It sounds highly noble to attach racist comments to their originators. But what about other political speech? Or whistle-blowers and other informants? In certain regimes, expressing opposing views can be labeled as a sort of hate speech and draw the same scrutiny that these anti-Semitic comments are drawing in France.
If not in France, then its the French citizens that might be breaking the law. 'Might', because I'm not certain how French law extends to its citizens behavior doing business outside its borders.
Right. Or discretely have an official at the conference deal with the people, at most. Escalating the issue into the public view was unwarranted. As Richards discovered.
Now, if she wanted to make her views about such behavior the topic of a blog or something, that's fine. As long as the article is suitably anonymized so as to keep it a discussion of principles rather then an attack on individuals.
Gasoline formulations have to be adjusted for the ambient temperature they are expected to run in. Fill your limo's tank with winter gas (more volatile mix) in Washington DC and fly it to the Middle East and its certain to vapor lock. Fill it up in Israel and fly it back to cold weather and it won't start either.
The only thing that would have been funnier would be seeing the tow truck drop the limo off at a stereotypical back alley garage run by Palestinians.
Hobby RC flight usually occurs in limited and well known areas. So people know where to expect RC aircraft. Likewise, this is why there is a control tower contact requirement. Because they intend to operate outside of these restricted areas, they need some way of notifying those responsible for airspace control of their presence.
The intent was that the government would be unable to deny private citizens the right to own and carry weapons equivalent to those that the members of a standing army would carry.
Militia, actually. Not standing army.
Congress has the power to assemble a standing army and arm it. Or to bring States militias under its control and arm them as they see fit. Its all the other things that States might desire to organize that are restricted to being essentially armed private citizens.
Theoretically, a state could ban all firearms. But then they would be in direct violation of the Constitution if they turned around and handed their cops handguns (or whatever).
Since the standing army and parts of the militia are restricted from performing many law enforcement duties within the US (see the Posse Comitatus Act), that's not an unreasonable position to take. It more or less protects citizens from having to deal with a militarized police force. But the most important thing (and this is what all the anti-gun folks don't like to talk about) is that it gives the private citizen the ability to defend him or herself with the same level of skill and equipment as the local 'professional' police department. This prevents local politicians from ordering the police to look the other way should some armed thugs with sympathetic political views run loose*. If the cops don't show up, you just handle them yourself. If does not give the population the ability to stand up to an army directed by a corrupt administration. Good luck with that.
*Take a look at how oppression is conducted in some third world countries. Not always by the officials, but by bands of armed sympathizers. Particularly when being armed is a right granted as a whim of some political party.
Why do you assume that militia = cops? That's not in the Constitution.
Yes, it is.
US Constitution, Article 1, Section. 8.
The Congress shall have Power....
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
"To provide for organizing, arming,"
The states can't arm a militia. That right is reserved to Congress. And you can't circumvent a law or constitutional clause with a definition. Police, Sheriff, Parking Enforcement, Dog Catcher. Whatever you want to call them, you (the States) can't arm them.
So all you are left with is an unarmed force. Or, thanks to the wisdom of the authors of the Bil of Rights, you can hire armed citizens, whose right to be armed is protected by the Second Amendment. But if you make membership in such a force a condition of carrying arms, or some particular type of arms, that would be a violation of the Constitution.
Even though I consider the second amendment poorly advised in a nuclear age,
Why? The second amendment is intended to protect the right to possess a weapon of a type that would be used by their militia. So if cops can carry nukes (or machine guns, mortars, etc.) then so should the citizens. If the citizens can't have them, then neither can the cops.
Makes perfect sense to me. And it doesn't allow for an unrestricted variety of weapons in private hands.
I think you underestimate the size of the 'fly-over' parts of the United States of America. And the number of dying small towns that could use an influx of new people.
There's a reason people fly over these places. Some people like to live in or near a big city with all the amenities (sports teams, a symphony, art galleries, active theater scene, fine dining, etc.).
Movies have been made about small towns that need an influx of people. Those people are never heard from again. Those movies are usually written/directed by the likes of Wes Craven and John Carpenter.
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More likely if the tree was a nesting site for an endangered species.
My power company won't even trim the stinkin' trees. When the lights go out, how will we differentiate between an attack and normal operations?
Posted AC?
It sounds highly noble to attach racist comments to their originators. But what about other political speech? Or whistle-blowers and other informants? In certain regimes, expressing opposing views can be labeled as a sort of hate speech and draw the same scrutiny that these anti-Semitic comments are drawing in France.
Where is Twitter located?
If not in France, then its the French citizens that might be breaking the law. 'Might', because I'm not certain how French law extends to its citizens behavior doing business outside its borders.
Right. Its not vapor lock. Its having the right volatility for the ambient temp. so the fuel will ignite.
Right. Or discretely have an official at the conference deal with the people, at most. Escalating the issue into the public view was unwarranted. As Richards discovered.
Now, if she wanted to make her views about such behavior the topic of a blog or something, that's fine. As long as the article is suitably anonymized so as to keep it a discussion of principles rather then an attack on individuals.
This isn't the US government. This is the states. The Federal government doesn't collect sales tax, some states do.
This legislation is aimed at stopping consumers from shopping around for low tax jurisdictions and bypassing their state's collection laws.
I guess I'll have to vote with my Euros.
Renminbi?
It runs on unleaded gasoline.
Gasoline formulations have to be adjusted for the ambient temperature they are expected to run in. Fill your limo's tank with winter gas (more volatile mix) in Washington DC and fly it to the Middle East and its certain to vapor lock. Fill it up in Israel and fly it back to cold weather and it won't start either.
The only thing that would have been funnier would be seeing the tow truck drop the limo off at a stereotypical back alley garage run by Palestinians.
Give it away for free. With a cryptic UI and no documentation. Make your money by writing O'Reilly books on how to use it.
James Bond is a poser. I've wanted one since Dick Tracy.
Now get off my lawn, kid!
Hobby RC flight usually occurs in limited and well known areas. So people know where to expect RC aircraft. Likewise, this is why there is a control tower contact requirement. Because they intend to operate outside of these restricted areas, they need some way of notifying those responsible for airspace control of their presence.
Not something we here in the USA give much thought to. But in the rest of the world, region-free DVD players are more than a curiosity.
F* the noise. Golfers are a bunch of pussies. You don't see the officials hushing the crowds during a free throw at an NBA game.
I say put a camera up in an army surplus Vietnam-era Huey gunship.
The intent was that the government would be unable to deny private citizens the right to own and carry weapons equivalent to those that the members of a standing army would carry.
Militia, actually. Not standing army.
Congress has the power to assemble a standing army and arm it. Or to bring States militias under its control and arm them as they see fit. Its all the other things that States might desire to organize that are restricted to being essentially armed private citizens.
Theoretically, a state could ban all firearms. But then they would be in direct violation of the Constitution if they turned around and handed their cops handguns (or whatever).
Since the standing army and parts of the militia are restricted from performing many law enforcement duties within the US (see the Posse Comitatus Act), that's not an unreasonable position to take. It more or less protects citizens from having to deal with a militarized police force. But the most important thing (and this is what all the anti-gun folks don't like to talk about) is that it gives the private citizen the ability to defend him or herself with the same level of skill and equipment as the local 'professional' police department. This prevents local politicians from ordering the police to look the other way should some armed thugs with sympathetic political views run loose*. If the cops don't show up, you just handle them yourself. If does not give the population the ability to stand up to an army directed by a corrupt administration. Good luck with that.
*Take a look at how oppression is conducted in some third world countries. Not always by the officials, but by bands of armed sympathizers. Particularly when being armed is a right granted as a whim of some political party.
Why do you assume that militia = cops? That's not in the Constitution.
Yes, it is.
US Constitution, Article 1, Section. 8.
The Congress shall have Power ....
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
"To provide for organizing, arming,"
The states can't arm a militia. That right is reserved to Congress. And you can't circumvent a law or constitutional clause with a definition. Police, Sheriff, Parking Enforcement, Dog Catcher. Whatever you want to call them, you (the States) can't arm them.
So all you are left with is an unarmed force. Or, thanks to the wisdom of the authors of the Bil of Rights, you can hire armed citizens, whose right to be armed is protected by the Second Amendment. But if you make membership in such a force a condition of carrying arms, or some particular type of arms, that would be a violation of the Constitution.
Even though I consider the second amendment poorly advised in a nuclear age,
Why? The second amendment is intended to protect the right to possess a weapon of a type that would be used by their militia. So if cops can carry nukes (or machine guns, mortars, etc.) then so should the citizens. If the citizens can't have them, then neither can the cops.
Makes perfect sense to me. And it doesn't allow for an unrestricted variety of weapons in private hands.
I'm certain Kennedy and Scalia would have decided otherwise had the product in question been guns instead of books.
the Internet Defense League is doing good work, but playing defensively like this is a losing game.
The IDL has to win every fight. The promoters of this sort of legislation only have to win once.
Its just like terrorism.
Yes dear? Just posting some stuff on Slashdot. The garbage? I'll get right on it.
No, I didn't say anything. Not even a mumble, I swear!
Obamacare.
Hide your assets well and the gov't will pick up the tab for everything.
I think you underestimate the size of the 'fly-over' parts of the United States of America. And the number of dying small towns that could use an influx of new people.
There's a reason people fly over these places. Some people like to live in or near a big city with all the amenities (sports teams, a symphony, art galleries, active theater scene, fine dining, etc.).
Movies have been made about small towns that need an influx of people. Those people are never heard from again. Those movies are usually written/directed by the likes of Wes Craven and John Carpenter.