cb.blog » Politics"And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God?"Ninth Circuit: All Your Laptop Are Belong To Us- April 22, 2008 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday reversed a lower court&8217;s decision that laptop searches by border agents are a violation of the Fourth Amendment. From the WSJ law blog: (cb.net rss) The backstory: In July of 2005, Michael Arnold, who was 43 at the time, was pulled aside for secondary questioning upon arriving at ...http://www.chipbennett.net/wordpress/index.php/2008/04/ninth-circuit-all-your-laptop-are-b... Scalia KOs Stevens- April 16, 2008 The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision in Baze v. Rees, confirmed that lethal injection does not violate the 8th Amendment as cruel and unusual punishment. (cb.net rss) As relieved as I am to note that SCOTUS has not lost all common sense (it does not take a Constitutional Law degree to come to the ...http://www.chipbennett.net/wordpress/index.php/2008/04/scalia-kos-stevens/ Obama Insults Flyover Country- April 12, 2008 Obama&8217;s recent insults of America&8217;s heartland were so egregious, even the St. Louis Post-Dispatch made mention of his remarks emphasis added: (cb.net rss) The Huffington Post Web site reported Friday that Obama, speaking of some Pennsylvanians&8217; economic anxieties, told supporters at the San Francisco fundraiser: &8220;You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like ...http://www.chipbennett.net/wordpress/index.php/2008/04/obama-insults-flyover-country/ Poor Hillary- April 7, 2008 Poor Hillary. Not only does she have to face two men in her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, but she has to do so while also taking time to do her hair (emphasis added): (cb.net rss) While listing her credentials to be president, Clinton also said people vote for different reasons, including how a ...http://www.chipbennett.net/wordpress/index.php/2008/04/poor-hillary/ Rice for VP- April 7, 2008 This news would have really excited me a while ago: Condi Rice is apparently making a play to be named as McCain&8217;s VP. (cb.net rss) As it is, she had better re-think her views on some issues before I could even hope to support her on the ticket. (HT: LGF) The &8217;sphere is already buzzing. Permalink &124; 0 comments ...http://www.chipbennett.net/wordpress/index.php/2008/04/rice-for-vp/ |