Congress recently passed another security-related bill that may potentially infringe on American’s rights. In reference to the current Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the bill states, among other things, that: Nothing in the definition of electronic surveillance under section 101(f) [ed. of the current act] shall be construed to encompass surveillance directed at a person reasonably…
Month: August 2007
Toxic Food
The Houston Chronicle recently reported some disturbing environmental news: For the first time, Texas has generated its own “dead zone” in coastal waters, scientists say. The 1,750-square-mile area of oxygen-depleted water, stretching from Freeport to Matagorda Bay, is potentially deadly to marine life. … Until this summer’s heavy rainfall, Texas A&M University oceanographer Steve DiMarco…
What kind am I?
I thought I’d use my first post to illustrate what you’ll most likely be hearing from me going forward. In his post on July 24th, 2007 (What Kind of Republican Are You), Marc gives us a link to a site that asks us a series of questions that are designed to illustrate the type of…
Bridge Too Far
The I-35 bridge hadn’t been down for long before the blame game got started. The first such article to catch my eye was posted by Sean Mullen who said: I would like to ask a small favor of the bloggers who are all over this story: Is there even the slightest chance that the maintenance…
Needle Exchange Illogic
Under the heading of liberal issues that do not matter, Ben Smith says that Barak Obama has come out in favor of lifting the ban on funding needle exchange programs with federal money while Hillary has been reluctant to declare herself opposed to the ban. Why? Because Bill Clinton implemented it in 1998 after Donna…