Random shots around the web: Yet another reason why the U.N. is a joke. Why Ken Lammers should stay out of England. (Explanation) Why Canada's Human Rights Commission is a joke and why Patrick at Popehat should stay out of Canada. It looks like music piracy is now a matter of homeland security. Why I'm putting Jennifer in charge of Homeland Security if I'm ever elected … [Read more...] about Scattershot 2010-11-27
Infobleg – Suing Government Contractors?
I need to beg my legal readers for some information. I've been arguing with some guy in another blog's comments that if the airport passenger checkpoints were operated by private security firms instead of a government agency, we'd have a better chance of suing the screeners when they do something wrong. My argument is based on the fact that the TSA's employees benefit from … [Read more...] about Infobleg – Suing Government Contractors?
Waiting For the TSA to Metastasize
The Transportation Security Agency's latest plans to abuse passengers have attracted a lot of attention. People aren't pleased at having to choose between body-imaging that shows all their naughty bits or a pat-down that that feels an awful lot like a sexual assault. Maybe this time the outrage will lead to action, and someone will put a stop to this insulting behavior. Or … [Read more...] about Waiting For the TSA to Metastasize
Crushing Immigrants’ Dreams
I've been following Jack Marshall's Ethics Alarms blog for a few months now. He does a good job of discussing ethical issues in the news, but he also has some rather distasteful attitudes about immigration. In the past, I've been willing to give him the benefit of the doubt because his ethical opinion, however wrong-headed I believed it to be, conformed more or less to U.S. … [Read more...] about Crushing Immigrants’ Dreams
Why Does Anyone Think Cops Know What Should Be a Crime?
Why does anybody pay attention to what law enforcement employees think should be a crime? This is from Michele Leonhart's confirmation hearing as head of the DEA: "I'm a big fan of the DEA," said [Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama], before asking Leonhart point blank if she would fight medical marijuana legalization. "I have seen what marijuana use has done to young people, I … [Read more...] about Why Does Anyone Think Cops Know What Should Be a Crime?