It seems to me that the professional journalists are more likely than just about anyone else to use these for financial gain, and I don't see that the first amendment allows the government to differentiate based on fiscal incentive for the requesting parties.
It seems that the way we use digital methods to publish even these silly posts on Slashdot would qualify as a free press. Whenever you hit "submit", you are publishing. Period. Even if you're a complete jackass, a troll, a spammer, or a botnet.
When I finally dumped my iPhone 3G, it was because it kept shocking me every time it rang. I don't know about the iPhone 5, but I think blaming the charger might be a little simplistic given that experience.
I'm pretty sure that a certain amount of mental problems are practically necessary to want the job. It's kind of like being a fireman (i used to be one). You've got to have something wrong with you to go into a burning building. Politicians seem to each have any one of a rather large number of disorders, and to list some of them would be incomplete at best. I'd rank narcissism, compulsive lying, tourette's, and multiple personality disorder highly on such a list though.
Given that my congressman also voted for the Pompeo/Nugent amendment, I can only assume his logic was the same. However, I still disagree with that decision and that reasoning process. I consider the collection and analysis of bulk data on a routine basis to be hardly different from the general warrants the fourth amendment was written to prohibit. Especially when one considers the NSA's admitted two-hop rule, which the FISA court will probably give warrants for anyway (in secret, circumventing the intent of the sixth amendment's guarantee to public trials by not actually bothering to have a trial).
They've managed to build a system that completely violates the intent of our constitution by dodging the letter of it.
TX-13 here, BTW. We have typical rank-and-file Republican Mac Thornberry. I voted against him in the Republican primary and I had three options in the election: Republican, Green, and Libertarian. I voted (L). My previous districts were with Messrs Hall and Burgess, both (R). I did support Cruz in both the primary and on election day.
Generally speaking, assuming you are referring to gerrymandering, this was extremely non-party-line for a congressional vote these days. Both parties were deeply split on the Amash amendment.
Gerrymandering refers to tweaking district borders to ensure certain parties or candidates remain in power. As much as I would love to blame a system for the vote, this was nothing that matches that particular description. Just a lot of elected representatives disregarding the principles of liberty which are enshrined in the constitution.
It's shameful. My district borders on two of my previous districts, and both of those districts voted aye. Both of those representatives are men I voted for in prior elections, and proudly so. My current congressman, on the other hand, has brought disgrace upon himself by voting against this amendment. To be fair, I voted against him...
Be that as it may, you can't argue for PBS' existence based on what it was doing 20-30 years ago. That's a major problem in government: we keep feeding their sacred cows long after they stop giving milk.
1: don't subscribe to a cable/satellite service 2: do something more productive with your time.
For less than two months worth of my old DirecTV bill, I got an inexpensive used electric guitar. Less than six months worth got me hockey skates and equipment. less than four months worth got my wife a mandolin. I'm sure you can think of better things to do with your time as well.
And therein lies the problem for the government. Notice how their focus in argument has been on their phone record collection, trying to distract people with that ridiculous "it's only metadata" argument?
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It seems to me that the professional journalists are more likely than just about anyone else to use these for financial gain, and I don't see that the first amendment allows the government to differentiate based on fiscal incentive for the requesting parties.
It seems that the way we use digital methods to publish even these silly posts on Slashdot would qualify as a free press. Whenever you hit "submit", you are publishing. Period. Even if you're a complete jackass, a troll, a spammer, or a botnet.
I like a lot of things, but it doesn't make them worthy of tax funds.
I never doubted that it was likely compromised. I'd just rather see it exist than not.
When you're right you're right. But I'd rather be a loud one than a quiet one.
I guess I should have made it more clear in my OP that I did. It didn't get his vote on this issue.
Anonymity is a powerful force. In both directions. The anonymous writings of the late 18th century were every bit as powerful as a masked bandit.
I, for one, do not consider the risk of Tor to be greater than the benefit.
Indeed. But even then, silence would be silence no matter how much one amplifies it. 0^54326986235 is still 0.
not in this particular case. This included simply ringing in my pocket.
Yes, I agree, I'm simply saying that the idea of it being entirely the charger is less than convincing.
When I finally dumped my iPhone 3G, it was because it kept shocking me every time it rang. I don't know about the iPhone 5, but I think blaming the charger might be a little simplistic given that experience.
I'm pretty sure that a certain amount of mental problems are practically necessary to want the job. It's kind of like being a fireman (i used to be one). You've got to have something wrong with you to go into a burning building. Politicians seem to each have any one of a rather large number of disorders, and to list some of them would be incomplete at best. I'd rank narcissism, compulsive lying, tourette's, and multiple personality disorder highly on such a list though.
Given that my congressman also voted for the Pompeo/Nugent amendment, I can only assume his logic was the same. However, I still disagree with that decision and that reasoning process. I consider the collection and analysis of bulk data on a routine basis to be hardly different from the general warrants the fourth amendment was written to prohibit. Especially when one considers the NSA's admitted two-hop rule, which the FISA court will probably give warrants for anyway (in secret, circumventing the intent of the sixth amendment's guarantee to public trials by not actually bothering to have a trial).
They've managed to build a system that completely violates the intent of our constitution by dodging the letter of it.
TX-13 here, BTW. We have typical rank-and-file Republican Mac Thornberry. I voted against him in the Republican primary and I had three options in the election: Republican, Green, and Libertarian. I voted (L). My previous districts were with Messrs Hall and Burgess, both (R). I did support Cruz in both the primary and on election day.
Generally speaking, assuming you are referring to gerrymandering, this was extremely non-party-line for a congressional vote these days. Both parties were deeply split on the Amash amendment.
Gerrymandering refers to tweaking district borders to ensure certain parties or candidates remain in power. As much as I would love to blame a system for the vote, this was nothing that matches that particular description. Just a lot of elected representatives disregarding the principles of liberty which are enshrined in the constitution.
*shrug* Doesn't matter, really. Unless I let my voice be heard, I may as well be a serf.
It's shameful. My district borders on two of my previous districts, and both of those districts voted aye. Both of those representatives are men I voted for in prior elections, and proudly so. My current congressman, on the other hand, has brought disgrace upon himself by voting against this amendment. To be fair, I voted against him...
Obviously walking is how you get from your large personal vehicle to your golf cart when you arrive at your destination.
We already have a wireless "hey, can i cut into your lane" communications device. They're called turn signals. Nobody uses that one either.
I don't care how many people are exploiting a bad system, it's still a bad system.
Be that as it may, you can't argue for PBS' existence based on what it was doing 20-30 years ago. That's a major problem in government: we keep feeding their sacred cows long after they stop giving milk.
My method is simple.
1: don't subscribe to a cable/satellite service
2: do something more productive with your time.
For less than two months worth of my old DirecTV bill, I got an inexpensive used electric guitar. Less than six months worth got me hockey skates and equipment. less than four months worth got my wife a mandolin. I'm sure you can think of better things to do with your time as well.
And therein lies the problem for the government. Notice how their focus in argument has been on their phone record collection, trying to distract people with that ridiculous "it's only metadata" argument?
That was actually my initial thought. Lavs and galleys are usually what one finds at the very back of a commercial aircraft.
don't forget public. Public trials are also constitutionally guaranteed, regardless of what FISA may want you to believe.
Wait, are you saying they'll bother to use legislation to create a police state? They didn't need legislation to do it in Boston.