The controversial National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 which was signed by the President a few months ago, was ruled on yesterday by U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest after several plaintiffs filed suit. Judge Forrest handed down an injunction preventing part of the law from being enforced. She was of the opinion that [...]
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New Cybersecurity Act causes privacy concerns
In 2010 a bill was constructed called the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act, but it failed because it would have given the President an internet kill switch. Now another act will come before the Senate this week called the Cyber Security Act of 2012 that is raising red flags again. The new act [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on May 14, 2012
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/new-cybersecurity-act-causes-privacy-concerns/
Aerial drones are here & in use in the U.S.
The U.S. government has active aerial unmanned vehicles (drones) in use in 20 states and 63 launch sites across the U.S. This was brought to light thanks to the Electronic Frontier Foundation which fights for the Constitutional rights of American citizens as it pertains to the access & use of technology. They filed a Freedom [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on April 24, 2012
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/aerial-drones-are-here-in-use-in-the-u-s/
Religious freedoms not threatened, say most Americans
The Public Religion Research Institute has released a new poll showing that most Americans don’t believe religious liberties in the U.S. are being threatened, even in the midst of President Obama’s recent mandate on birth control and abortion drugs. Of those polled, only 39% felt religious freedoms were threatened while 56% think there are no [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on March 15, 2012
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2012/03/15/religious-freedoms-not-threatened-say-most-americans/
Intelligent Design discrimination case starts tomorrow
David Coppedge worked for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California for 14 years. During that time he was the ideal employee and advanced to a management position. However, everything changed when he started sharing his personal views with his colleagues. When the subject about the origin of Earth and the universe came up in conversations, [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on March 6, 2012
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/intelligent-design-discrimination-case-starts-tomorrow/
NY Times, legal elites dump on the U.S. Constitution
According to a New York Times article released on January 6, 2012, the U.S. Constitution is losing its appeal on the international stage. Citing a study done by professors of law at St. Louis’ Washington University and the University of Virginia, democratic constitutions in other nations that used the U.S. Constitution as their foundation made [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on February 7, 2012
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/ny-times-legal-elites-dump-on-the-u-s-constitution/
U.S. Supreme Court rules churches can hire or fire as they please
A teacher at a Missouri Synod Lutheran school got help from the EEOC to sue the school after she was fired. She claimed the firing was retaliation for her threatening to sue them about a medical disability she has. However, a federal district court threw her suit out claiming courts were prohibited from retaliation claims [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on January 11, 2012
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/u-s-supreme-court-rules-churches-can-hire-or-fire-as-they-please/
Could new draft proposal squash the Stop Online Piracy Act?
Representative Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) submitted a draft today of legislation that could be used instead of the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Their draft is entitled the Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act (OPEN). SOPA created a lot of controversy and outcry from Google, Yahoo, Facebook, and [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on December 8, 2011
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/could-new-draft-proposal-squash-the-stop-online-piracy-act/
Colleges are shunning Christian groups
I previously shared on my Facebook site for this blog and in a post in October how Vanderbilt University was giving some Christian student organizations a hard time for not complying with their all-inclusive policies stating that those organizations cannot force its leaders to practice the beliefs of the group. Well, the problem is happening [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on November 29, 2011
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/colleges-are-shunning-christian-groups/
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