| interpreting the constitution crowd control spread of the red one nation, under surveillance fun d' mental in bed with the red red state rebate verbatim |
redstateupdate.net
| redstat |
source: Center for Education Statistics
interpreting the constitution
crowd control
Weather
News
fun d' mental
spread of the red
number 178 01.11.09
| redstat archive |
| verbatim archive |
| D'Gary Tribute Page |
The outgoing Bush administration
established a new federal
regulation that gives workers
throughout the healthcare
industry the right to refuse to
give medical care to a patient if
they are morally offended by the
treatment.
The regulation is a response to
state laws that require doctors
and pharmacists to provide legal
birth control drugs even if they
oppose abortion due to their
religious beliefs. The new rule
extends the so-called “right to
refuse” to all health care workers
at more than 580,000 federally
supported health care facilities
across the nation.
Doctors, nurses, administrative
personnel and even volunteers in
medical studies will now be able
to charge medical care facilities
with discrimination if they feel
pressured to participate in a
medical procedure that is
“contrary to their religious
beliefs.” Facilities that are found
to violate the ruling could also
lose federal funding.
DHS Secretary Mike Leavitt said,
“This rule protects the right of
medical providers to care for
their patients in accord with their
conscience.” A consortium of
medical groups, including the
American Medical Association,
said, “Under the guise of
protecting religious freedom” the
new rule allows medical personnel
to “opt out of providing essential
reproductive health care. It will
be the poor and powerless who
will be most effected by this
draconian measure.” it's all true
established a new federal
regulation that gives workers
throughout the healthcare
industry the right to refuse to
give medical care to a patient if
they are morally offended by the
treatment.
The regulation is a response to
state laws that require doctors
and pharmacists to provide legal
birth control drugs even if they
oppose abortion due to their
religious beliefs. The new rule
extends the so-called “right to
refuse” to all health care workers
at more than 580,000 federally
supported health care facilities
across the nation.
Doctors, nurses, administrative
personnel and even volunteers in
medical studies will now be able
to charge medical care facilities
with discrimination if they feel
pressured to participate in a
medical procedure that is
“contrary to their religious
beliefs.” Facilities that are found
to violate the ruling could also
lose federal funding.
DHS Secretary Mike Leavitt said,
“This rule protects the right of
medical providers to care for
their patients in accord with their
conscience.” A consortium of
medical groups, including the
American Medical Association,
said, “Under the guise of
protecting religious freedom” the
new rule allows medical personnel
to “opt out of providing essential
reproductive health care. It will
be the poor and powerless who
will be most effected by this
draconian measure.” it's all true
The National Institute of Justice is
developing crowd control weapons to be
used by police that channel microwaves
and lasers to burn the skin of suspects.
The weapons, considered by the Justice
Department to be non-lethal, are
intended to elicit a “repel response”
from suspects who will seek to flee.
The portable weapons use active denial
technology that was developed by the
US military. As previously reported by
redstateupdate.net, active denial systems
shoot a beam of 95 Ghz millimeter
waves traveling at the speed of light that
heat the skin of the target to 130
degrees in 2 seconds.
The police department version being
tested is housed in a backpack, is
effective through clothing and has a
range of at least 50 feet.
developing crowd control weapons to be
used by police that channel microwaves
and lasers to burn the skin of suspects.
The weapons, considered by the Justice
Department to be non-lethal, are
intended to elicit a “repel response”
from suspects who will seek to flee.
The portable weapons use active denial
technology that was developed by the
US military. As previously reported by
redstateupdate.net, active denial systems
shoot a beam of 95 Ghz millimeter
waves traveling at the speed of light that
heat the skin of the target to 130
degrees in 2 seconds.
The police department version being
tested is housed in a backpack, is
effective through clothing and has a
range of at least 50 feet.
The NIJ is also experimenting with a
hand held laser weapon called Personal
Halting and Stimulation Response or
PhaSR that is more portable and uses an
infrared laser to heat skin. The PhaSR
weapon works better on bare skin than
the microwave weapon and targets a
small spot rather than the whole body of
the suspect.
The weapon uses two lasers, according
to its developers, one “temporarily
impairs aggressors by “dazzling them”
and the infrared laser “causes a repel
effect that discourages advancing
aggressors.”
The NIJ has tested the PhaSR weapon in
various scenarios including in prison
environments and in crowd control
situations. Certain laser weapons were
banned in 1995 by the UN. it's all true
hand held laser weapon called Personal
Halting and Stimulation Response or
PhaSR that is more portable and uses an
infrared laser to heat skin. The PhaSR
weapon works better on bare skin than
the microwave weapon and targets a
small spot rather than the whole body of
the suspect.
The weapon uses two lasers, according
to its developers, one “temporarily
impairs aggressors by “dazzling them”
and the infrared laser “causes a repel
effect that discourages advancing
aggressors.”
The NIJ has tested the PhaSR weapon in
various scenarios including in prison
environments and in crowd control
situations. Certain laser weapons were
banned in 1995 by the UN. it's all true
Amidst a chorus of civil rights groups,
legal scholars and media critics who have
called upon Barack Obama to affirm his
intent to fully investigate and prosecute
abuses of power and crimes committed
by the Bush Administration over the past
eight years, Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)
has submitted a resolution into Congress
to establish a panel to review the war
powers that the administration has
accorded itself.
In one of the first acts of the 111th
Congress, Conyers introduced a bill
calling for the creation of a “Blue Ribbon
Commission comprised of experts
outside of government service” to
investigate the “broad range” of powers
legal scholars and media critics who have
called upon Barack Obama to affirm his
intent to fully investigate and prosecute
abuses of power and crimes committed
by the Bush Administration over the past
eight years, Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)
has submitted a resolution into Congress
to establish a panel to review the war
powers that the administration has
accorded itself.
In one of the first acts of the 111th
Congress, Conyers introduced a bill
calling for the creation of a “Blue Ribbon
Commission comprised of experts
outside of government service” to
investigate the “broad range” of powers
assumed by the Bush administration
carried out “under claims of
unreviewable war powers.” Conyers,
like many Americans, believes that claims
of executive privilege cannot shield our
leaders from being held to account for
the creation of black-site prisons, the
torture and murder of uncharged
suspects or the surveillance of innocent
Americans’ phone calls and emails.
Given the nature of the crimes alleged,
however, some now call for the
appointment of a special prosecutor who
can bring criminal charges and seek
indictments.
Vice President Dick Cheney recently
said that the broad based surveillance
carried out “under claims of
unreviewable war powers.” Conyers,
like many Americans, believes that claims
of executive privilege cannot shield our
leaders from being held to account for
the creation of black-site prisons, the
torture and murder of uncharged
suspects or the surveillance of innocent
Americans’ phone calls and emails.
Given the nature of the crimes alleged,
however, some now call for the
appointment of a special prosecutor who
can bring criminal charges and seek
indictments.
Vice President Dick Cheney recently
said that the broad based surveillance
of Americans was conducted “in
accordance with the president’s
constitutional authority” and that he
would “absolutely” use torture on
uncharged suspects if he thought it
would protect the nation.
Constitutional scholars, retired
military leaders, civil rights groups
and newspapers, journals and
Internet media have called for a
criminal investigation. This week,
responding to a question pertaining
to the prosecution of Bush
administration officials who ordered
torture, president elect Obama said,
“We need to look forward as
opposed to backwards.” it's all true
accordance with the president’s
constitutional authority” and that he
would “absolutely” use torture on
uncharged suspects if he thought it
would protect the nation.
Constitutional scholars, retired
military leaders, civil rights groups
and newspapers, journals and
Internet media have called for a
criminal investigation. This week,
responding to a question pertaining
to the prosecution of Bush
administration officials who ordered
torture, president elect Obama said,
“We need to look forward as
opposed to backwards.” it's all true
VERBATIM number 34.5
"So I analyzed that and
decided I didn't want to
be the president during
a depression greater
than the Great
Depression...
decided I didn't want to
be the president during
a depression greater
than the Great
Depression...
...or the beginning of
a depression greater
than the Great
Depression."
Washington DC 12.18.08
a depression greater
than the Great
Depression."
Washington DC 12.18.08
With the federal budget deficit set to
double last year’s record, and an
officially recognized recession that has
already outlasted the average downturn,
it is no surprise that state government
officials across the country are warning
that their own budget shortfalls may be
unprecedented in magnitude and
duration. Rising unemployment, an
abrupt halt to consumer spending, and
steadily decreasing property tax bases
are all contributing to states’ fiscal woes,
and governors and comptrollers have
already approached federal authorities
for emergency funds. A report recently
released by the Washington, DC-based
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
paints a grim picture of state finances,
concluding that at least 44 states face
severe budget shortfalls in this and/or
the next fiscal year.
The report notes that most states are at
the mid-point of their fiscal years, which
typically begin in July. Over half the
states had already cut spending, allocated
reserve funds, or raised additional funds
to balance their current budgets,
according to the report, which warns
that state governments will be hard
pressed to enact additional austerity
measures to address the new deficits.
The report predicts that the budget
double last year’s record, and an
officially recognized recession that has
already outlasted the average downturn,
it is no surprise that state government
officials across the country are warning
that their own budget shortfalls may be
unprecedented in magnitude and
duration. Rising unemployment, an
abrupt halt to consumer spending, and
steadily decreasing property tax bases
are all contributing to states’ fiscal woes,
and governors and comptrollers have
already approached federal authorities
for emergency funds. A report recently
released by the Washington, DC-based
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
paints a grim picture of state finances,
concluding that at least 44 states face
severe budget shortfalls in this and/or
the next fiscal year.
The report notes that most states are at
the mid-point of their fiscal years, which
typically begin in July. Over half the
states had already cut spending, allocated
reserve funds, or raised additional funds
to balance their current budgets,
according to the report, which warns
that state governments will be hard
pressed to enact additional austerity
measures to address the new deficits.
The report predicts that the budget
shortfalls will worsen over at least the
next two fiscal years, with six states
projected to have deficits exceeding 20
percent of their total annual budgets in
fiscal 2010. California, which is facing a
budget gap of $13.8 billion this year, is
expected to see that figure rise to $25
billion, or 24.8 percent of its total
expenditures, in 2010.
The Obama economic team has signaled
that it will make a bailout package for
state and municipal governments part of
its initial stimulus legislation, expected
to be passed within weeks of the
inauguration. News reports indicate that
as much as $100 billion will be
earmarked for states immediately, and
that massive federal investments in civil
infrastructure will be funneled through
state governments. But analysts predict
that a collapse of the commercial real
estate market and its ripple effects on
regional banks will hit state and
municipal governments particularly hard
during 2009, further disrupting vital
revenue streams.
According to the CBPP report, 16 states
are considering cuts to primary and
secondary education funding, and 21
states have already implemented higher
education spending cuts. it's all true
next two fiscal years, with six states
projected to have deficits exceeding 20
percent of their total annual budgets in
fiscal 2010. California, which is facing a
budget gap of $13.8 billion this year, is
expected to see that figure rise to $25
billion, or 24.8 percent of its total
expenditures, in 2010.
The Obama economic team has signaled
that it will make a bailout package for
state and municipal governments part of
its initial stimulus legislation, expected
to be passed within weeks of the
inauguration. News reports indicate that
as much as $100 billion will be
earmarked for states immediately, and
that massive federal investments in civil
infrastructure will be funneled through
state governments. But analysts predict
that a collapse of the commercial real
estate market and its ripple effects on
regional banks will hit state and
municipal governments particularly hard
during 2009, further disrupting vital
revenue streams.
According to the CBPP report, 16 states
are considering cuts to primary and
secondary education funding, and 21
states have already implemented higher
education spending cuts. it's all true
The President of the Maldives has
stated that he will establish a
contingency fund with a portion of
the country’s revenues from tourism,
to purchase land for an alternative
settlement should the island nation
be inundated by rising sea levels
caused by global warming. Mohamed
Nasheed, a human rights activist and
former political prisoner who swept
to power in elections in November,
said that a number of other nations,
including India, Sri Lanka, and
Australia were “receptive” to
discussions on the issue. The majority
of land in the Maldives, an
archipelago of 1192 islands in the
Indian Ocean, is just 1.5m above sea
level.
Nasheed said in an interview with
the Guardian newspaper, “We can
do nothing to stop climate change on
our own and so we have to buy land
elsewhere. It’s an insurance policy
for the worst possible outcome.”
Climate scientists have warned that
the Maldives will be significantly
impacted if global warming continues
to lead to rising sea levels in the
world’s oceans. it's all true
stated that he will establish a
contingency fund with a portion of
the country’s revenues from tourism,
to purchase land for an alternative
settlement should the island nation
be inundated by rising sea levels
caused by global warming. Mohamed
Nasheed, a human rights activist and
former political prisoner who swept
to power in elections in November,
said that a number of other nations,
including India, Sri Lanka, and
Australia were “receptive” to
discussions on the issue. The majority
of land in the Maldives, an
archipelago of 1192 islands in the
Indian Ocean, is just 1.5m above sea
level.
Nasheed said in an interview with
the Guardian newspaper, “We can
do nothing to stop climate change on
our own and so we have to buy land
elsewhere. It’s an insurance policy
for the worst possible outcome.”
Climate scientists have warned that
the Maldives will be significantly
impacted if global warming continues
to lead to rising sea levels in the
world’s oceans. it's all true
States, Seeing Red, Turning to the Fed
Maldives May Resort
To Permanent Vacation
To Permanent Vacation
| Percent of students above proficient - grade 8 reading selected countries |
| 5 |
mi ca tx ia vt ma
| 15 |
| 25 |
| 35 |
| 45 |
Police Pain Beam Set to Singe Suspects
Preachers Prescribe
Unconscionable Rule
Unconscionable Rule
A National Truth Commission or More Crime Commission
Military units could be deployed within
the United States to provide security,
logistics, and law enforcement services
in the event of major incidents of civil
unrest stemming from the current
economic recession, according to a
report commissioned and circulated by
the US Army War College.
The report considers various scenarios
under which new domestic military
forces under the control of the US
Northern Command may be utilized to
assist or even supercede state and local
agencies, including the National Guard.
Critics have said that the Bush
administration’s broad expansion of
military power to intervene in domestic
situations amounts to an
unconstitutional violation of the 1868
Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits
the use of the military for domestic law
the United States to provide security,
logistics, and law enforcement services
in the event of major incidents of civil
unrest stemming from the current
economic recession, according to a
report commissioned and circulated by
the US Army War College.
The report considers various scenarios
under which new domestic military
forces under the control of the US
Northern Command may be utilized to
assist or even supercede state and local
agencies, including the National Guard.
Critics have said that the Bush
administration’s broad expansion of
military power to intervene in domestic
situations amounts to an
unconstitutional violation of the 1868
Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits
the use of the military for domestic law
enforcement purposes.
The War College report comes as the
head of the Northern Command, or
Northcom, Air Force General Victor
Renuart, seeks to reassure Congress that
the 20,000 troops he will train
specifically for domestic response duties
do not indicate that preparations are
underway to declare and enforce martial
law. Renuart has told senior members of
the House Appropriations Defense
Subcommittee that the new unit, called
the Chemical, Biological, Radiological,
Nuclear, and Explosive Consequence
Management Response Force (CCMRF),
is not intended for use in public order
operations. “This force is designed to go
and render assistance and aid, as
opposed to create security,” Renuart
told reporters in December. The
Northcom chief said that the Pentagon
The War College report comes as the
head of the Northern Command, or
Northcom, Air Force General Victor
Renuart, seeks to reassure Congress that
the 20,000 troops he will train
specifically for domestic response duties
do not indicate that preparations are
underway to declare and enforce martial
law. Renuart has told senior members of
the House Appropriations Defense
Subcommittee that the new unit, called
the Chemical, Biological, Radiological,
Nuclear, and Explosive Consequence
Management Response Force (CCMRF),
is not intended for use in public order
operations. “This force is designed to go
and render assistance and aid, as
opposed to create security,” Renuart
told reporters in December. The
Northcom chief said that the Pentagon
would continue to maintain the
“capability to impose public order”
should traditional law enforcement
efforts fail.
Although there has been some
speculation about how President-
elect Barack Obama will deal with
other controversial aspects of Bush
administration policy, such as the
torture of prisoners and widespread
domestic surveillance, sweeping
claims of presidential authority and
the extensive overhaul of federal
emergency protocols have not
received much attention. The
outgoing administration aggressively
expanded executive authority, often
citing the theory of the “unitary
executive”, which asserts that
presidential power is virtually
limitless during wartime. it's all true
“capability to impose public order”
should traditional law enforcement
efforts fail.
Although there has been some
speculation about how President-
elect Barack Obama will deal with
other controversial aspects of Bush
administration policy, such as the
torture of prisoners and widespread
domestic surveillance, sweeping
claims of presidential authority and
the extensive overhaul of federal
emergency protocols have not
received much attention. The
outgoing administration aggressively
expanded executive authority, often
citing the theory of the “unitary
executive”, which asserts that
presidential power is virtually
limitless during wartime. it's all true
Domestic Disturbances Could Lead to Martial Difficulties