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Re: “Domestic spying is legal because the government says it is”
This issue should be one that brings us all together. We need to stop this shit immediately and make Congress reexamine the Patriot Act before they make any further votes to extend any provisions.
Our elected officials and their appointees have abused the trust we placed in them.
We are the employers, they are the employees.
Posted by artrogue on June 7, 2013 at 5:53 PM
Re: “Domestic spying is legal because the government says it is”
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: What I can say unequivocally is that if you are a U.S. person, the NSA cannot listen to your telephone calls, and the NSA cannot target your emails --
CHARLIE ROSE: And have not.
OBAMA: And have not. They cannot and have not, by law and by rule, and unless they -- and usually it wouldn’t be 'they,' it’d be the FBI — go to a court, and obtain a warrant, and seek probable cause.
(Charlie Rose Show, June 17, 2013)
I'm curious, what is a "U.S. Person" ?
Re: “A lawsuit against Carnival Cruise Lines continues”
So no direct Charleston to London QM2 service, then?
Re: “A lawsuit against Carnival Cruise Lines continues”
"Until Cunard makes Charleston a port of call, I couldn't give a shit."
Of course, Cunard is owned by Carnival Corp., so any finding in this case would apply to them as well, though I doubt any Cunard ship will be calling in Charleston anytime soon.
Re: “Domestic spying is legal because the government says it is”
My son who is a member of a DC think tank sent me this link to an article which also makes similar points... http://davidsimon.com/we-are-shocked-shock…
Re: “Why are so many criminals on house arrest free to roam?”
Its pretty easy. Cops waste too much time on DUIS, minor possession, BS charges. The real criminals are too tough to deal with. They have to be "looked after". Lazy government workers who just want to get a paycheck for being a worthless under achiever could care less.
Its about our criminal government and their focus on letting 30 million illegals roam free and be rewarded for being criminals or putting white and black youths is jail for pot.
Surely its go to be the pot right? Right?
Re: “Domestic spying is legal because the government says it is”
Semantics, my friend. Again I agree with you there is more awareness now, but that awareness is also creating a heightened sense of urgency and tension which causes people to think it is a new and/or growing problem. So I think for all intents and purposes it might as well be considered as such.
Re: “Vice magazine's suicide fashion spread is the lamest form of satire”
Kids I have got to be honest. FXXX all you media agents for taking the piss out of vicemag. They are free to explore themes as they wish as you are too and that is the beauty of free press. So if they want to explore death and you over at Vogue want to explore the dialectics of seemingly unhealthy anorexic women in high heels so be it, each to his own. Let the reader, the consumer make up their mind as to what works for them, after all a media outlet at the end of the day should only be accountable to its readers and not to the vexed insecurities of media agents shrilling existential angst and what they deem fashionably appropriate, the double standard is beyond laughable…
http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2013/06/vi…
Re: “Stegelin: Rev. Chris and Mr. Collins”
Cartoon Chris Collins has a far greater mastery of the English language than real life Chris Collins...
Re: “A lawsuit against Carnival Cruise Lines continues”
Until Cunard makes Charleston a port of call, I couldn't give a shit.
Re: “UPDATE: Charleston Waterkeeper in non-profit purgatory”
"I would personally love to organize a public forum to flush these folks out in an effort to get YOU to actually defend your opinions IN PERSON."
That always sounds like a threat, doesn't it?
Still, go ahead. I'm game.
Re: “Why are so many criminals on house arrest free to roam?”
So the government can do a job better than a private sector contractor?
Re: “Why are so many criminals on house arrest free to roam?”
I was raised by Depression-era parents who wanted me to have what was impossible for them to have growing up as did most of my generation. What they did was from a sense that "I want my kids to have what I couldn't" Unfortunately, we misunderstood and corrupted that into "my kids should have everything they want." With the same lack of understanding, most today believe "we deserve everything."
The irony actually is that by acting in a noble way, my parents inadvertently set in motion a process that was destined to bring society back to the conditions that caused their actions to begin with.
Perhaps my sarcasm meter is not as dysfunctional as your attempts to convey sarcasm.
And finally, as I said, first time I've agreed with Tara. I have previously commented that I consider her to be second-rate hack trying to jump on the Limbaugh-Beck bandwagon.
Re: “Domestic spying is legal because the government says it is”
I don't think the problem is growing, just it's awareness. You could find similarities with programs from the Civil War, WWI, WWII, and Cold War eras without any problem.
Re: “UPDATE: Charleston Waterkeeper in non-profit purgatory”
I have reported a potentially massive pollution problem to Water Keeper in two individual forums: E-mail and in-person. I received no response to the email and expressed concern to these guys in person to which I was told to e-mail them. I did so again and was instructed to video area when flooded. Very lame. The area in question is alleged pollutants from a salvage yard and massive street runoff in an industrial area running directly into Shipyard Creek. The salvor's former location is now a Superfund site. You can just about see the poison rolling into the Cooper. But no one have ever contacted me to volunteer and come take a look at the situation for themselves. I will say they had no problem asking for money though...
Re: “Domestic spying is legal because the government says it is”
I absolutely agree. The question is, what can be done about it? I don't think anything, and I'm really not interested in trying anymore. Not to go all tea party here, but unless there is some sort of revolutionary change in our system of governing, this will not go away. And I wouldn't even call it status quo, because the problem is growing.
Re: “Domestic spying is legal because the government says it is”
Or is it perhaps that the national security "industry" has such a choke-hold on government that government is nearly helpless to control it? I find it hard to believe that many of the idealists elected to office are comfortable living with the status quo without being pressured into playing along. I think it's kind of like opening a business in a Mafia-controlled neighborhood in South Philly: "you do your business any way you want and you're fine as long as you don't notice ours"
Re: “Why are so many criminals on house arrest free to roam?”
Clearly in your old age your sarcasm meter is a bit rusty. I personally would not be opposed to funding this. In fact, my tax burden should probably be a lot higher than it is - and I say this as a middle-class person who has never made more than $45K a year at a job. But a lot of people, such as Tara, want to have their cake and eat it too. They want all of the problems of American society solved, but do not want a proper tax investment from the population to do so. In fact I would not be surprised if she pooped out a column next week talking about how her taxes are too high.
"As Boomers, we tried to give our kids everything they wanted and now we have an entire generation of spoiled selfish brats like you."
A Boomer calling someone selfish. Apparently you need your irony meter recalibrated as well.
Re: “Why are so many criminals on house arrest free to roam?”
This is the first time I've agreed with Tara on anything, Ron. Your tax argument is lame. What would ensure the safety of potential victims on a per-capita tax increase of pennies would be a whole lot cheaper than the taxpayers' cost of incarceration, the only viable alternative. The problem with people like you that refuse any taxes for any reason is that you care only for yourself, everyone else be damned. Selfishness on such a large scale, unfortunately is something I and my generation should admit we caused. As Boomers, we tried to give our kids everything they wanted and now we have an entire generation of spoiled selfish brats like you.
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Re: “Why are so many criminals on house arrest free to roam?”
Oh give me a home, where the criminals roam, and the rapist and crackheads all play, where seldom is heard, a sensible word, as our domestic tranquility goes away.. Home, Home, in SC, where the rapist and crackheads all play... where the judges fail, and let scum out on bail, who should never see the light of day...