http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2013/02/05/tuesday-topics Comments On: Tuesday topics by Max Brantley en-us Copyright 2013 Arkansas Times. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Arkansas Times readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Arkansas Times. robert@arktimes.com (Arkansas Times Webmaster) Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:01 -0500 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:45:00 -0500 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by plainjim]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:21:03 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by plainjim]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:30:37 -0600 Arkansas Times
I had an uncle/aunt in Salinas who owned a chain of gas-service stations. They referred to the Salinas agri area 'the valley,' which was/is the salad bowl of the West.
Posted by eLwood]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:57:54 -0600 Arkansas Times
B sucks rocks especially likes folks who keep what others earned- the 1%!
Posted by Sound Policy]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:21:18 -0600 Arkansas Times
That valley is named for silicon. Which everybody knows is the tetravalent metalloid that's like the eighth most common element in the universe and has something to do with electronics, I'm pretty sure.

The valley you're apparently picturing is the one down under the twin silicones that are the first most common elements at Black's Beach, which is a totally unrelated type sizzle.

Any time.
Posted by Norma Bates]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:14:17 -0600 Arkansas Times
Actually, if you'll just check the spending records of the last few administrations you'll find that so-called conservatives have created greater deficits than liberals. Conservatives must have a "below zero" desire to cut spending. Two wrongs don't make a right but either side can point fingers. Just don't point first.

I just noticed that, as usual, CBB has already made my point and in better detail. I'm posting this anyway cuz I've gone to the trouble of typin'.
Posted by Olphart]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:18:38 -0600 Arkansas Times
Hope I get to see the program again when it repeats.
Posted by eLwood]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:16:01 -0600 Arkansas Times
Transparency of City Spending

http://www.uspirgedfund.org/reports/usp/tr…

Any bets if the City of Little Rock has the leadership to do the right thing?
Posted by inyourdreams]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:08:46 -0600 Arkansas Times
Republicans want more spent on the military since those are their Republican contributors but if they want more military, pay for it with increased taxes. We would never have been in Iraq if Cheney had to pay a graduated income tax surcharge to pay for the Afganinstan war. The American people would have bought into it but by making it invisible by having the wars off-budget, the Republican wars created massive debt and resulted in more American killed overseas than we lost in NYC and the Pentagon.

In reality, 2/3 of the national debt is still a Republican debt, regardless of how often TP FAUX heads try to maked it look like it is all due to Democratic admninistrations.
Posted by couldn't be better]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:05:52 -0600 Arkansas Times
"Fox Drops Dick"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/05/d…
Posted by the outlier]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:49:14 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by B Rock Sucks]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:33:55 -0600 Arkansas Times
", I never know whether to applaud a new case or be somewhat suspicious the Department hopes to score just enough points to manage public perception.”

Says Frontline, the case may be a "game changer."

Also says there's a law from the Savings and Loan ripoffs, "The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act. FIRREA, as the statute is known, was passed in the wake of the savings and loan crisis as vehicle for prosecuting individuals who defrauded federally insured deposit institutions."

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/bu…

I'm not holding my breath. BHO and Holder are too comfortably in bed with the bankers and perhaps too busy busting medical mj dispensaries to pursue criminals in the financial world.
Posted by eLwood]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:31:22 -0600 Arkansas Times ====
"The paper's basic contention is that the government has the authority to carry out the extrajudicial killing of an American citizen if "an informed, high-level official" deems him to present a "continuing" threat to the country. This sweeping authority is said to exist even if the threat presented isn't imminent in any ordinary sense of that word, even if the target has never been charged with a crime or informed of the allegations against him, and even if the target is not located anywhere near an actual battlefield."
"Even more problematic, the paper contends that the limits on the government's claimed authority are not enforceable in any court."
http://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security…
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"If a high-ranking administration official does it, it's not illegal. At least not when we're talking about ordering the death of an American citizen the administration believes to be associated with Al Qaeda."
"Since the administration's "kill list" is secret, those targeted have no opportunity to challenge their designation as terrorists who may be deprived of life by a "high level national security official." Nevertheless, the paper concludes, the Due Process Clause—the part of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution that protects Americans from being deprived of "life, liberty, or property, without due process of law"—"would not prohibit a lethal operation of the sort contemplated here."
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/02/ob…
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Another problem with the memo is its redefining of words, like "continuing threat,""imminent," and "due process." The redefinition of Due Process began last March when AG Holder stated: "The Constitution guarantees due process, not judicial process."
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/03/er…
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The White House is struggling to find a way to explain how this policy is more legal and humane than Bush's torture programs.
Posted by YossarianMinderbinder]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:15:23 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by radical centrist]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:10:09 -0600 Arkansas Times
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience…
Posted by radical centrist]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:03:22 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Cato]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:57:08 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by couldn't be better]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:09:15 -0600 Arkansas Times
"Fayetteville has more access channels than any other city in Arkansas -- Government Channel, Public Access, UATV, and Fayar TV. Senate Bill 101, being pushed by Cox Communications, would undermine availability of public, education, and government access channels, exempt itself from city franchise and right-of-way agreements, and make their operations more profitable at the expense of the public. It is what is known in the vernacular as a Bad Bill.

The fact that it was assigned to the Insurance and Commerce Committee -- instead of the City,County,Local Committee, or the Advanced Communications and Information Technology Committee -- is a clear indication of its true purpose.

If you appreciate public, non-commercial local cable channels, please contact your senator and representatives. If you gave more in contributions than Cox, they might listen to your views."

http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/201…
Posted by eLwood]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:05:28 -0600 Arkansas Times
LONDON — British lawmakers on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill to legalize same-sex marriage championed by Prime Minister David Cameron, despite strong opposition from within his Conservative Party.

In a first House of Commons vote, lawmakers voted 400 to 175 in support of the legislation. There was majority support from the left-leaning Labour Party and Liberal Democrats party, but around half of the Conservative lawmakers rejected the proposals or abstained.

The bill will have to go through more detailed parliamentary debates and a vote in the House of Lords, where a vote in favor is likely given the strong support Tuesday. If it becomes law, the proposed bill would enable same-sex couples to get married in both civil and religious ceremonies, provided that the religious institution consents.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe…
Posted by eLwood]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:48:40 -0600 Arkansas Times