Saturday, February 04, 2012

DEA Harasses Legislator

The 10th amendment to the federal constitution states that anything not explicitly given to the feds to regulate shall be regulated by the states or the people. Marijuana is not in the constitution as something the feds should regulate, so states creating marijuana laws is constitutional.

The federal Drug Enforcement Agency has taken to harassing state lawmakers who are implementing state marijuana laws:
A member of Montana's state legislature says the Drug Enforcement Agency began investigating her over support for medical marijuana laws.

Friday, February 03, 2012

FDA Spying

FDA employees told congressional investigators about the FDA illegally approving devices that were not safe. The FDA then spied on these employees.

1) FDA approves unsafe devices
2) FDA spies on employee whistleblowers
3) Since it appears the FDA actually works for the medical device companies and not the public, private the FDA

FDA Accused of Spying on Staff Over Complaints to Congress
U.S. Food and Drug Administration employees accused the agency spying on staff members who told lawmakers it was improperly approving medical devices used to screen for cancer.

Thursday, February 02, 2012

The Most Arrogant of Delusions

... you are under that most arrogant of delusions, exceptionalism. Every people, every would be empire, that goes badly first considers themselves to be different, better than the rest, above history and even God, uber mensch.

Please read the entire essay. Remembering Sophie Scholl

"I choose my own way to burn.
Sophie Scholl

Bribes Allow Criminals To Walk Free

If an average American stole money, he would be in prison. If that average American tried to bribe the prosecution, he would be in prison for many more years. The 1% American white-collar criminals walk free after bribing prosecutors.

Where are the handcuffs? Where is the 99% and Occupy Wall Street?

Bribery, compromised officials leave indicted financial-crime suspects free from prosecution under Holder’s DOJ
A U.S. Justice Department source has told The Daily Caller that at least two DOJ prosecutors accepted cash bribes from allegedly corrupt finance executives who were indicted under court seal within the past 13 months, but never arrested or prosecuted.
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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is aware prosecutors and elected officials were bribed and otherwise compromised, but has not held anyone accountable.