Monthly Archives: June 2013

Ted Cruz on the NSA and Other Obama Scandals

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Currently working on a fairly large (and hopefully important) piece on the NSA scandal. In the meantime, here’s Ted Cruz on the scandal, and here he is on Glenn Beck discussing how the Obama Administration seems to view the Constitution … Continue reading →

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LinkSwam for June 8, 2013

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Lawrence Person

It’s hard to find time to do an ordinary LinkSwarm with so much Obama scandal news breaking. It’s like ScandalPalooza. And there are some scandal tidbits here as well. Inside the life of Kim Il-Sung’s personal sushi chef. Obama’s arguments … Continue reading →

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FISA/NSA/PRISM/IRS/Etc. Midday Obama Scandal Roundup for June 7, 2013

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Lawrence Person

The torrent of Obama scandal information is flooding the news is something to behold. In contrast to the tiny drops of Benghazi information the MSM would begrudgingly dole out last year, every day seems to bring a new outrage about … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for June 6, 2013

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Yest another busy week, so here’s a very brief Texas vs. California update: Why Houston is a job-creating juggernaut. And why California cities aren’t. Texas now produces one-third of all U.S. crude oil. Midland now has a higher per-capita income … Continue reading →

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Dear Everyone Freaking Out Over the Precision Guided Firearms Tracking Point: Freak Out Over Something Else

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I know I’m a bit late to this party, since it was on Slashdot months ago, but people are evidently still freaking out over the Precision Guided Firearms Tracking Point rifle. That’s the rifle with the integrated fire control computer … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Sides with the Dissent in Maryland vs. King

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Ted Cruz sides with the dissent in the recently decided Maryland vs. King DNA gathering case: All of us should be alarmed by this significant step towards government as Big Brother. The excessive concentration of power in government is always … Continue reading →

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The Actual Text of the Maryland vs. King Decision

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Actual text of the Supreme Court’s Maryland vs. King “police can take DNA samples” decision can be found here in PDF form. Still haven’t read it yet.

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Supreme Court: All Your DNA Are Belong To Us

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Lawrence Person

In a 5-4 decision on Maryland vs. King, the Supreme Court ruled that the government can indeed take your DNA sample upon arrest. It was also a decision that split across the court’s usual ideological lines: “Kennedy wrote the decision, … Continue reading →

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