How 'bout Slashdotters calmly discuss the US Presidentials candidates positions on state sponsored surveillance of its citizens.
The leading candidate for one of the parties says that if he's elected, we'll have the classiest, swankiest surveillance state of all countries in the world. It'll be so great it'll make your head spin. And we'll make people with vowels at the end of their name pay for it.
All 18-25 year old males must still register for "selective service" in the US.
And all children, male and female, between the ages of 5 and 15 must register for school.
But there still hasn't been a single person drafted in over 40 years. Not one. So if you're looking to score some Men's Rights points by bringing up "The Draft", you can just get in the fookin' sea.
You think we can get some better snacks in the commenter lounge vending machine? I know there's going to be belt-tightening, but Bit-O-Honey and yogurt granola bars aren't going to cut it.
If he gets the nomination, he'll be the next George McGovern.
That might be true in a normal election year, but considering the GOP field, Sanders would almost certainly get elected. Either Trump or Cruz is the next Goldwater, no matter who the Democrats run.
This is not run-of-the-mill stuff, It is "need to know" type info of the most sensitive nature.
I wish we knew that. With the way our government has expanded the classification of documents to cover stuff that isn't the least bit sensitive in the military or diplomatic sense, there's no telling what these "classified" documents were about.
In 2011 alone, 97 MILLION classification decisions were made.
"Official secrets have been reproducing faster than a basket of mongooses thanks to the miracle of “derivative classification,” and this rapid propagation has compounded the maintenance costs. Whenever information stamped as classified is folded into a new document—either verbatim or in paraphrased form—that new derivative document is born classified. Derivative classification—and the fact that nobody ever got fired for overusing the classified stamp—means that 92.1 million “classification decisions” were made in FY 2011, according to a government report, a 20 percent increase over FY 2010. Once created, your typical secret is a stubborn thing. The secret-makers’ reluctance to declassify their trove is legendary: In 1997, 204 million pages were declassified, but since 9/11 only an average of 33.5 million pages have been declassified annually."
He wasn't just "an HR guy". He was the HR guy. He was in charge of recruiters. At his level, he was well aware that the policies he was implementing were utterly illegal.
Don't try to make it sound like he just worked in the HR department handing out benefit information to new hires.
Since today is Friday, the most important issue regarding this story will be whether or not the ancient Babylonians were white men.
For the record, Stormfront says, "Bet your ass they were". When asked for comment, Donald Trump said that if elected president, he'll make sure the US has "the classiest calculus of any country."
I have successfully tested my interstellar propulsion system that's going to totally power a manned mission to Cygni. Here is a video of the successful test:
Did anyone think to point this thing at something on the ground and check the focus?
Or at least point it at the Earth so we can disabuse rapper B.o.B. about the Earth being flat. Young man is struggling right now. Maybe a visual aid would help.
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The leading candidate for one of the parties says that if he's elected, we'll have the classiest, swankiest surveillance state of all countries in the world. It'll be so great it'll make your head spin. And we'll make people with vowels at the end of their name pay for it.
Me? I like Ike.
And all children, male and female, between the ages of 5 and 15 must register for school.
But there still hasn't been a single person drafted in over 40 years. Not one. So if you're looking to score some Men's Rights points by bringing up "The Draft", you can just get in the fookin' sea.
Maybe you need to look up the difference between being an "atheist" and being "not religious".
They are not remotely the same thing.
There are no "Northern socialist atheist Democrats" running for president.
You think we can get some better snacks in the commenter lounge vending machine? I know there's going to be belt-tightening, but Bit-O-Honey and yogurt granola bars aren't going to cut it.
Proof:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
That might be true in a normal election year, but considering the GOP field, Sanders would almost certainly get elected. Either Trump or Cruz is the next Goldwater, no matter who the Democrats run.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
I wish we knew that. With the way our government has expanded the classification of documents to cover stuff that isn't the least bit sensitive in the military or diplomatic sense, there's no telling what these "classified" documents were about.
In 2011 alone, 97 MILLION classification decisions were made.
http://www.cjr.org/second_read...
Look up the word, "volunteer".
http://www.army.mil/article/10...
The US has had an all-volunteer military for over 40 years.
http://www.army.mil/article/10...
Geshuri was senior enough to know the difference between right and wrong, legal and illegal.
Say, what kind of name is "Arnnon Geshuri" anyway?
He wasn't just "an HR guy". He was the HR guy. He was in charge of recruiters. At his level, he was well aware that the policies he was implementing were utterly illegal.
Don't try to make it sound like he just worked in the HR department handing out benefit information to new hires.
Since today is Friday, the most important issue regarding this story will be whether or not the ancient Babylonians were white men.
For the record, Stormfront says, "Bet your ass they were". When asked for comment, Donald Trump said that if elected president, he'll make sure the US has "the classiest calculus of any country."
So the Earth IS flat?
I knew it.
Slashdot needs to allow commenters to use emoji and live video, also.
The new Slashdot will allow us to post emoji and embedded video in our comments.
Hail Slashdot!
I just want to say that I've always liked you, whipslash. I like the cut of your jib.
Where's the cows guy when you really need him?
This probably means all us commenters are going to have to train our Chinese replacements.
I have successfully tested my interstellar propulsion system that's going to totally power a manned mission to Cygni. Here is a video of the successful test:
https://youtu.be/F-nlZQfFYfA
Now you're making sense.
Or at least point it at the Earth so we can disabuse rapper B.o.B. about the Earth being flat. Young man is struggling right now. Maybe a visual aid would help.
"Asylum seekers" is not the same as refugees. A little over 7,000 decisions have been made regarding them being granted asylum.
From your own citation.