Dear DHS,
you are welcome to try and steal my stuff.
I will be sure to laugh at you when you fail. Further, I will be sure to put it on youtube to share the mirth.
Pretty sure this won't damage your credibility any...
DHS Watchdog OKs ‘Suspicionless’ Seizure of Electronic Devices Along Border
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#12I wonder if this is a CYA for TSA employees who steal stuff out of luggage. "It was a legitimate seizure!"
(Fortunately, my equipment can defend itself)
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#13So, remember a few months ago, when people like me were saying that the third parties are the only hope in America's democracy? Then a bunch of people said that Obama was worlds different from Romney, and that comparing Obama to Bush was lunacy. I have to wonder what happens when those Obama supporters with left-wing sentiments read an article like this.
If D and R are interchangeable what makes you think a third party would be any different?
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#14Didn't DHS also declare that 100 mile range from the border is basically Constitution-free? This is mighty convenient, as they can now search everyone like this within that 100 mile range.
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[citation needed], as the Slashdot discussion [1] had conflicting reports.
[1] http://yro.slashdot.org/story/13/02/09/0054212/dhs-can-seize...
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#15So, remember a few months ago, when people like me were saying that the third parties are the only hope in America's democracy? Then a bunch of people said that Obama was worlds different from Romney, and that comparing Obama to Bush was lunacy. I have to wonder what happens when those Obama supporters with left-wing sentiments read an article like this.
>Obama was worlds different from Romney, and that comparing Obama to Bush was lunacy
Amazingly there is a middle ground. Yes, Obama is taking after Bush in scary ways. It makes me sick and it's why I voted third party in the re-election. That having been said, it's terribly reductionist to say that "Romney and Obama are the same" and anyone who is a woman or gay will almost surely agree with me.
>I have to wonder what happens when those Obama supporters with left-wing sentiments read an article like this.
We're pissed off and still terrified at how much worse it would be with Romney. Or, we, like you, wish that third party candidates were viable, that people would be educated enough that it would MATTER that people like Gary Johnson exist, etc.
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#16Dear DHS, you are welcome to try and steal my stuff. I will be sure to laugh at you when you fail. Further, I will be sure to put it on youtube to share the mirth. Pretty sure this won't damage your credibility any...
Who needs credibility when you have unchecked power?
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
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That 100 mile range is from any boarder and coastline and covers most of the US population. http://www.aclu.org/technology-and-liberty/fact-sheet-us-con... http://www.aclu.org/constitution-free-zone-map
Wow. I thought I did a decent job of keeping up on the USFG's encroachment on civil liberties but I missed this particular blend of lunacy. Thanks for the links.
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#18So, remember a few months ago, when people like me were saying that the third parties are the only hope in America's democracy? Then a bunch of people said that Obama was worlds different from Romney, and that comparing Obama to Bush was lunacy. I have to wonder what happens when those Obama supporters with left-wing sentiments read an article like this.
Is anyone really surprised on Obama's stance on civil liberties? His track record as a Senator was atrocious, why would he be any different as President? FISA flip-flop anyone?
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#19That "watchdog" doesn't seem to be doing its job all that well.
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#20Dear DHS, you are welcome to try and steal my stuff. I will be sure to laugh at you when you fail. Further, I will be sure to put it on youtube to share the mirth. Pretty sure this won't damage your credibility any...
How will you prevent them from stealing your stuff?