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Heartbreak Ridge
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"Ridge also called for more powerful information scanning systems and database technology that could be used to cross-reference records on a person or vehicle in minutes. ... It's all a scam, just more shuck and jive to keep vox populii nervous while the biggest power grab in American history, maybe even in world history, takes place under their noses." |
Arm Pilots With Guns?
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Yes - "Armed pilots could stop hijackers in their tracks." "They are our last line of defense and should have at least a fighting chance."
NO - "Keep firearms out of the cockpit. It could create more risks than it would eliminate ... if the gun got into the wrong hands."
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Rumsfeld to cancel plans for new Army gun
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"Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Thursday he intends to cancel an $11 billion program to develop a new artillery gun for the Army, a move that revealed tensions between Rumsfeld and Army Secretary Thomas White who has fought to save the program. Without mentioning names, Rumsfeld said he was looking into reports that Army officials had gone behind his back to Congress in hopes of building political pressure to rescue the project." |
UK: Top Gun Bob is a Clear Winner
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"BOB Brown achieved a three-point margin over the field to capture the Alderwasley Cup at Brinsley-based Ladywood Shooting Club. Brown, from Eastwood, scored 36 in the annual 40 sporting championship which included overhead, driven, crossing and 'teal' clays. His nearest rival was Phil Lee (Pinxton) with 33. Steve Brown, also from Derbyshire, finished a close third on 32." |
Not Sky Marshals, Not Pilots, but Citizens?
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"Thanks for the input. Let me try to clear up some things real fast. YES, you are a citizen too, but you have a duty to fly the plane and be protected from injury. Chances are- No body else will be able to fly the plane if you're hurt. Next, we would NOT have had the tragedy we had on 9-11 if only one passenger would have been armed!" |
Put Up Or Shut Up
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"The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution is a real powerhouse. If it were taken seriously, America would be a free country. It says,
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." "The key word is "delegated." You can't delegate a power you don't have. Let's think about that." |
Byrd, White House spar over Ridge
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"A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill Thursday to consolidate several agencies into a new Cabinet-level Department of National Homeland Security — in part to force Ridge to testify before Congress. The legislation would consolidate the Coast Guard, the Customs Service and several other agencies into the new department. ... The proposal is attractive to many on Capitol Hill because it would give lawmakers oversight authority for homeland security." |
"Sniper detector can save lives"
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"Our prototype, called LifeGuard, instantaneously pinpoints the source of sniper fire. This life-saving system tracks the paths of bullets back to the shooter. It snaps a photo of the sniper. Then it directs a lethal or non-lethal response--all within a second of the first shot." (video at link)
--Where can I buy one of these?
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FL: FBI Investigating Local No-Warrant Raid
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"The FBI is reportedly investigating a mistaken police raid on an Ocala family that led to the pepper spraying of a 74-year-old grandmother..."
"three police officers burst into the home March 29 without a search warrant. They later said they made a mistake." |
Gun on Planes Must Be Used To Protect Everyone
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"Patricia Friend, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants, AFL-CIO, issued this statement today on the issue of guns being provided to pilots in the cockpit of an aircraft:"
“While the government and the airlines have taken several steps to protect the cockpit in a hijacking attempt, they have not provided the flight attendants with the tools or the training necessary to protect ourselves and our passengers in the airplane cabin." |
CA: Shoppers hunt for deals at gun show
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"The way the media builds up gun shows, you might walk in here expecting gangbangers and militiamen," said Valley Center resident John Linaker. "But it's just people who shoot guns for a hobby and who are looking for deals." Linaker's wife is the local representative for the National Rifle Association. |
Feds Sneak Privacy Review Past Public (followup)
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"Friday, April 26 was the deadline for public comment. If you didn't know that, it's because the Department of Health and Human Services did not go out of its way to publicize that date."
"HHS plans to eliminate requirements to obtain written patient consent before health records can be disclosed to anyone, even to other doctors. That privacy-invading provision has been added to an already troublesome document." |
DC: Robbed residents fail to see "crime fall"
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"Brookland residents and others who live in the neighborhoods of the 5th District say things are getting scary — and the statistics back them up.
"Crime was up 23% in the 5th District last month compared to March 2001, while crime citywide declined 1.2%, according to the Metropolitan Police Department's Web site. Through March, crime was up this year 11.6% in the 5th District but 0.2% citywide." |
KY: Retailers Urged To Report Customers Who Buy "Meth Ingredients"
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"Some retailers say they participate out of a sense of duty ... others worry that a lack of cooperation could cause lawmakers to place harsh restrictions on them."
"One civil rights advocate said using retailers to report shoppers could lead to abuse in evidence gathering. Others say placing restrictions on the sales of cold medicine could hinder the ability of legitimate consumers with the sniffles from buying the drugs." |
Congress Begins to Respond: Early Returns Deserve Censure
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The Peoples' 535 reps in DC have begun to respond to the constituent letters they received last week in conjunction with the Truth-in-Taxation Hearing record. Their responses form an obnoxious and objectionable pattern: Staff, rather than representatives, are responding; Staff are not showing the letters to congressmen; Replies are non-responsive and insulting; Replies have nothing to do with our charges; A giant brush-off by Congress is in the making. |
Should Democrats Continue To Support Gun Control?
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Yes - "Democrats are taking the right approach by pushing for sensible legislation to prevent gun violence."
NO - Sen. Miller said, "What many do not understand is that the gun issue is not just about guns. It's about personal freedom. It's about trust." "The party has lost voters due to its anti-gun strategy. They should defend gun rights."
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Injudicious Conduct: An annual look at misdeeds from the bench
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"Some judges suddenly think they have a license to do anything"
"Welcome to the fifth annual survey of, for lack of a better term, the stench from the bench. Here are 10 judges ... whose absence is cause for celebration. Some are on suspension, others have been ousted and a growing number have resigned while under investigation ... This is truly amazing misconduct, hard to explain, except to say it's downright injudicious." |
Protection from death threats has limits, says attorney
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Madison County state's attorney William R. Haine:
"You cannot depend on the law at all times to face down wild men filled with hatred. Sometimes, it is incumbent on citizens to take what measures the law allows, and the law allows bearing arms to defend one's life and one's family. That's what I would do. I say that to you with all my heart." |
NRA: Gun advocates shift focus from legislatures to fall elections
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"The NRA has not won any major change in concealed-carry laws this year at all," said Luis Tolley, director of state legislative affairs for the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. "We were thinking this year was potentially the NRA's best chance."
"Tolley linked Midwesterners' uneasiness with concealed-carry to a general faith in their police, whose leadership often lobbies against such legislation." |
The government's dopey airplane carry-on bans
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"Treating tweezers as a viable hijack weapon simply screams the government's obtuseness about aircraft security. Go ahead, try to imagine a scenario in which you could use tweezers to keep 200-plus passengers at bay while forcing the pilot to do what you want." |
Baltimore-Washington Airport First to get All-Federal Security Force
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"The Transportation Security Administration rolled out its first all-federal checkpoint Tuesday, the next step toward replacing all passenger screeners with government employees. ... The government will take over the other three checkpoints within a month, officials said, making the airport the first in the country with an all-federal security work force." |
What's happening in U.S. schools?
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"American schools have been transformed. Only individuals who recognize the threat, and are willing to invest their time and resources, can reverse this rush to homogenized mediocrity."
"Left to its own agenda, the international community, assisted by professional education associations and enlightened facilitators, will continue to transform our children into pliable conformists who follow the party line, for fear of being different." |
Uprooting the "Weapons Effect" propaganda for "gun control"
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"The federal government has assumed the power to shoot down any civilian aircraft that seems to pose a threat to public safety -- and thus to kill perhaps hundreds of civilians on a suspicion of terrorism. The same government forbids passengers and others from lawfully carrying defensive sidearms aboard aircraft -- because of the fear of accidental shootings -- when armed passengers and crew could deter and prevent terrorist hijackings." |
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