[Vision2020] another litmus test

[Paul Rumelhart]

Reminds me of this web comic: http://xkcd.com/180/

Paul

On 11/21/2012 03:28 PM, deb wrote:
> And when traveling in foreign lands claim to BE Canadians, eh? Most 
> folks like Canadians, but won't give US us the time of day....
> Debi R-S
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Tom Hansen <mailto:thansen at moscow.com>
>     *To:* Tom Hansen <mailto:thansen at moscow.com>
>     *Cc:* Moscow Vision2020 <mailto:vision2020 at moscow.com>
>     *Sent:* Tuesday, November 20, 2012 2:19 PM
>     *Subject:* Re: [Vision2020] another litmus test
>
>     Or Arizona's "Papers, Please" act that permits law enforcement
>     officers to demand immigration papers from somebody simply because
>     they look Hispanic and place them in jail if they do not have
>     immigration papers in their possession.
>
>     It's a good thing that Idaho doesn't have a "Papers, Please" act.
>      Do you know how many Idahoans look Canadian?
>
>     Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
>     "Moscow Cares"
>     http://www.MoscowCares.com
>     Tom Hansen
>     Moscow, Idaho
>
>     On Nov 20, 2012, at 12:03 PM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com
>     <mailto:thansen at moscow.com>> wrote:
>
>>     Unlike Bush's Patriot Act that gave law enforcement agencies
>>     authority to thoroughly search private property jus' 'cuz they're
>>     bored.
>>
>>     Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .
>>
>>     "Moscow Cares"
>>     http://www.MoscowCares.com
>>     Tom Hansen
>>     Moscow, Idaho
>>
>>     On Nov 20, 2012, at 10:55 AM, Paul Rumelhart
>>     <godshatter at yahoo.com <mailto:godshatter at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>>
>>>     There's a bill going through the Senate that will be a good
>>>     litmus test for our President and our democratically-controlled
>>>     Senate with respect to civil liberties.  Senator Leahy (D) of
>>>     Vermont introduced a bill before that Senate that required a
>>>     warrant to search email.  The Justice Department and some law
>>>     enforcement groups didn't like it because they oppose the
>>>     warrant requirement.  So Senator Leahy reworked the bill to
>>>     allow access to emails to 22 different governmental
>>>     organizations *without* the need for a search warrant.
>>>
>>>     This bill goes up for a vote in the Senate next week. Let's see
>>>     if we are still on the path to a totalitarian government or
>>>     not.  Will it pass?  Will our President veto it if it gets to
>>>     him?  Stay tuned.
>>>
>>>     Here is some information on the bill:
>>>
>>>     http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57552225-38/senate-bill-rewrite-lets-feds-read-your-e-mail-without-warrants/
>>>
>>>     Paul
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