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What is Executive Privilege? and why Bush can’t hide behind it
Feel free to read through the Constitution (its posted on this site), but you wont find any mention of “Executive Privilege;” the notion that communications between the President and his staff ...
Subternet - An Insider’s Guide to the Web’s Secret Underbelly
Recently, one of my readers mentioned the possibility of a kind of “black market” internet. Its a place where freedom of information and anonymity run hand in hand... a secret web ...
9 Year Old Gets Past TSA Airport Security - Flies Seattle to Texas without a Ticket
Perhaps the most amazing part of this story is that the police arrested the 9 year old! From the Washington Post: SEATTLE, Jan. 18 -- Weighing in at 80 pounds and standing 4 feet ...
The End of Bush’s Domestic Wire Tapping Program
In a victory for law and civil rights, the Bush Administration has conceded jurisdiction of their domestic wire-tap program to the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. This means that, once again, ...
Cheney: Credit Checks Aren’t Illegal - Arrogance Trumps Law Again
Why does this man insist that examining private banking information without permission is a legitimate use of the government's power? I'm not arguing that this shouldn't be done... In fact, ...
YouTUBE Shut Off in Brazil!?
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (AP) — Brazilian supermodel Daniela Cicarelli said she disagreed with a judge's now-reversed order to ban YouTube in an attempt to stop steamy footage of her from being viewed. ...
95% of Americans had Premarital Sex
The statistics are in and according to a new study, 95% of Americans have had premaital sex at some point in their lives. What is perhaps most interesting is that the ...
Freedom Tower - What A Stupid Name
Ok.... So here's where you'll hear it first. The name "Freedom Tower" is kind of dumb. "World Trade Center" had meaning, global meaning. It was the place where the ...