How do one reconcile between the concept of “The Pursuit of Happiness” as a fundamental human right and this:
“That’s what history calls us to do, because loving your country shouldn’t just mean watching fireworks on the Fourth of July. Loving your country must mean accepting your responsibility to do your part to change it.”
“There is [...]
A broad coalition of organizations jointly signed a letter urging the congress and Senate to reject the proposed FISA legislation amendments. The proposed legislation will risk civil liberties and will hand more unchecked power to the executive branch. It is time to pick up the phone and call your representative and tell them to vote [...]
Ever wondered how the life in occupied city is? What do feel people that need to stand at checkpoint and roadblock on the way home? or did you ever complain that American people are shielded from what is going on in the world? Don’t worry! Soon a short visit in Washington DC will solve these [...]
The news from England, about the government’s attempt to build a comprehensive database that will store phone calls, emails and web use, is really scary. The justification for handing the government such power is the need to fight terrorism and crime, as if lack of information was the cause for the inability to prevent crime [...]
This is another example why I am not, and will not, be a member of the ACLU. Ownership and allowing consumers to decide for themselves, by making purchasing decisions, is one human right the ACLU choose not to protect for political reasons. Inviting the FCC to regulate more than it does already is invitation for [...]
I’m getting a lot of requests for donation in my mail. Lately they are more focused on political causes, which make me lough. I have a several organizations that I donate regularly, like the Cato institute and the JNF and I tend to be suspicious before adding new organization to my ,very limited, donation budget. [...]
Rogel @ April 26, 2008 # 3 Comments
I’ll open this thread of links with good news, and it is coming from no other than New Jersey. There are many questions about privacy in the era of facebook, It will take time until we will be able to sort the right formulation of privacy and the limits we set on corporations like google [...]
The story about the polygamist compound in Texas will probably be material for movies - a mysterious phone call, wired cult that is most likely damaging its children and abusing it women and the heroic raid of the authorities to save the children. Should the authorities have acted upon the phone call - unequivocally yes. [...]
If I was a Canadian I would be worry to learn what Human Rights Commissioner views are on ,hmmmm, Human rights:
In fact, for an organization that is supposed to promote “human rights,” the HRC’s agents seem curiously oblivious to basic aspects of constitutional law. In one famous exchange during the Lemire case, Steacy was asked [...]
Is the president of the IOC ignorant, hypocrite or both?
Caught between an outpouring of activism and an offended Chinese government, the top Olympic official condemned protesters disrupting the torch relay and insisted the Beijing Games won’t be derailed.
“Politics invited itself in sports,” Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, said in an interview Tuesday. [...]