Army Times: U.S. Army North up and running

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Monday October 23, 2006 · 7:52 AM PDT

2006/10/23 · 07:52

As I was reading around blogs that I like to check I came upon this very interesting and somewhat disturbing article from the Army Times. The article is the one mentioned in the diary title Army Times: U.S. Army North up and running

This article was distrubing because it talked about the following

"As part of Army transformation, USARNORTH was formed to become the dedicated Army service component command to Northern Command, the unified command responsible for defending the homeland and coordinating defense support of civil authorities."

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Saturday September 30, 2006 · 10:33 AM PDT

2006/09/30 · 10:33

As I was catching up on new events in the world this wonderful saturday morning I came across a Bill, H.R. 6198, that snuck in through the bathroom window. Its name is the Iran Freedom Support Act. This bill did not exist before Wednesday morning/afternoon according to its legislative history on Thomas.loc.gov. I'm going to include it and links to the bill itself and a news article discussing it below the fold.

This bill provides for sanctions against any country that works to help Iran develop WMD's. It also serves as a renewal of the Iran Libya Sactions Act of 1996 which expired yesterday but is now extended to 2011. Thankfully it also says although I don't think it means anything that nothing in the bill authorizes the use of force against Iran. But this bill does set the stage rather nicely for continued saber rattling against them. Read More

CNN's Hype... Target:USA airing Monday

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Saturday August 12, 2006 · 4:19 PM PDT

2006/08/12 · 16:19

I have been watching CNN today and it really has been an interesting experience. When they aren't fearmongering about the Airplanes, long lines at airports, or just stuff we've already heard a thousand times about this terror plot in the UK they keep promoting their "Theme" day on Monday.

On Monday it seems the Theme is going to be "Target:USA" where they are going to focus an entire day of news coverage on where and how the US might still be vunerable to terrorist attacks and what all the people of the country can do to be vigilant. Read More

Administration Finds a Sneaky way around Posse Comitatus

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Sunday August 06, 2006 · 9:28 AM PDT

2006/08/06 · 09:28

As I was reading through the news this morning an article on Yahoo News caught my attention. Governors object to Bush's Guard plan I noticed that with all the other stuff going on lately the Bush Administration is trying to quietly sneak in more power for itself. Suprise I know, but this one is a really dangerous power that will bite all of us when the next disaster comes around. Read More

U.N. Passes Another Iran Resolution

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Monday July 31, 2006 · 8:56 AM PDT

2006/07/31 · 08:56

According to CNN the U.N. Security council has passed another resolution calling on Iran to halt its nuclear ambitions by August 31st or face the threat of economic sanctions.

CNN Story on U.N. Iran Resolution

The thing that is especially worrisome here is that Iran has already said if they passed this resolution which they have then it would escalate the crisis and not defuse it. Because all of us who are keeping up with these issues know Iran isn't going to budge and come Aug. 31 something even more insane is going to happen if it doesn't before hand. Read More

S. 3614, or How Specter wants to Make Tribunals Happen....

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Friday June 30, 2006 · 8:49 AM PDT

2006/06/30 · 08:49

In a bill just introduced yesterday on the heels of the Supreme Court's decision in the Hamdan case that all of us seemed very pleased with because it served as a slapdown for the administration on its continual grab for unchecked power. Sen. Arlen Specter has shown that he is a true lackey of the Bush Administration by introducing a new bill called the "The Unprivileged Combatants Act of 2006".

The actual text of the bill is not quite up on Thomas yet, but if you really want to read it, it is currently lurking in the Senate record from yesterday. At S6797 which you can get to by searching on the bill and looking at all Congressional actions.

It's scary how fast the Senate can move when it wants to as they have scheduled a hearing on it for July 11. The summary of the bill is below. Read More

The US as Theocracy...Checkout S. 520

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Thursday June 29, 2006 · 7:56 PM PDT

2006/06/29 · 19:56

I've been wondering what the Repubs are going try next with regards to court stripping and religious language and then I remembered an old chesnut from last year that seems to be coming back from the dead.

Check out S. 520, "Constitution Restoration Act of 2005". It is one of the most truly aweful court stripping bills I have ever seen. It came around briefly in March '05 but disappeared since.

It would strip ALL the federal courts of the ability to hear anything involving the government's acknowledgment that God is the sovereign source of law. With all these religious court stripping bills coming up I figured I would check on Thomas and see what the status on the bill was. Because this is in my opinion the big daddy of them all

Here is the bill and who re-introduced it after the flip.....
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Troops to possibly secure Mex. Border? Why this is a very bad idea.

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Saturday May 13, 2006 · 11:39 AM PDT

2006/05/13 · 11:39

When I read in an article from MSNBC titled Bush may deploy Guard along U.S. border with Mexico I was immediately given pause to think about what this means not only for its stated purpose of border security but for it could mean in the greater scheme of things.

For me this is about remembering that Troops can be used to keep people IN just as well as they can be used to keep people OUT. A saying I heard on a another blog a year or two ago was always watch what happens on your borders and you will know the true state of your country. To me the militarization of the border with Mexico is just another step on the road to fascism and dictatorship.

Did anyone Notice Oil at slightly over 70/bbl Today!

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Thursday April 13, 2006 · 5:41 PM PDT

2006/04/13 · 17:41

With all this Iran business going on in the Media over this last week with the US and Iran trying to one up each other I have been watching the price of Oil. I check Bloomberg.com several times a day to see the prices per barrel. The free info lists four different types of Oil prices. There are the two Europeans ones the IPE and the Brent I believe. There are also the two American ones, the WTI and NYMEX crude.

Both IPE and Brent are over 70/bbl at 70.57 and 70.22 respectively while NYMEX and WTI are at 69.45 and 69.32. This is the highest Oil has been since the Katrina hurricane disaster last summer. Read More

What about Emmigration instead of Immigration

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Sunday March 26, 2006 · 7:07 PM PST

2006/03/26 · 19:07

There have been a great many diaries on the topic of illegal immigration and the many ways to solve it as a problem in this country. From Sensenbrenners crazy plot set to be debated in the Senate next week to all the different things being discussed here on this very blog.

What I'm curious to think about though is where are people with becoming immigrants to a new country themselves. What do you all think I about Emmigration to a new land, that possibly more closely represents your values. I left last September to come to Vancouver, BC here in Canada. It for me is quite possibly one of the best choices I have ever made. I went home over Christmas 2005 to see if I had actually made the right choice coming here from living in the Southern US. I discovered that I had because I couldn't live in the environment that exists down there anymore. Read More

Looking for other Vancouver, BC Kossacks to Meet

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Sunday September 25, 2005 · 6:48 PM PDT

2005/09/25 · 18:48

I just moved to Vancouver, BC from middle TN where I lived for 11 years to get a 2nd Masters degree in Theology from the Vancouver School of Theology. I was wondering if there were any other Vancouver kossacks out there that would come out and have a beer with me and talk about Politics, life, the universe and everything... I've met a lot of great folks up here already but I'm always on the look out for more like minded friends. Plus if your gay, cute, intelligent and can talk politics all the better... ;) Anyhow I would love to hear from some of you folks so give me a yell at my email address on my profile.

Well to do some stuff. Have a great night everyone.

HRes 97: A bit of the Constituion Restoration Act back from the Dead!

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Saturday July 16, 2005 · 9:13 AM PDT

2005/07/16 · 09:13

As I was reading a very nice legislative round by Juila Grey I noticed that in the committee section a bit of the Constitution Restoration Act was trying to come back from the dead in the form of House Resolution 97.

July 19, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H. Res. 97, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States, and the Appropriate Role of Foreign Judgements in the Interpretation of American Law, 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.

You can read the whole wretched thing by going to Thomas and searching on HRes 97 or clicking this link House Resolution 97. From having read it I was not to spurised but disheartened to see it take a swipe at the Lawerence vs. Texas decision openly and directly.

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