- J.D. Tuccille on Google and privatized authoritarianism.
- If there’s a hell, a very low ring should be reserved for petty bureaucrats who use the law against good, kind, brave people. The charges against Tammie Hedges for administering medicine to rescued pets and “soliciting a controlled substance” are barbaric. Good thing her legal fundraiser is surpassing all expectations.
- The U.S. is about to get its first “robot brothel.” Don’t expect this to be The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. (H/T DB)
- Bear Bussjaeger twits law enforcement for offering a super-sexist self defense class.
- A pair of congressthings warns Google and the social media giants to shape up before Congress whips them into shape.
- Maggie McNeill on controlling and suppressing thoughts through violence.
- Does anyone really care that the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau is unconstitutional?
- Ten red flags about sexual assault claims. (H/T BD)
- Learning from the best: The escape artists of WWI.
- Among the forces that have shaped religion in America: the FBI.
It occurred to me that your lead-in to the CFPB story link (“Does anyone really care that the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau is unconstitutional?”) also applies well to the last link about FBI and the American so-called “church.” Seriously, does anyone care that the very existence of the FBI is unconstitutional? Where in the text is there an enumerated power authorizing the FedGov to create a national, centralized secret police? And I’ll have to give the Fibbies one thing (and only one): they’ve never made much of an effort to hide the essential, anti-freedom character of the organization. Which shouldn’t be surprising, I guess: I’m sure it amplifies the pleasure of wielding totalitarian power to grind it in the faces of those you go after.
As for the unconstitutionality of, I’d guess, 98% of what Mordor, DC does, it’s actually kind of hard to get excited about any one thing, simply because there are so many others. We’re numb. Nor do I give much of a damn about the Constitution itself. To paraphrase Spooner, it either authorizes the regime under which we live, or it has been completely ineffective in preventing it. Either way, what good is it? Not much.
Looks like the charges against Tammie Hedges are being dropped. Nothing that a government bureaucrat likes less than nationwide (negative) attention.
Oh good. Thanks for the word, Borepatch.
https://www.thv11.com/article/news/nation-world/charges-dropped-against-woman-who-took-in-hurricane-florence-pets/91-598197020
Yes, despite Wayne County weasel words, I’m sure nationwide humiliation (which they SO deserved) did the trick.
“As for the unconstitutionality of, I’d guess, 98% of what Mordor, DC does, it’s actually kind of hard to get excited about any one thing, simply because there are so many others. We’re numb. Nor do I give much of a damn about the Constitution itself.”
Truer words …