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POPSFreedom of speech will it become a crime? It isn't a crime to talk about or hand out information about anything else.......
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POPSTwo California men get decades in prison for operating a marijuana dispensary "Luke Scarmazzo was sentenced to 21 years and 8 months in prison and Ricardo Ruiz Montes got 20 years for operating a marijuana dispensary in Modesto. Sentencing before Federal judge Oliver Wanger took place on November 21, 2008. Luke and Ricardo had a licence to run the dispensary and paid taxes. The conflict between state and federal laws are what led to their arrest and conviction. The case drew attention because of a controversial rap video titled "Business Man" that features a sneering, preening Scarmazzo who raises both middle fingers to the camera and says " the feds." Defense attorneys said the federal government went after Scarmazzo and Montes because the music video challenged law enforcement's authority
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POPS'Off-Grid' Couple Fight Power Company Corporate tyranny at work in my book. What the corp wants the corp gets. Life has become all about making the corporation survive rather than the corporation serving us.
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POPSBritains awful immigration laws Illegally in the country- driving a motor vehicle illegally - no insurance and no bloody right to be here except this dick produces sperm that works. Send the whole family to Pakistan and let his kids ask him what Britain is like. Charge the wife with aiding and abetting a miscreant, or, make the wife pay every penny she ever receives to the family of the deceased. And still deport this illegal. When the Immigration Authority talk of this killer's human rights, they were not talking of his victim's human rights.
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POPSThe Virginian, by Owen Wister - full text available online! Wonderful book. set in the Wyoming territory during the late 1870s and 1880s. Courageous but mysterious cowboy known only as the 'Virginian' works as a foreman of a Wyoming cattle ranch. He meets a pretty schoolteacher Molly Wood from Vermont. She introduces him the works of Sir Walter Scott, Shakespeare, and Keats. The Virginian is forced to preside over the hanging of his best friend Steve, who has been accused and convicted of cattle rustling. Molly is horrified and Judge Henry, the Virginian's employer, explains her the code of the West. However, their marriage is threatened by Trampas, who also works on the farm. He vows to gun down the Virginian, whose honor in now at stake. Source – but spoileriffic, so don't click through this one if you haven't read the book.
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POPSTelecom Amnesty Illegal "The EFF blasted the retroactive amnesty as a "blatant attempt to prevent this Court—and every other court, federal or state—from deciding whether the carrier defendants conducted dragnet, warrantless surveillance of millions of Americans' communications and communications records in violation of the Constitution and numerous statutes." The government and the telecoms argued in earlier briefs that Congress can tinker with ongoing legislation without violating the Constitution and that citizens should sue the government, not private companies, over the spying."
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POPSMadonna and Ritchie Granted Divorce Madonna and Guy Ritchie's divorce has been finalized following a hearing in London on Friday.The British filmmaker and the Material Girl, who announced their separation last month, were granted a decree nisi by a judge at the clinical Principal Registry of the Family Division of the High Court in High Holburn, London.
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POPSMadonna’s divorce goes through in minutes (Video) London The nearly eight-year marriage of Madonna and Guy Ritchie was ended in minutes yesterday in a London court.What began with a wedding at Skibo Castle in the Highlands came to an abrupt end in a “quickie divorce” at the Principal Registry of the Family Division in High Holburn, London. The case - Ciccone M. L. v Ritchie G. S. – was listed with 16 others before District Judge Caroline Reid “for pronouncement of decree or order under the special procedure rule”. The couple did not attend. In a sworn statement, Madonna petitioned for divorce on the ground of Ritchie’s unreasonable behaviour, which she said was “continuing”.
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POPSNot in MY house! not without a warrant (signed), some ID and a police escort, an explanation.... Go to HSLDA.org for more information on Homeschooling Laws
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POPSHabits of Emotionally Intelligent People Major components of emotional intelligence,knowing your own emotions, asking yourself "How do I feel @ what would make me feel better?" and asking others the same thing.Doing unto others as you,d have them do to you.Motivating ourselves,recognising the emotions of others and handling relationships.Having an einbar alibi or something to believe in if you must have a moral compass.
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POPSUS judge orders release of Guantanamo five With George Bush’s ‘lame duck’ status it appears as though at least one judge is growing a pair. However, this ruling represents only 5 of the 200 petitions, but at least it is a step in the right direction. I can’t help thinking however, that it is not a coincidence that this judge ‘found’ his voice after learning Obama’s stand on the future of Guantanamo. If he is such a “tough, no-nonsense judge” why hasn’t he spoken up earlier? It is a travesty that the U.S. court system has dragged its feet on the issue of holding these men for so long without a trial.
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POPS11 Public Transit Agencies Pleaded With Congress For Bailout And the banks were able to rely on frequent lease payments while writing off taxes on the depreciating property. The IRS ended such leasing arrangements in 2004 and is pressuring banks to stop the tax shelters by the end of the year. Metro, the Washington area’s transit system, agreed last week with a bank immediately seeking $43 million from one such financing deal following talks overseen by a federal judge. Terms were not disclosed on the judge’s instructions. Metro general manager John Catoe noted Tuesday that Metro still faces 14 similar financing deals. He said having to settle all of them in court would lead to hefty legal costs and other expenses. The other three agencies seeking government help are in Sacramento and San Jose in California and New Jersey Transit.
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POPSLet's call bigots... bigots. There's nothing "protected" by passing constitutional amendments that deny rights to a class of Americans. And when you think about it -- that's really what these amendments do.
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