I use to work for good ol' Whitacre's public relations firm, one of the biggest in the US, and my colleagues told me first-hand experiences that made my stomach churn. These people are bad. It's not paranoia. If people like you don't get off your asses and do something, we could lose all that we, collectively, have built.
When the country is at war, normal civil liberties are suspended or modified and the executive branch of government is naturally granted greater powers. This is in the constitution if anyone would care to read it.
When the US was attacked on 9/11th it was an act of war and involved military action in Afghanistan. Our security was precarious for some time afterward. Thus, the President took extraordinary measures to prevent further attacks. Then came the war in Iraq, a war which the Senate authorized by a around a 2/3rd majority.
I think our period of imminent danger is passing, though, and the President should stop the warrantless eavesdropping, but his doing it until rather recently was perfectly justified, and constitutional. That's the man's job.
They're her kids too, and she's responsible for what they do as well.
Have you people ever heard of "rationalization"?
I'm as crooked as many of you, but at least I admit it....
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I use to work for good ol' Whitacre's public relations firm, one of the biggest in the US, and my colleagues told me first-hand experiences that made my stomach churn. These people are bad. It's not paranoia. If people like you don't get off your asses and do something, we could lose all that we, collectively, have built.
When the country is at war, normal civil liberties are suspended or modified and the executive branch of government is naturally granted greater powers. This is in the constitution if anyone would care to read it. When the US was attacked on 9/11th it was an act of war and involved military action in Afghanistan. Our security was precarious for some time afterward. Thus, the President took extraordinary measures to prevent further attacks. Then came the war in Iraq, a war which the Senate authorized by a around a 2/3rd majority. I think our period of imminent danger is passing, though, and the President should stop the warrantless eavesdropping, but his doing it until rather recently was perfectly justified, and constitutional. That's the man's job.
That's a good point, but she probably permitted her kids to use the computer.
The only legal basis she would have, I believe, is to accuse the RIAA of trespassing. It's a weak argument though.
They're her kids too, and she's responsible for what they do as well. Have you people ever heard of "rationalization"? I'm as crooked as many of you, but at least I admit it....