Archive for June, 2009

Equal Under the Law, Regardless of Race

Posted by 3wire on June 29th, 2009

The fact that 4 Justices on the current Supreme Court can put the issue of “historical context” over the lives and livelihood of actual living citizens, is something I simply can not get my mind around. Racism is wrong no mater which way the tide is flowing. From CATO In the blockbuster decision we’d been [...]

Iran: Congress, not Obama Shows Leadership

Posted by 3wire on June 24th, 2009

From: Human Events While President Obama equivocated about the protests in Iran last week, Congress showed real leadership. By an overwhelming bipartisan vote, both the House and the Senate passed resolutions expressing clear support for “all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law.” Republicans and Democrats [...]

Hacking Threat to National Security Overblown?

Posted by 3wire on June 4th, 2009

From: Threat Level Is hacking a real threat to the United States or is it just the latest overblown threat to national security, whose magnitude is being exaggerated to expand government budgets and power? That’s the question asked by Threat Level editor Kevin Poulsen at a panel in Computers, Freedom and Privacy in Washington, D.C., [...]