Lawmakers' Third Attempt at Antispyware Law

This is clearly a case of legislatiors not fully understanding what whey are meant to be legislating. What should be a slam-dunk bill has been held up because nobody in the Senate is sure how far such a bill would reach, as there are legitimate uses for things like cookies....

Pluto: A Celestial Second Opinion

After Pluto got dissed into nonplanethood, lawmakers from Pluto's discoverer's home county are fighting back!"Seven months after a conclave of scientists downgraded the distant heavenly body to a "dwarf planet," a state representative in New Mexico aims to give the snubbed...

ACLU Pushes For Juvenile Justice Reform

The ACLU seems to have put new vigor into the Texas Youth Commission investigation. It appears that after a two year delay, a grand jury has finally been assembled to hear evidence gathered by the Texas Rangers. In the meantime a registered sex offender found working for...

"DMCA Killer": Does It Go Far Enough?

So Boucher's and Dolittle's bill would soften the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, yes, but a quick read of the bill itself raises some questions. First of all, it looks as though tape decks are legal again. Lovely. Also, whilst makers of infringement-capable devices are safe...

Bold move by Afghan assembly: Immunity to all Afghans

It's either that, or a fool's errand.  I have seen nothing from the taliban that would make me think that an offer of peace and reconciliation is even desirable to them.  If anything, it reminds me of the early days of the war, and the fall of Konduz.  The...

Google Imposed Silence on North Carolina

"Google tried to silence lawmakers and pushed -- at times with a heavy hand -- to influence legislation designed to bring the company to Caldwell County. The company demanded that legislators never speak its name, and had them scolded when word of its interest in North...

Chavez to usher in 'maximum revolution'

This is what a police state looks like."CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- A congress wholly loyal to President Hugo Chavez approved a law today granting him authority to enact sweeping measures by decree. Meeting at a downtown plaza in a session that resembled a political rally,...

Cowardice defined: Democratic senators won't join Iraq war protest in Washin...

"thousands of demonstrators are set to arrive in the capital this weekend for the largest anti-war march since Democrats gained control of Congress, staging the first of several protests to persuade lawmakers to do more than simply speak out against President George W. Bush's...

Sonics want $300 million; some legislators roll eyes

"OLYMPIA — Sonics owner Clay Bennett wants at least $300 million in taxpayer money to help pay for a new arena that could cost as much as $530 million, but the request already has drawn skepticism from some key state lawmakers."

Bush defends new Iraq strategy; Democrats believe a bad situation is being co...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush on Saturday challenged lawmakers skeptical of his new Iraq plan to propose their own strategy for stopping the violence in Baghdad. "To oppose everything while proposing nothing is irresponsible," Bush said. In a pitch to lawmakers and the...