“Somehow, liberals have been unable to acquire from life what conservatives seem to be endowed with at birth: namely, a healthy skepticism of the powers of government agencies to do good.” ~ Daniel Moynihan
Category Archives: Bill Of Rights
Power Hungry Palm Beach County Police don’t know the law
Power Hungry Palm Beach County Police don’t know the law
those who most fear investigations are the ones who attack free press first.
“Thomas Jefferson, 250 years ago, said those who most fear investigations are the ones who attack free press first. This is what journalism is about, shining a light on what the most powerful people in the country are doing to them in the dark. So we’re going to continue to do that no matter what David Gregory and his friends say.”
Glenn Greenwald, July 2, 2013 on Fox and Friends
We Germans are not willing to trade in our liberty for potentially better security
Given our history, we Germans are not willing to trade in our liberty for potentially better security. Germans have experienced firsthand what happens when the government knows too much about someone. MALTE SPITZ
A good sentiment, although no completely accurate for Germany. Hopefully they live up to it
I don’t think President Obama is here tonight… But I’m sure he’s listening in.
I don’t think President Obama is here tonight… But I’m sure he’s listening in.
Mick Jagger, at a concert in DC, June 24, 2013
I don’t want to live in a society that does these sort of things…”Once you go on the network, I can identify your machine. You will never be safe whatever protections you put in place.
- ‘I do not expect to see home again’…
- ‘I don’t want to live in a society that does these sort of things’
- ‘I believed in Obama’s promises’
- ‘Presidents openly lie to secure the office’
- ‘Government has granted itself power it is not entitled to’
- ‘Whenever we had a debate in the office on how to handle crimes, they do not defend due process – they defend decisive action. They say it is better to kick someone out of a plane than let these people have a day in court. It is an authoritarian mindset in general.’
- ‘Once you go on the network, I can identify your machine. You will never be safe whatever protections you put in place.’
‘Once you go on the network, I can identify your machine. You will never be safe whatever protections you put in place.’ -Snowden
‘Once you go on the network, I can identify your machine. You will never be safe whatever protections you put in place.’
Should President Obama be willing to print a $1 trillion platinum coin if Republicans try to force America into default? Yes, absolutely. Paul Krugman January 7, 2013
Should President Obama be willing to print a $1 trillion platinum coin if Republicans try to force America into default? Yes, absolutely. Paul Krugman January 7, 2013
The fact that Krugman won the Nobel Prize in Economics and would make a statement like this says a lot about the lack of value in the Nobel prize and the intellect of Krugman. Talk about a farce.
You don’t ever want to be defined by the color of your skin. You want to be defined by your work ethic
“For me, you don’t ever want to be defined by the color of your skin. You want to be defined by your work ethic, the person that you are, your character, your personality. That’s what I’ve tried to go out and do. I am an African-American in America. That will never change. But I don’t have to be defined by that.’” Robert Griffin III, December 12, 2012
Federal Court: Voter ID laws impose “strict, unforgiving burdens on the poor”
A Federal Court in Washington DC ruled today that the Texas voter ID law that requires voters to present a photo ID imposes “strict, unforgiving burdens on the poor”.
We presume that requirements to show your ID will no longer be permissible at airports, at bars, at banks, at passport offices, at liquor stores, at state licensing bureaus, when buying cigarettes, when buying cold medicine, when enrolling in a university or college or starting a business. In short, no one will no longer be able to ask for IDs to verify identity or age.