No Offense to Cops, BUT... Are We Sliding Toward a Police State?
Comb through newspapers across the country and one will find many incidents of officer-involved shootings and aggressive behavior by the authorities, who, as an aside, increasingly look like paramilitary rather than community officers. Police say society has become more dangerous, but crime rates are falling even during tough economic times. The number of officers killed on duty is at record lows.
Ex-NYPD Narc Testifies Cops Routinely Planted Drugs on Innocent People
A former NYPD narcotics officer has blown a festering police misconduct scandal sky-high with testimony this week that police regularly planted drugs on innocent people to meet arrest quotas. The former narc, Stephen Anderson, was testifying as a cooperating witness in the trial of another officer after he was arrested for planting cocaine on four men in a bar in Queens.
What's Our Current I.Q. – Ideological Quotient
Of course, the Constitution WAS designed to mitigate power and stupidity among our elected leaders. Unfortunately, there's no defense against a majority of the people going sour on liberty, embracing ignorance or wallowing in ideology.
The proverbial "tyranny of the majority" may indeed be a tyranny of the moronic. Morocracy? Should work, based upon the following:
P- EUwwww Data Retention Directive
THIS STINKS!
"The Problem with European Human Rights," Mchangama and Rhodes, Wall Street Journal
"The Problem with European Human Rights," Mchangama and Rhodes, Wall Street Journal - Last week ministers from the Council of Europe met in Brighton to consider British proposals on reforming the European Court of Human rights. To read more, click here. [Global Governance Watch]
Colombia Bill Would Decriminalize Drug Plant Cultivation
Colombia Bill Would Decriminalize Drug Plant Cultivation - A bill before the Colombian congress would decriminalize the cultivation of coca and marijuana in a bid to drive down raw drug prices and encourage peasant farmers to grow other crops. The bill is expected to be debated in the congress in coming days.
And Now We Wait
The Supreme Court on Wednesday concluded hearing an unprecedented three days of oral argument on the 2010 health care overhaul, the Affordable Care Act. A decision on the Obamacare litigation is not expected until June. The Cato Institute has long argued that this case isn't really about health care reform.
