Category Archives: Government

A solution to last week’s SCOTUS decision

A rather simple solution to last week’s decision by the Supreme Court of the United States is one in which “we the people” still hold the power, the ultimate decision, and the last word in the nomination of our elected leaders.  This solution would eliminate the need for term limits and campaign finance reform.  In [...]

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Neo-conservatism: Freethinkers need not apply

Senator Arlen Specter could very well be one of three, total Republicans in Congress willing to concede minority status in our government’s decision-making process.  Specter, along with Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe all voted in the affirmative for the amended stimulus package.
Is it any wonder why the neo-conservative philosophy is death spiral when Fox’s Laura [...]

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Nova: The Spy Factory

Update: All copies of the full episode were pulled by youtube.com. Here is the trailer.

Links to:
Nova’s story
Nova’s video

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Here comes more gun control

Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009
This bill is now circulating its way through Congress.  A detailed explanation can be found here:
Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009 – Amends
the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit a person from
possessing a firearm unless that person has been [...]

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Change.gov: Citizen’s Briefing Book

Barack Obama’s official Web site recently added a tool whereby anyone can post an idea.  The most-popular ideas will be submitted to the President for consideration.  Interestingly enough, the most-popular idea is not the economy, the size of government, nor taxes. But rest assured, this idea affects all of the aforementioned topics.

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