America has a sad “gag rule” history few Americans know. …the U.S. House of Representatives instituted the “gag rule,” the first instance of what would become a traditional practice forbidding the House from considering anti-slavery petitions. Representative James Hammond of South Carolina first proposed the gag rule in December 1835. It lasted years, and was … Continue reading Woodlock Gags Speech, Again
I posted far too much on Schneier’s Blog about Gary McKinnon. I started to get curious after reading other comments that asked what exactly was going on…so here’s my uneducated perspective: Well, now that Harald is doing my work for me on historical facts, I thought I’d post some the details documented in the appeal: … Continue reading Gary McKinnon
I had no idea this was even an issue, but apparently the lawsuit has been going on for three years and that is after a prior settlement with fast-food companies over the same violations. The Associated Press reports: California sued H.J. Heinz Co., Frito-Lay, Kettle Foods Inc., and Lance Inc. in 2005, alleging they violated … Continue reading Acrylamide battle – potato chip makers pay $3mil
Just in case you thought it was safe to put your credit card into an airline kiosk, The Red Tape Chronicles has posted a quick warning: Airline travelers may want to think twice about swiping their credit cards at airport self-service check-in kiosks following the possible theft of credit card account numbers from the kiosks … Continue reading Toronto airline kiosks breached