BECAUSE it works. You really think they wanted to comply with Federal law?
Our government is a black hole of wasted money and half-assed IT projects that some contractor is stringing out to make the most money.
Ever bid out an IT contract and have the client keep changing the specs on you every time you turn around? I've ended up doing a job a couple times over before I said hell with it & walked away. My replacement did the same thing. So did his.
6) The fact that Donald Rumsfeld even created his own intelligence unit because the CIA was still unable to uncover anything supporting, what the administration was believing to be true.
And obviously, you should be up in arms about Bush pardoning Libby. Let me guess... your not!
Bush should ahve been a two term president alright - one in office, one in JAIL. The Libby pardon cranked my blood pressure up another 5 points, which, in my current physical condition, is NOT good. But that's neither here nor there. Point I've been trying to make in the last 8 or 10 years is, it's my opinion that we need to hold politicians to a higher standard. If a prostitution bill comes up in the Senate, by all means pay it and move on. But stop lying to the people you claim to represent, and especially don't lie in a courtroom to evade justice. Stop claiming the law of the land and the foundation thereof doesn't apply because you hold an office. The President is an employee of the people of the United States, much the same way as a chairman of the board of directors of a company is an employee of the stockholders. Screw up, and they, too, can be replaced. Yes, I'm a registered Republican. No, I did NOT vote for the current idiot, nor will I vote for my home state's favorite son McCain this year, either. I WANT MY REPUBLICAN PARTY BACK, GODDAMMIT, and let's sweep these neocons back to the churches where they belong. We've got serious work to do, and they're just getting in the way.
No, the bigger threat is getting it past a Republican filibuster in the Senate (unless they flip flop on issues of Presidential power back to where they were when Bush replaced Clinton).
I'd pretty much count on that, if somebody from the Democratic wing of the Republicrat Party gets in. The Republicans screamed bloody murder when they thought Clinton was 'overstepping his authority', but it was a different story when one of their guys got in. They couldn't vote him enough power fast enough.
And no, that wasn't a misspelling of the name of the party. Both sides are the same side of the same rusty coin, only one side wears fake moustaches. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss...
Well, remember that Bush is on his way out anyway. If a Democrat gets elected President, then their administration will be held to a higher standard of accountability through this legislation. So who knows? There's a tiny (tiny) possibility that Bush could conceivably sign such legislation just before he leaves office. He's already gotten away with murder (quite literally).
The scenario that runs around in my mind, now that he pretty much has the power to do it, is for Bush to declare martial law the day before the elections and postpone them indefinitely, say, til the end of his great grandkids' lives...
Especially if it's Clinton -- their paranoia about that family knows no bounds. "B-b-but he lied about a blow job! That's the worstest thing any President has ever done EVAR!"
I don't have a problem with Clinton getting a blowjob. I don't have a problem with him lying about it. I DO have a serious problem when the lying is under oath as part of testimony in a court of law. They call this perjury. Last time I looked, it was a crime.
Dunno about anybody else's ISP, but mine prohibits me from serving content to the 'Net per its Terms of Service. Violation of same is grounds for instant cutoff.
Are you serious? Even by your 30gig estimate which is a conservative figure you still have millions of subscribers. There are over 80 million subscribers in the U.S. alone. That's 2400 million gigabytes to store all that information to accomplish what?
To give the NSA computers something to chew on when they're otherwise idle. BOUND to be 1 terrorist in that woodpile, or else some PGP-encrypted emails that are sure to flag the government's interest...
Look at it this way: if this were a law, there wouldn't be a problem with the "missing" whitehouse email, since the ISP would have a copy.
Except that Der Prez will claim national security or 'doesn't apply' or some nonsense to block the release of this stuff by their isp, who, IIRC, is the Federal government at the moment. Ever try getting anything from the Feds? They'll see your "Freedom of Information Act' and raise you one 'USA PATRIOT Act'...
I'm beginning to wonder if I can buy a satellite connection from a South American or European ISP here in the States. Or do most of the sat providers buy straight from Hughes Net and thus would be covered by this?
You can shout that America is a perfectly free and tolerant society till you're blue in the face, but that won't make it true. Maybe it's time to grow up and accept that we will never persuade an entire country of humans to support genuine freedom of thought, and concentrate instead on fighting to keep the freedoms we do still have...
Sure it is. You just have to redefine 'freedom', just like the government did.
Some putz reputedly in the 'oil industry' claimed he wrote a piece of software once to help predict oil marketting trends. Claimed it cost $20K per copy, and whined when everybody and their monkey in the oil industry wouldn't buy it.
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I thought he'd be taller...
Then we've got nothing to worry about.
It was SG-1 that kept bailing us (AND the Asgard, for what it's worth), remember?
BECAUSE it works. You really think they wanted to comply with Federal law?
Ever bid out an IT contract and have the client keep changing the specs on you every time you turn around? I've ended up doing a job a couple times over before I said hell with it & walked away. My replacement did the same thing. So did his.
Does this mean Bill Gates is going to vacation at Gitmo this year?
No copyright lawyers back then, eh?
21 minutes to play with the lube & load the cameras? Tankes longer than that to film a porno...
OK, why does this sound like genetic profiling to find 'people with criminal genes' to me?
Just another Team B, complete with agenda intact and the same rhetoric. Are we having fun yet? And of course, Team B is famous for gerabbing the credit for any percieved 'victories'. Nothing to see here, move along, and leave your tax money in the plate...
Bush should ahve been a two term president alright - one in office, one in JAIL. The Libby pardon cranked my blood pressure up another 5 points, which, in my current physical condition, is NOT good. But that's neither here nor there. Point I've been trying to make in the last 8 or 10 years is, it's my opinion that we need to hold politicians to a higher standard. If a prostitution bill comes up in the Senate, by all means pay it and move on. But stop lying to the people you claim to represent, and especially don't lie in a courtroom to evade justice. Stop claiming the law of the land and the foundation thereof doesn't apply because you hold an office. The President is an employee of the people of the United States, much the same way as a chairman of the board of directors of a company is an employee of the stockholders. Screw up, and they, too, can be replaced. Yes, I'm a registered Republican. No, I did NOT vote for the current idiot, nor will I vote for my home state's favorite son McCain this year, either. I WANT MY REPUBLICAN PARTY BACK, GODDAMMIT, and let's sweep these neocons back to the churches where they belong. We've got serious work to do, and they're just getting in the way.
Not if their work is classified. Think 'USA PATRIOT Act'.
I'd pretty much count on that, if somebody from the Democratic wing of the Republicrat Party gets in. The Republicans screamed bloody murder when they thought Clinton was 'overstepping his authority', but it was a different story when one of their guys got in. They couldn't vote him enough power fast enough.
And no, that wasn't a misspelling of the name of the party. Both sides are the same side of the same rusty coin, only one side wears fake moustaches. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss...
The scenario that runs around in my mind, now that he pretty much has the power to do it, is for Bush to declare martial law the day before the elections and postpone them indefinitely, say, til the end of his great grandkids' lives...
DAMN, I need a beer...
I don't have a problem with Clinton getting a blowjob. I don't have a problem with him lying about it. I DO have a serious problem when the lying is under oath as part of testimony in a court of law. They call this perjury. Last time I looked, it was a crime.
Except you will be required to make and keep logs under this legislation.
Dunno about anybody else's ISP, but mine prohibits me from serving content to the 'Net per its Terms of Service. Violation of same is grounds for instant cutoff.
Try Sumeria.
Precedent is there. See? All that's needed is a 'national security' tag tacked on, and you get to spend a good bit of time in the tropical sun.
To give the NSA computers something to chew on when they're otherwise idle. BOUND to be 1 terrorist in that woodpile, or else some PGP-encrypted emails that are sure to flag the government's interest...
Except that Der Prez will claim national security or 'doesn't apply' or some nonsense to block the release of this stuff by their isp, who, IIRC, is the Federal government at the moment. Ever try getting anything from the Feds? They'll see your "Freedom of Information Act' and raise you one 'USA PATRIOT Act'...
I'm beginning to wonder if I can buy a satellite connection from a South American or European ISP here in the States. Or do most of the sat providers buy straight from Hughes Net and thus would be covered by this?
There's always methane digesters.
Sure it is. You just have to redefine 'freedom', just like the government did.
Then howcome Sailor Moon is still legal to buy and watch in the US? Strong sexual content of minors in that...
Some putz reputedly in the 'oil industry' claimed he wrote a piece of software once to help predict oil marketting trends. Claimed it cost $20K per copy, and whined when everybody and their monkey in the oil industry wouldn't buy it.