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In further support of her claim, Plaintiff relies upon “the general opinion in the rest of the world” that “Barack Hussein Obama has, in essence, slipped through the guardrails to become President.” (Id. ¶ 128.) Moreover, as though the “general … Continue reading

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Inside the AT&T–NSA “Secret” Relationship—By Scott Horton (Harper’s Magazine)

AT&T and NSA entered into this agreement in flagrant violation of U.S. criminal law, with the assumption that the Bush Administration would not enforce the criminal law against itself or those who entered into criminal conspiracies with it. There is … Continue reading

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Why legislative organizations shouldn’t try to write tech law

This is an unfortunately common type of situation – the people making the laws don’t understand the concepts of security or attack, or not well enough to figure out a way to respond to them. Rather than trying to put … Continue reading

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HR 5843

Because a bad drug war hurts us all, wastes our money, incarcerates our citizens, and prevents us from focusing on the real threats and concerns of our nation. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5843/show

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The Flesh-and-Blood defense

From the Washington Monthly website comes this strange story of four Baltimore murder defendants who attempted to use a racist/seperatist doctrine claiming the invalidity of the 14th Amendment as their exemption from the federal justice system. Too Weird for the … Continue reading

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Operation Lucky Bag

If you see a lost/abandoned bag someplace, don’t look, don’t touch, just leave. ———— Nine months ago, a similar police decoy program called Operation Lucky Bag was effectively shut down by prosecutors and judges who were concerned that it was … Continue reading

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Paper Leaders Arrested For Story On Subpoenas

The leaders of an alternative newspaper chain were arrested after running a story about grand jury subpoenas they received seeking reporters’ notes and information on who visits their Phoenix weekly’s Web site. Michael Lacey, executive editor of Village Voice Media, … Continue reading

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Techdirt: Court Agrees That Pulling Content Out Of The Public Domain May Violate The First Amendment

Techdirt: Court Agrees That Pulling Content Out Of The Public Domain May Violate The First Amendment This one comes as a bit of a surprise. The third in Larry Lessig’s triumvirate of copyright cases may present his first serious court … Continue reading

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Classically Liberal: Violent police attack family home by mistake.

Classically Liberal: Violent police attack family home by mistake. It was a scene of domestic tranquility. David and Lillian Scott were in their living room talking. Their 15-year-old daughter was in the garage with two friends. Their 16-year-old son was … Continue reading

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