Tongue Tied - The Double Standard

I have Nothing more to add...

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Supreme Court Kicks Back Contested Abortion Law for Minors

WOW..a rare unanimous opinion...


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Supreme Court Backs Oregon Assisted-Suicide Law

This is great news.
However, the troubling part is who voted to block the Oregon law. The "conservative" justices are supposed to be "pro state rights" but I guess that only applies when they agree with what the state is trying to do.

If Alito is that same, then maybe the conservative take over of the court is not such a good thing.

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Gore: Eavesdropping Program Threatens Structure of Government

THE MAN WHO WOULD BE PRESIDENT
FOXNews.com - Politics - Gore: Eavesdropping Program Threatens Structure of Government

And to think that this guy was a few votes away from being PRESIDENT at the time of the 9/11 attacks. It's easy to attack what other people do to fight terrorism, but what would he do? Allow Al Queda to call anyone in the US, and then rush to get a warrent before they hangup? It just wouldn't work.

He admits he doesn't know all the details, but that sure doesn't stop him from drawing some harsh CONCLUSIONS about what he doesn't know.

At a time of WAR, it is not "unresonable" for international calls or emails to be considered "non-private". All the Consitution protects against is "unreasonable searches and seizures". Anyone that thinks what has been publicly disclosed is "unreasonable" are not qualified to be our leaders. Anyone speculating about what hasn't been disclosed needs to choose their words better. [This Post Continues after the jump...]

Now just Suggesting an Endorsement of religion is "unconstituutional"

Bucks official's yule card offends some : The Morning Call Online: "''He's in a position of authority mailing this out to a list of his employees,'' said Koepsell. ''It suggests an official endorsement of a particular religion. It is improper, in the least, and probably unconstitutional.''" [This Post Continues after the jump...]

America's pension time bomb

Pension war looms in U.S. as baby boomers start to retire - Jan. 13, 2006

I wonder how this will be worked out?

With Social Security, the system is flawed because you can't Guarantee to pay someone more than they paid into the system. It’s called “insurance” if you do that and that only works when just a few people get paid. Imagine insuring people for something that is absolutely going to happen. Social Security “insures” people against getting old, but everyone gets old. (Some people do die before retiring, but still that’s like insuring people home against NOT burning down, much more people will reach retirement age than don’t)

With Private companies, how long and how much can they pay people who have stopped working for them? It works with a booming economy, or growing company, and when the retirement age and the “life expectancy” age are close. But all of those are changing now.

The only way to deal with this is something like 401k’s or our TSP. Like a pension, the employer pays a certain amount into the fund, but unlike pension, the amount you get after you retire is FIXED to the total in the fund. [This Post Continues after the jump...]

Syria In Their Sights

I just found this website and find it interesting. It's "old school" conservative, not "neo-con".

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Cocoa OKs Sex Offender Law

I must say that I just don't get this type of law.

So a sex offender can't even pass within 1000 feet of a park unless he's going to see a lawyer? That would rule out even driving on most major roads in Titusville.

Maybe this is good for "punishment" but it doesn't do anything for prevention of future crimes.

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Create an e-annoyance, go to jail

This is serious folks...

Create an e-annoyance, go to jail | Perspectives | CNET News.com

Here is a detailed explaination of the new law
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Conservatives call for return to core Republican principles

FT.com / World / US - Conservatives call for return to core Republican principles

I just wish this would happen. Before its too late. [This Post Continues after the jump...]

Wired News: When in Rome ... or Beijing

Microsoft caves in just to keep making money in China!! How Dirty (and maybe even Bloddy) will the money have to get before Micro$oft will refuse it??

Of course they're not alone... way too much of the stuff we all buy is "Made in China". When we all wake up?

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Schwarzenegger proposes huge spending in key speech

Politics News Article | Reuters.com: "Schwarzenegger proposes huge spending in key speech"


If you can't beat them, Join Them...

Will anyone be able to tell Californias that they can't affort to constantly spend more than they are taxed??


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Fla. court strikes down school vouchers

The Florida Supreme Court just outlaw "competition" amoung public/private schools. So if the public schools are failing, there is nothing you can do unless you can afford private school. Without the treat of loosing funding, what will make failing schools improve?

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If you want honest government, you need to support smaller government - Glenn Reynolds

Abramoff and the rest - Glenn Reynolds - MSNBC.com

Here Here...
I wish it weren't true, but power corrupts and the Republicans have too much power right now. I honestly wounld not mind to see the House change hands, but not the Senate. [This Post Continues after the jump...]

Did Jesus exist? Italian court to decide

ABC News: Did Jesus exist? Italian court to decide

This is Hillarious... [This Post Continues after the jump...]