Lawmakers Introduce New Bill to Compel Gov’t to Declassify Secret Court Opinions Link: In the wake of two newly published orders from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) by The Guardian, two American legislators have introduced a bill that would require the government to declassify FISC opinions that describe how the secret court has interpreted Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act and Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
The Top 9,486 Ways Jay Carney Won’t Answer Your Questions (Interactive) Link: Jay Carney doesn’t have an answer for that. He hasn’t discussed that subject with the president. He will refer you to the Department of [insert agency here]. He refuses to speculate on that. He’ll have to get back to you.
Lawmakers Introduce New Bill To Compel Gov’t To Declassify Secret Court Opinions Link: In the wake of two newly published orders from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) by The Guardian, two American legislators have introduced a bill that would require the government to declassify FISC opinions that describe how the secret court has interpreted Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act and Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
Australians Forced to Answer Questions About Sex Life Link: A survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has gone from a voluntary survey regarding economical issues such as employment, to mandatory personal questions regarding one’s sex life.
The Top 9,486 Ways Jay Carney Won’t Answer Your Questions Link: Jay Carney doesn’t have an answer for that. He hasn’t discussed that subject with the president. He will refer you to the Department of [insert agency here]. He refuses to speculate on that. He’ll have to get back to you.
The Other Drone Question: Is Obama Building A Federal Police Force? link: Less than two weeks ago, Sen. Rand Paul’s demanded to know whether the president believed he had a right to kill an American citizen on American soil with a drone, finally getting an answer that had to be dragged out Attorney General Eric Holder.
Devouring Freedom: Can Big Government Ever Be Stopped? Link: Big government is an unstoppable force. That’s the most common objection faced when one talks about cutting spending or rolling back regulations.
Obama’s CDC Has Stackable Coffins Ready Link: FEMA clearly is fast becoming the Obama administration’s secret in-country military operations that is scaring citizens out of their wits.
Why Is Obama’s Growing DHS Army Buying Armored Vehicles? Link: In addition to stockpiling over a billion bullets and thousands of semiautomatic weapons the feds would deny U.S. citizens, the vehicle of choice for fighting the counterinsurgency war in Iraq is appearing on U.S. streets.
Jackson Admits Misusing Campaign Funds A remorseful and emotional Jesse L. Jackson Jr. faced the criminal charges against him in federal court on Wednesday, admitting to misusing campaign funds to benefit himself and his wife.
Democratic Senator Pushing Higher Taxes Faces Outstanding $1,200 Tax Penalty Just last week, Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu argued during a Capitol Hill hearing that the government needs more tax revenue.
Obama: “Problem Is That I’m the President of the United States” Most news organizations are focusing on the end of a quote President Obama recently unleashed in a Google hangout…
Elected Officials Flunk Constitution Quiz When the Republican House leadership decided to start the 112th Congress with a reading of the U.S. Constitution, the decision raised complaints in some quarters that it was little more than a political stunt.
Pelosi: Congressional Pay Cut Undermines Dignity of the Job House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that she opposes a cut in congressional pay because it would diminish the dignity of lawmakers’ jobs.
Congressional Staffers Often Travel on Tabs of Foreign Governments About a dozen congressional staffers flew business class on a trip to China last summer and stayed at luxury hotels while touring the Great Wall and the Forbidden City and receiving a “briefing on ancient artifacts and dynasties” at the Shanghai Museum.
Washington State Senators Seek to Criminalize Gun Ownership Not content to wait on their federal counterparts to all but outlaw personal gun ownership, state senators in Washington state have proposed a bill that would make even Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) proud.
NH House Voting on Free Ski Passes for Lawmakers New Hampshire’s House is voting this week whether lawmakers should get free ski passes for Cannon Mountain.
DHS Advances Plan For “Public Safety” Drones The Department of Homeland Security is advancing its plan to use surveillance drones for “public safety” applications, announcing last week that it had received a deluge of “excellent” responses from potential vendors and was set to carry out more tests of the technology.
Obama Signs Cybersecurity Executive Order President Obama bypassed the Congress on Tuesday and signed the much maligned but anticipated cybersecurity executive order.
The Drug Laws That Changed How We Punish The United States puts more people behind bars than any other country, five times as many per capita compared with Britain or Spain.
Huge Victory! 2 States Pass Anti-NDAA Bills Through Committee The day before anti-National Defense Authorization Act legislation got its first hearing in Colorado, two states passed anti-NDAA bills from committee. Both Indiana and South Carolina moved their anti-NDAA legislation out of committee.
Big Brother Task Force to Monitor “Anti-Government Extremists” Although it was not widely announced, there is a new “task force” set up to target people who aren’t in lock-step with the socialist regime.
Antonin Scalia: State Of The Union Is A ‘Childish Spectacle’ While his colleagues got ready to go to the Capitol, Justice Antonin Scalia sat on a stage across town and held forth about why, for the 16th consecutive year, he would not be joining them for the State of the Union.
Here’s A Side-By-Side Comparison Of How Obama, Rubio, & Paul View The State of the Union Shortly after the president’s speech, Florida senator and rising GOP star Marco Rubio delivered the official Republican response. And shortly after Sen. Rubio’s response, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul delivered the official Tea Party response.
TSA Breaks World Renowned Cellist’s $20,000 Bow One of the world’s top cellists had his rare and precious bow damaged after Transportation Security Administration workers at the airport in Chicago brutally and carelessly probed his cello case.
