In a 20-page white paper (PDF), the Obama administration called on the U.S. Congress to fix “deficiencies that could hinder enforcement” of intellectual property laws.

Some of [...]]]> The White House today proposed sweeping revisions to U.S. copyright law, including making “illegal streaming” of audio or video a federal felony and allowing FBI agents to wiretap suspected infringers.

In a 20-page white paper (PDF), the Obama administration called on the U.S. Congress to fix “deficiencies that could hinder enforcement” of intellectual property laws.

Some of the highlights:
• The White House is concerned that “illegal streaming of content” may not be covered by criminal law.  To resolve that ambiguity, it wants a new law to “clarify that infringement by streaming, or by means of other similar new technology, is a felony in appropriate circumstances.”

• Under federal law, wiretaps may only be conducted in investigations of serious crimes, a list that was expanded by the 2001 Patriot Act to include offenses such as material support of terrorism and use of weapons of mass destruction.

•  The administration is proposing that if Homeland Security seizes circumvention devices (AKA Your computer used for ripping your own DVD’s), it be permitted to “inform rightholders,” “provide samples of such devices,” and assist “them in bringing civil actions.”
The term “fair use” does not appear anywhere in the report. - [read more]

The long-awaited challenge to Chicago’s handgun ban will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on March 2, 2010 and already it is looking like everyone, on both sides of the issue, [...]]]> It’s official Obama was lying, and now the White House Anti-Gun Agenda is set to be argued in Supreme Court.

The long-awaited challenge to Chicago’s handgun ban will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on March 2, 2010 and already it is looking like everyone, on both sides of the issue, anticipates that the justices will rule that the Second Amendment is incorporated through the 14th Amendment as a barrier to local gun bans.

Even anti-gunners appear to realize the notion that the Amendment is incorporated, but want the justices to leave enough wiggle room in their ruling to allow most, if not all, existing gun control laws to stand.

Alan Gura noted during a press conference at the annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show that the case “would not have happened without the support” of the Second Amendment Foundation, and toward the end of the conference, he encouraged people to contribute to SAF “and take a new person shooting.”

Attorney Alan Gura, argued the landmark Heller case before the U.S. Supreme Court almost two years ago. The case of McDonald v. City of Chicago is one of two challenges filed against the Chicago handgun ban within 24 hours of the Heller ruling. Gura is representing the Bellevue, WA-based Second Amendment Foundation and Illinois State Rifle Association, and four individual Chicago residents.

This leaves many hard-core gun rights advocates once again demanding, “What part of shall-not-be-infringed don’t you understand?”

Obama said “I’m not going to take your guns away” and “Lawful gun owners have nothing to fear…I think people can take me at my word.”

I wouldn’t take Obama’s word if he said it rains a lot in Seattle. Apparently, law-abiding gun owners have nothing to fear unless they own sport-utility rifles, semiautomatic shotguns, handguns and any other firearm that Obama and his anti-gun attorney general don’t like.

Obama sent Holder to the Senate to detail his support for a national gun owner registration scheme and authorizing the government to ban firearm possession for any person by merely adding that person’s name to the terror watch list.

Attorney General Holder aggressively detailed the Obama anti-gun agenda in

Holder’s public statements before the Senate Judiciary Committee:

• Holder wants national, permanent gun registration system.
• Holder wants new federal authority to prohibit any person on the federal watch list (reported to be 400,000 names) from buying guns and supports confiscating guns from those on the list who possess them.

Apparently, law-abiding gun owners have nothing to fear unless they own sport-utility rifles, semiautomatic shotguns, handguns and any other firearm that Obama and his anti-gun attorney general don’t like. – [source]

Currently, large sectors of the U.S. economy have collapsed, consumer confidence is at a historic low, Democrats control the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government, and they’re poised to print “bailout and infrastructure” money on the theory of “trickle up poverty” — risking [...]]]> “No freeman shall ever be debarred the use of arms.” –Thomas Jefferson

Currently, large sectors of the U.S. economy have collapsed, consumer confidence is at a historic low, Democrats control the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government, and they’re poised to print “bailout and infrastructure” money on the theory of “trickle up poverty” — risking a prolonged recession followed by hyperinflation and/or a protracted depression.

Or does the latter “risk” constitute their real plan?

If there is an economic recovery any time soon, it will be the result of private sector initiatives and a consumer confidence recovery, not the redistribution of a few trillion dollars among friends as directed by the “community organizer” in the White House.

But can consumer confidence overcome Barack Hussein Obama’s agenda? Clearly, he and his congressional cadre are using the current crisis as cover to further undermine our constitutional rule of law — in fact, they may just spend liberty out of existence — leaving the masses dependent on the state for subsistence, thus rife for the radical “change” that Obama and his ilk ultimately seek.

Yes, Obama and his Demo colleagues in the Senate and House have taken a sacred oath to “support and defend” our Constitution, but they have no history of honoring their oaths.  – [source]

I don’t see the War On Terror ever coming to an end, until all countries eliminate the threat within their own borders. I’m shocked to see Syria become a safe haven for jihadists. For one, Khadaffi, while standing in a puddle of his own wee watching the Twin Towers fall, called [...]]]> by donttreadonme, link written by others,

I don’t see the War On Terror ever coming to an end, until all countries eliminate the threat within their own borders. I’m shocked to see Syria become a safe haven for jihadists. For one, Khadaffi, while standing in a puddle of his own wee watching the Twin Towers fall, called President Bush at The White House denying responsibility for that days events, informing Dubya of Syria’s full cooperation hunting down those responsible.

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