Random checks on travelers invade privacy, harms security
An opinion piece argues that random electronic device searches at borders intrude on personal privacy, waste limited resources, and risk chilling innovation. It notes legal backing from courts, cites cases like Bill Hogan, and contrasts with Israel's passive screening, urging smarter, targeted border protection.
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Cancun
9Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Russ Feingold
D-Wis
Los Angeles Times
Bill Hogan
United States
Germany
Israel
Bill Hogans
Let peace begin with me newspaper pledge
The passage proclaims a democratic faith that freedom comes from self control and moral guidance. It frames freedom as a divine gift, not a political grant, urging readers to promote and preserve liberty aligned with moral laws and the Declaration of Independence.
Detainee case tests rise of Guantanamo rights
The Parhat ruling shows a federal appeals court finding no real evidence that he was an enemy combatant despite his ties to the East Turkistan Islamic Movement. It argues for independent review to prevent indefinite imprisonment of those captured in error and warns against assuming guilt based on limited or secret evidence.
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Guantanamo
John McCain
Andrew McCarthy
National Review
United States
U.S
Huzaifa Parhat
Afghanistan
Beijing
Pakistan
Parhat
Taliban
al-Qaida
Pentagon
East Turkistan Islamic Movement
Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia Circuit
Thomas Griffith
Bush
David Sentelle
Reagan
Seton Hall Law
Mark Denbeaux
West Point
Drilling for common sense in Congress column
Hart argues for market solutions to high fuel costs criticizing politicians for inaction. He ridicules Gore and Pelosi while praising McCain’s $300 million prize idea for a battery powered car. He urges letting private enterprise lead energy innovation and laments excessive regulation.
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al Gore
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Echo Chambers
AJC
Nanny Pelosi
Washington, D.C
Red State
Jimmy Carter
Bush
McCain
Hart
Atlanta
Odessa Fire Depts Get Thumbs Up for July Watch
Odessa Fire Department and nearby volunteer departments receive praise for guarding Fourth of July celebrations. Readers invited to submit opinions on current topics via email with a thumbs nomination by indicating freedom.com.
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Odessa
Freedom.com
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