Posts tagged 'control'

Friday Funny - Net Neutrality

by SteveK @ Friday, January 21st, 2011. Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Humor

Government: Always ready to address problems that don’t exist.

Gun Sales Increase After AZ Shooting

by SteveK @ Wednesday, January 19th, 2011. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Second Amendment

According to POLITICO, gun sales have soared in the wake of the Arizona shooting spree. “Gun sales skyrocketed 60 percent in Arizona on Monday, Jan. 10, compared with the corresponding Monday last year. ” In Ohio, the FBI reported that sales spiked 65 percent, 38 percent in Illinois, 33 percent in New York, and 16 [...]

Who’s Behind the Push for Net Neutrality?

by SteveK @ Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Government, Media

Whenever you hear innocuous sounding names describing some policy or law, you should be suspicious. Such is the case with “net neutrality,” which ostensibly ensures that service providers are not blocking websites or interfering with internet access. But this isn’t happening. So-called net neutrality is really a power grab and a stepping-stone for government interference [...]

Climate Alarmists Claim 15 Years Not a Trend, But Avoid Main Issues

by SteveK @ Sunday, February 21st, 2010. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Economics, Environment, Government

Environmental devotees of so-called climate change, or global warming, are now scrambling to issue some bit of truth after being exposed for their serial deceptions. Currently they are saying that 15 years of no warming does not constitute a trend. Fair enough.
However, if the science behind man-made warming is as rock-solid as they claim, then [...]

Friday Funny - Economic Recovery

by SteveK @ Friday, December 4th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Humor

Constitutionality of Obamacare Can Be Challenged In Several Ways

by SteveK @ Monday, October 19th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Government, Healthcare, Legal

Many legal challenges to government-run health care may be in the works due to the unprecedented  - and in all likelihood unconstitutional - power Obamacare gives the federal government.
Various issues include the regulation of interstate commerce (probably the most abused power next to taxation); privacy concerns related to doctor-patient relations; and restrictions on the federal [...]

Proposed Bill Will Allow Government to Disconnect Internet During ‘Crisis’

by SteveK @ Tuesday, September 1st, 2009. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Government

First reported by CNET, a bill (S.773) authored by Sen. Jay Rockefeller would allow the government to disconnect private-sector computers from the Internet for as long as they deem necessary during an emergency. The president can declare a national “cybersecurity crisis” and take control over private networks, although it is unclear to what extent due [...]

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