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Allan from Fallbrook
Participant[quote=no_such_reality]I’m sure everyone is shocked in disbelief. Deputies accused of deleting one of the videos[/quote]
NSR: The question is, does the Bakersfield DA go after these deputies for obstruction of justice, witness intimidation and ADW/Murder?
ParticipantBG: You weren’t asleep at the switch. Unfortunately, the gubment is possessed of extra-judicial capabilities that, in essence, negate and/or nullify your 4th and 6th Amendment rights.
Do a little light reading on FISA Courts, along with Patriot I/II, AUMF and NDAA. If Uncle Sugar determines (using extremely loose criteria in many cases) that you are a threat to this great republic, then his little minions can detain, imprison, wiretap, surveil your happy ass to their heart’s content. And there really isn’t shit you can do about it.
Of course, if the gubment didn’t have these capabilities, well, then the terrorists would win. And we can’t have that.
Participant[quote=SK in CV][quote=CA renter]SK,
That’s not how I understand it.
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I’m not sure what incident you’re referring to. The one that’s been discussed here is phone records. Not tapped phone lines.
That said, there have been recent allegations by a former FBI agent that all phone calls (and texts, and emails) are recorded and stored, and can be accessed by law enforcement at a later date.[/quote]
SK: The FBI agent in question is a former counterterrorism expert named Tim Clemente.
The US Government, or more correctly the NSA, has been eavesdropping for years on private conversations, both judicially (Echelon/Carnivore) and extra-judicially (AT&T Room 641a in San Francisco).
The NSA facility at Camp Williams in Utah further enhances these capabilities.
ParticipantBG: I’d imagine that this is something that would fall under the aegis of a FISA court. The gubment has so abused this Act, that it’s now essentially a rubber stamp for whatever they want to do.
Part of this conversation should include the Obama Administration’s war on leaks and whistleblowers. This administration is positively Nixonian in its level of paranoia.
May 14, 2013 at 10:39 AM in reply to: Need help hiring estate planner, CPA/Financial Planner and contractor #761995ParticipantBG: Well, c’mon, anyone who is anyone lives in Fallbrook!
ParticipantAnd now, some light George Orwell to brighten your day:
“In a time of deceit telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.”
The last line of “1984”: “He loved Big Brother.”
Welcome to The Machine.
May 13, 2013 at 11:50 PM in reply to: Need help hiring estate planner, CPA/Financial Planner and contractor #761986ParticipantMake certain that the GC is licensed and that the license is current and in good standing. The CSLB, Contractors State License Board, will have this information, including any claims against the GC, as well as complaints.
For permitting, contact the County of San Diego and they’ll walk you through the necessary permits and navigating plan check. It’s been a while, but if memory serves, their offices are off Ruffin Road. It can be a major pain in the ass, but around your 20th phone call and tenth visit, things start flowing more smoothly. If you choose to have a GC honcho your project, the permitting should be included for all phases of work that require it.
The advice about staying on top of the GC is excellent. I’m in engineering and work with a wide variety of GCs, subs, vendors and suppliers. You learn the hard way to watch them all like hawks.
Do your homework and READ THE FINE PRINT ON EVERYTHING, especially the bids and quotes and statements of work.
ParticipantVeritas: What is truly terrifying is that ABC News is reporting this story. Everyone in the administration must be having a collective “Oh, shit!” moment.
Watching Jay Carney trying to bob and weave, whilst toeing the party line was both cringeworthy and hilarious. He did manage to effectively bus chuck Hillary, though. I’m sure she and Bill are pleased. I mean, a smear like this won’t follow here into the 2016 contest or anything…
ParticipantER: Couldn’t agree more. I see this from two differing and distinct perspectives. As a business owner in the blast engineering and protective design business, we hire only M.S. and PhD pedigreed engineers, due to the very stringent nature of our business. Thus, it’s not uncommon to hire engineers carrying $150k or more in student debt.
As a coach who counsels high school athletes on college selection, the first thing a recruiting coach will mention is the tens (or hundreds) of millions that have been plowed into their football facilities. Watch an Oregon football game and you’re seeing a team that has dozens of different helmet, shoe and uniform configurations (courtesy of Phil Knight of Nike, an Oregon alum). While I have no issue with alum donations, Oregon has used this to not only attract students, but raise the tuition rate as well. I love football, but it has jack to do with the quality of education being offered. Even formerly “off the beaten path” schools are using athletics as a recruiting tool to attract non-athletes and raise tuition rates accordingly. I’ve seen Division I schools that have locker rooms and player amenities that rival the pros.
With over a trillion dollars in outstanding student loans, something has to give. These debts are not dischargeable through BK and have to be exerting pressure in other areas, like retarding the ability of those in their 20s and 30s from purchasing a starter home.
ParticipantEconProf: I agree, and took pains in my post to make that distinction. I also advised doing the necessary research and reaching an informed decision.
However, personal safety always trumps economic opportunity. I don’t believe that the drug war shows any signs of abating and previously “safe” areas of Mexico (safe being a relative term in Mexico), like Acapulco and Monterrey, have been struck by the same violence plaguing the rest of the country. This is becoming an intractable problem and the violence necessary to quell it will take years and cost thousands more lives.
Completely agreed on Detroit, Chicago and NOLA.
ParticipantDesmond: Good post and thanks for the weblink. The Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs and OSAC (Overseas Advisory Council) both report extensively on countries around the world. I would definitely do my research on Mexico and parts south.
The Mexican drug war has claimed some 70,000 lives and it shows no signs of abating. The cartels have expanded into kidnapping and murder for hire and have targeted expats as well as tourists. There is no trustworthy law enforcement presence down there and there are reports that the Mexican Army is now involved in the drug business.
I’d seriously think twice about relocation. I think EconProf makes some valid points about the Mexican economy and the great strides forward it’s making in terms of progress, but money don’t mean shit if you’re lying dead in a pool of your own blood.
ParticipantKIBU: I know you won’t respond to this post and that’s okay. But I couldn’t let the “I trust the government 100 times more” than your fellow citizen down the street remark pass without comment.
Either you have no idea what the government is up to, or you simply don’t care. Hopefully, it’s the former and not the latter. So, if that’s the case, let’s engage some of your “grey matter” and do some research, shall we?
Google “disposition matrix” and see what you get. For those playing at home, this is a euphemism for “kill list”, that list of US enemies to be eliminated by force.
Next up, Google “drone double tap”. This is when a Predator or Reaper drone fires a missile, waits for the doctors, medics, etc to arrive, and then fires a second missile to take them out. Nice, huh? BTW, targeting of non-combatant medical personnel is considered a war crime. For drone operators, it’s business as usual.
Lastly, Google “Room 641a”. This nifty little operation was one where the NSA strong-armed Pacific Bell in San Francisco into allowing unauthorized and illegal eavesdropping on everyday American citizens’ phone calls without oversight. Isn’t that groovy?
So, yeah, I’d imagine that the government that brought you extraordinary rendition, black sites, Gitmo, Iraq, Vietnam, the Patriot Acts, AUMF, NDAA and on and on, is completely trustworthy.
Bob, down the street? Yeah, you definitely need to keep an eye on Bob…
ParticipantCardiff: First off, what up? Football starts in two months and I can’t wait. Hope your sporting life is enjoyable, even though you focus on baseball, and not God’s chosen sport.
Second, that’s interesting about SAIC and the WTC. Hadn’t heard that one before. I did hear that the CIA, Mossad and the Saudi royal family engineered it. With Oklahoma City 1995, I’d heard that McVeigh was set up by the Clinton Administration to divert attention from Bill Clinton’s collapsing presidency.
No shortage of credulous idiots that’ll believe whatever they see on YouTube.
ParticipantParamount: I hear you and wouldn’t claim a corner on the truth, but some shit is just so bugfuck crazy you have to call it out.
In the blast engineering business, we have our share of crazies, I’m talking people that claim that Oklahoma City 1995 and 9/11 were inside jobs and they can provide “proof” in the form of data and graphs and photos. Some of this proof can actually look fairly convincing, but, when subjected to scrutiny, it falls apart.
And that’s the rub with this sort of shit: It isn’t Truth in any sort of way. But to someone who doesn’t know any better, or doesn’t know the right questions to ask, well, it appears that clowns like these might actually be onto something. So, instead of “low-information” voters, we get “no-information” voters.
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