE the right
No it didn't, and the idea that the constitution created our rights is a very dangerous misconception. Our rights are intrinsic to our human nature, and what the constitution does is delegate certain powers to the government.
-jcr
The whole point of 2nd amendment is to let citizens
NO.
The constitution does not create our rights. The second amendment acknowledges the existing right to self-defense, and prohibits the government from infringing it.
-jcr
Their crime rate is now 1/1000 (yes, ten cubed) what it was before the gun ban.
Only if you ignore the crimes committed by their government.
-jcr
But what we do know from the Snowden documents is that the NSA can not be trusted to obey the law. Anyone working in cryptography, particularly developing interoperability standards, should categorically reject the participation of any government officials in the standards process.
-jcr
FWIW, that interview was when he was still on the outside.
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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
I keep looking for an exception for the government's imaginary 100-mile no-constitution zone, and it's just not in there. What the customs service is doing is a crime.
-jcr
If Icahn believes Dell is worth more than thirteen bucks a share, then he's not paying attention. Dell has already pissed away everything that made them successful in the first place. They got where they are by pioneering a highly-efficient build-to-order process, and for quite a while they had the best tech support in the DOS/Windows world. Those advantages are long gone.
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Within the context of war and empire, I'm afraid it is the right thing to do.
Then "war and empire" are the wrong things to pursue.
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This is a straight-up first amendment violation.
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What, like this product that's been on the market for about a decade or so?
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DC is my home town, and I have several friends who have had jobs that required clearances with polygraphs. They've all told me that the job isn't worth the abuse.
-jcr
But not allowing parents to flee to private schools would increase the quality of public schools.
That's what the NEA bureaucrats say about increasing funding too, but it's a lie.
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That's nice, but it's kind of beside the point. Education is a good thing. Government schools are a bad thing, because they suck at educating people.
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