- Supreme Court Justices to rule on U.S. arrests abroad of foreign citizens. I think if they’re allowed it sets a very dangerous precedent of the US being the world’s policeman. I can see why the administration wants this, but I think they need to be very careful what they’re getting themselves into here. Heck, what’s wrong with just having the CIA whack someone and then denying we know anything about it? Oh yeah, that’s how we got into this mess in the first place. [press-patch]
- Huh! Says here, even the guy who wrote the USA PATRIOT act is having Patriotic doubts about it. [endwar]
- Here’s another explanation of the Homeland Security Advisory Codes so you know what each color means. If you start now, you could have some printed copies ready for Bill of Rights Day on December 15th. [endwar]
- Aaron Zelman of the JPFO has The “Good” News, The Bad News and The Truth About Concealed Carry Permits. A lot of what he says matches my thoughts on concealed carry permits, and why I haven’t gone and applied for one yet. [endwar]
- Reason #37 not to trust the government with information about you: Hacker calls police database easy target. That’s another reason I’m not thrilled about applying for a permit. [strib]
- The RIAA Radar is a tool that music consumers can use to easily and instantly distinguish whether an album was released by a member of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Why would you care? Well, maybe you want to boycott an organization that routinely screws their customers.